941) IPPC drafts guide on risk-based inspection

Rome, 12 July 2023. Effective inspection of imported consignments at borders is critical in preventing the potential entry of plant …

942) Climate change, plant health and biodiversity webinar paves the way to the International Plant Health Conference

Rome, 30 June 2021. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat gathered the plant health community together on 30 June …

943) Still open for consultation: Report on the assessment and management of climate change impacts on plant pests

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat invites national and regional plant protection organizations (NPPOs, RPPOs) to review and submit …

944) Plant Health in the news!

The UN General Assembly has declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). This global observance is expected to …

945) Declaration of absence of Xylella fastidiosa in Tanzania

Xylella fastidiosa is a pest of quarantine of importance to a host of nations. Xylella fastidiosa has a broad host …

946) Improving the understanding of a pest free area: experts revising ISPM 4 on Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas

7 December 2020, Rome – In another first for the IPPC Secretariat in 2020, the Expert Working Group (EWG) on …

947) Phytosanitary Awareness Week: highlighting the role of the IPPC during the International Year of Plant Health

Rome/Ibadan, 13 November 2020. A successful 2020 edition of the Phytosanitary Awareness Week has concluded under the theme “Phytosanitary Safety …

948) Organogram of Ghanaian NPPO

The Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD)

949) The IPPC Guidelines on Sea Container Surveys for NPPOs are now available in all FAO languages!

The IPPC Guidelines on Sea Container Surveys provide guidance to national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) on how to inspect and …

950) Resources / Online tools / IPPC Observatory / 2012 IPPC Observatory study on the Internet Trade (e-Commerce) in Plants

As sales of plant products via the internet increase, many regulated articles are often traded without the necessary phytosanitary certificates …