731) Informal Briefing to Contracting Parties on Moving Forward the IPPC Work Programme during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic, the CPM Bureau and the IPPC Secretariat have been making efforts to advance the IPPC …

732) The 2019 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa

Opening Ceremony of the 2019 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa which took place in Beirut, …

733) The first IPPC ePhyto workshop for the Southwest Pacific

Participants at the first IPPC ePhyto workshop for the Southwest Pacific held in August 2019. © FAO

734) Director XIA Joins IPPC Secretariat Staff in their Year-End Virtual Celebration

Rome, 21 December 2021. The IPPC Secretariat staff convened its year-end celebration with words of encouragement and well wishes from …

735) Annual TC-RPPO Meets Virtually in 2021

Rome 20 December 2021. The 33rd meeting of Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations (TC RPPO) held two virtual …

736) Assessing and Managing the Current and Future Pest Risk from Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes an Invasive Aquatic Plant Threatening the Environment and Water Security

Understanding and managing the biological invasion threats posed by aquatic plants under current and future climates is a growing challenge …

737) Perixera illepidaria (mango shoot looper) in Queensland

In September 2021, Perixera illepidaria was detected at a commercial mango orchard in Mutchilba, north Queensland, causing severe damage on …

738) The Technical Panel on the Glossary continues meeting virtually to develop and revise phytosanitary terms

Rome 17 December 2021. The IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) meetings took place virtually from 8 to 16 …

739) Technical panel reviewed diagnostic protocols and additions to work programme

Paris, 21 December 2023. The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met at the headquarters of the European and Mediterranean …

740) The passing of Ms. Margaret Milinga Matengu, IPPC focal point for the National Plant Protection Organization of Namibia

The IPPC Secretariat and plant health community deeply regrets the passing of Ms. Margaret Milinga Matengu, IPPC focal point for …