981) 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", …

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

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

983) Call for country case studies on Implementation of risk-based inspection for imported consignments

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting case studies for inclusion in the IPPC Guide on Implementation of …

984) Making e-commerce safer: the IPPC and the World Customs Organization join forces

27 September 2019, Brussels - The pace of digital transformation of economies and businesses has accelerated and become a key …

985) The IPPC supports the Republic of Guinea in its 3rd application of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation

Photo Copyright Mamadouba Camara 2017. PCE Workshop participants convened in Conakry, the Republic of Guinea to apply their third and …

986) Highlights from the October 2018 Commission on Phytosanitary Measures Bureau meeting

12 October 2018, Rome - The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau met on the 8th and 12th of October …

987) First report of Phytophtora ramorum in Slovenia

Phytophthora ramorum was found for the first time in Slovenia in 2003 and later once (2007) in a nursery and …

988) Globoderarostochiensis (yellow potato cyst nematode)

The occurrence of golden potato cyst nematode (Globoderarostochiensis) as a pest of potato in Kenya was reported in 2015 by …

989) The first IPPC webinar: Enhancing the understanding of the concept on authorization of entities to perform phytosanitary actions

Rome, 20 October 2020. The first webinar, organized by IPPC Secretariat to discuss the concept of authorization of entities to …

990) IPPC Strongly Represented at Biodiversity Workshop in Geneva

The Workshop on Synergies among the Biodiversity-Related Conventions was held on 8-11 February 2016 at the Palais des Nations in …