921) Bureau Update

Dear colleagues, It has been some time since the last Bureau update but this does not mean that the work …

922) The 37th meeting of the IPPC Standards Committee convened virtually

Rome, 16 November 2020. The 37th meeting of the Standards Committee (SC) took place virtually from 16 to 19 November …

923) Call for expression of interest – Drafting of a Youth Declaration for the International Year of Plant Health 2020

Plants are the source of the air we breathe and most of the food we eat. They play a central …

924) Fall armyworm detected in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially announced the first finding of …

925) Regional workshop to protect Banana against Fusarium wilt disease TR4 in Southern Africa

Rome. 11 November,2020. International Year of Plant Health 2020 is being promoted globally to raise awareness on the importance of …

926) About / Core Activities / Standard setting / Current notification period for DPs

927) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / IPPC Guides and Training Materials / How guides and training materials are developed / Approved Specifications for IPPC Guides and training materials

Specifications describe the scope and purpose of the product being developed. They also provide guidelines that a working group should …

928) Focus on the oriental fruit fly's impact on international trade

Bactrocera dorsalis on a dragon fruit. Photo credits: Rui Cardoso Pereira.

929) Official control - Urocystis cepulae, onion smut

In late September 2019, onion smut was detected on onions on one property near Murray Bridge in South Australia. The …

930) Sri Lanka reviews its phytosanitary system to make it shine

4 October 2019, Colombo - The name Lanka is derived from the Tamil word "ilanku" (இலங்கு), which means "to shine", …