1011) The New FAO Director General Dr. Dongyu QU Paid an Official Visit to the IPPC Secretariat

1 August 2019, Rome – The new FAO Director-General (DG), Dr. Dongyu QU, paid an official visit to the IPPC …

1012) The IPPC/APPPC Regional Workshop for Asia held in the Republic of Korea

The IPPC/APPPC Regional Workshop for Asia on the review of draft ISPMs was held from 25-29 July 2016, at Suwon-si, …

1013) The 2020 IPPC National Reporting Obligations (NROs) Workshop for Africa successfully concluded

Rome, 11 September 2020 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) National Reporting Obligations (NROs) Workshop for Africa was held …

1014) 2021 Call for Topics: Standards and Implementation – the Task Force on Topics met virtually to finalize their recommendations to CPM-16

Rome 17 December 2021. The Task Force on Topics (TFT) meeting took place virtually on 16 December 2021 to finalize …

1015) Stamping out anti-biosecurity practices in the ACT

Media release from Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources:

1016) A Successful Reception for Promotion of an International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Mr Jingyuan Xia, IPPC Secretary; Mr Andrew Doyle, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Ireland; Ms Aulikki Hulmi, Director …

1017) CPM Bureau reviews IPPC progress and plans to advance global plant health

Rome, 22 June 2023. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau met last week to review the decisions and recommendations …

1018) Detection of willow black canker on willow

In March 2006, black willow canker was detected on willow trees in the ACT and NSW. It has been decided …

1019) Detection of tomato torrado virus in South Australia

In South Australia, the virus causes leaf mottling, yellow spotting followed by necrosis at the base of leaflets. In some …

1020) Detection of Takecallis arundinariae in Australia

Other known hosts: On undersides of mature leaves of bamboos (especially Arundinaria, and Phyllostachys, but sometimes also on Nandina, Bambusa …