1621) Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) detected on Alpinia

BBTV has been identified on Alpinia purpurata on Tahiti island in December 2016. Samples of Alpinia, Heliconia and Banana have …

1622) Dr. John Hedley launches the Biosecurity Information Facility Portal.

The Biosecurity Information Facility Portal (http://bif.lrd.spc.int/) was officially launched on 9 August 2017 by John Hedley, Principal Advisor, New Zealand. …

1623) The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures Opens for its 9th Session

On the first day of the ninth session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-9) at the Headquarters of the …

1624) The IPPC Secretariat announces the delivery of the training for future facilitators of the Beyond Compliance tools

Future facilitators for the Beyond Compliance tools attended a training course from 2 to 7 June 2019. ©FAO

1625) Seminar on International Trade and Invasive Alien Species IAS) 12-13 July 2012 and meeting of the Inter Agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species IALG on IAS) 13 July 2012

IPPC participated in a workshop organized by the Standard and Trade Development Facility ( STDF), the IPPC and the World …

1626) Phytosanitary treatment options for plant health: the IPPC Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments meeting

12 July 2019, Vienna - Phytosanitary treatments (PTs) are essential for controlling regulated pests in articles and goods, especially those …

1627) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera invadens in the Ehlanzeni district municipality of South Africa

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is confirming the detection of male specimens of Bactrocera invadens in the …

1628) IPPC Surveillance standard being modernized

The IPPC Expert Working Group (EWG) for the Revision of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 6: Guidelines for …

1629) The IPPC Generic ePhyto National System GeNS) Goes Live

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is proud to announce the release of the IPPC Generic ePhyto National System …

1630) Events / Webinars, Workshops and Symposia / ISPM 15 Workshops and Symposia

Since the initial adoption of ISPM 15 (Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade ), there have been efforts …