1301) The Year of the 'Organization of the NPPO' from April 2015 to March 2016

In July 2014, during the first meeting of the National Reporting Obligations Advisory Group (NROAG), it was agreed that every …

1302) About / Core Activities / Standard setting / Approved specifications

Specifications serve as a term of reference for the Expert Drafting Group (EDG) (i.e. expert working group (EWG) or TP) …

1303) Experts meet virtually to begin the development of new guidance materials which will help with the implementation of plant health standards

e-Learning on Pest Risk Analysis (2020-002) and e-Learning on phytosanitary export certification systems (2020-003): Both of these working groups met …

1304) Plant health factsheet series now available in all FAO official languages

Back in 2015, the IPPC community adopted annual themes leading up to the International Year of Plant Health to highlight …

1305) Pest Free Status of Trogoderma granarium in Singapore

The Khapra Beetle (KB), Trogoderma granarium Everts, of family Dermestidae, is considered to be one of the most serious, destructive …

1306) IPPC joins WTO launch of SPS Transparency Champions Course

Geneva, 20 October 2022. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) joined the Secretariat of the World Trade …

1307) The IPPC Financial committee FC) makes final preparations with regard to finance and budget related issues for the CPM-14

27 March 2019, Rome – The IPPC Finance Committee (FC) met prior to the start of the Commission on Phytosanitary …

1308) The IPPC Seminar on Plant Health and Trade Facilitation held at the FAO Headquarters

The IPPC Seminar on Plant Health and Trade Facilitation – the seventh in a series - took place at the …

1309) The Twelfth Meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions held in Rome Italy

Caption: Participants in the twelfth Meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions

1310) Status Report of Potato Wart Disease in imported potatoes into Singapore from 2008 - 2012

Synchytrium endobioticum (Potato Wart Disease- PWD), is listed as a Quarantine Pest under the First Schedule in the Control of …