81) IPPC Community / Countries / National Reporting Obligations / IPPC Monthly Pest Reporting Summary – August 2025

Pest reporting is a key component of the National Reporting Obligations (NROs) under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Prompt …

82) SPOTLIGHT: Zimbabwe to combat plant pests with quarantine upgrades

Zimbabwe is upgrading its quarantine systems, constructing new border posts and inspection procedures, as new plant pests recently detected in …

83) Global Webinar Showcases Smart Plant Health Innovations to the International Community

Rome, 21 May 2025 – Digital diagnostics, artificial intelligence-driven pest detection, and smart surveillance tools took the spotlight during a …

84) SPOTLIGHT: Public-private partnership saves South Africa’s fruit industry from the Mediterranean fruit fly

For over a decade, South Africa has used a public-private partnership approach to manage the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata …

85) Core Activities / Trade facilitation / Sea Containers / International workshop on reducing the introduction of pests through the sea container pathway

Background National economies depend on the efficient and uninterrupted movement of trade, which is facilitated by the efficient movement of …

86) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / Sea Containers / International workshop on pest risk mitigation of sea containers and their cargoes and the facilitation of international trade - defining the way forward

Background In 2022, the International Workshop on Reducing the Introduction of Pests through the Sea Container Pathway was held on …

87) New IPPC publication: Phytosanitary systems and agricultural development: modelling the impact of phytosanitary capacity evaluations in Africa

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of a new publication:  Phytosanitary Systems and Agricultural Development: Modelling the …

88) Global webinar showcases new IPPC Plant Health Campus to strengthen phytosanitary capacity

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89) Critical milestone achieved in strengthening phytosanitary capacities across COMESA countries

Rome, 11 October 2024. From 7-11 October 2024, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, in collaboration with COLEAD, organized …

90) List of Quarantine Harmful Organisms (Quarantine Objects) of Phytosanitary Concern for Pakistan

The Department of Plant Protection, Government of Pakistan has been working on Pest Risk Analysis on various plant and plant …