1111) Director XIA Joins IPPC Secretariat Staff in their Year-End Virtual Celebration

Rome, 21 December 2021. The IPPC Secretariat staff convened its year-end celebration with words of encouragement and well wishes from …

1112) Test the pest! - Two new IPPC Diagnostic Protocols adopted

The IPPC Secretariat is happy to announce that there are two new diagnostic protocols (DPs), which have been adopted by …

1113) China's Contribution of Two Million USD to Strengthening Capacity of IPPC Developing Contracting Parties through the China-FAO South-South Cooperation Programme

The FAO-China Sixth Annual Consultation Meeting on the South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme was held at FAO-HQ on 24 February 2017. …

1114) The Technical Panel on the Glossary continues meeting virtually to develop and revise phytosanitary terms

Rome 17 December 2021. The IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) meetings took place virtually from 8 to 16 …

1115) IPPC Secretariat contributes to the discussion on a Harmonized Global Approach for Managing Forest Invasive Species 19-20 July 2018 FAO ROME ITALY

In the margins of the 24th session of FAO’s Committee on Forestry (COFO), representatives from the IPPC Secretariat, the FAO …

1116) Commission / CPM Focus Group and Working Group Reports / Calls for nominations for CPM Focus Groups / Previous calls

2022-12 - Call for experts (LAC region) for the CPM Focus Group on Climate Change and Phytosanitary Issues The International …

1117) Australia kicked off the International Year of Plant Health

Canberra, 6 February 2020 - The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 has been officially launched on 6 February …

1118) The IPPC Secretariat’s brainstorming on how to contribute to the international year of plant health in 2020

Rome, 24 January 2020 - During its Annual Meeting, the IPPC Secretariat held a brainstorming session on how everyone can …

1119) Modified atmosphere storage does not reduce the efficacy of phytosanitary irradiation treatments for Tephritidae fruit flies

Figure 1: Ms. Olga Barrera, Mr. Luis Caravantes, and Mr. Alexandre Araujo dissecting irradiated mangoes for phytosanitary research. © IAEA

1120) Call for experts for the Pest Outbreak Alert and Response Systems Steering Group

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to become a member of: