731) Developing and revising phytosanitary terms – the Technical Panel on the Glossary meets twice virtually to ensure consistency in terms used in draft standards

Rome 22 January 2021. The IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) meetings took place virtually from 15 to 16 …

732) Absence of Cherry rasp leaf virus from Australia

Cherry rasp leaf virus (CRLV) is recorded in Australia from Orange, New South Wales, 1960 (APPD, Buchen-Osmond et al., 1988); …

733) Plant health in the 21st century: the use of drones and sniffer dogs

On 7 April 2016, the Eleventh Session of the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures held a side-session on Plant Health in …

734) The CPM Bureau Meeting Held in Washington DC USA

The CPM Bureau met for its annual June meeting on 20-23 June 2017 in Washington DC, USA. The meeting was …

735) Arabic translation of IPPC Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Pest Free Areas now available

The IPPC Guide for Establishing and Maintaining Pest Free Areas, which was published in English in 2019, has been translated …

736) Dispute avoidance and settlement towards 2020

Rome, Italy, 9 – 11 September 2015. The 12th meeting of the IPPC Subsidiary Body for Dispute Settlement (SBDS) was …

737) Cooperation on Phytosanitary Measures among the Chinese Initiative 'One Belt and One Road' Countries: An IPPC High-level Symposium

28 September 2018, Nanning – China’s “One Belt and One Road” initiative seeks to boost development and trade links between …

738) Important communication on International Year of Plant Health En Fr ES

Dear NPPOs and RPPOs,

739) Alien fungus blights Hawaii***s native trees

An ecological disaster is unfolding on Hawaii's largest island. Rapid 'Ôhi'a Death, caused by an imported fungus, is causing Hawaii's …

740) Improving phytosanitary capacity of developing countries through IPPC China project

Rome, 29 October 2021. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) organized two virtual technical workshops to help …