161) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / Sea Containers / Working Together: Clean Containers and Safe Trade - Symposium on Plant and Biodiversity Protection: Mitigating Risks of Pest Contamination in the International Containerized Supply Chain

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat in collaboration with the Danish NPPO are supporting the Bureau International des Containers …

162) PRESS RELEASE. FAO and IPPC launch second phase of the Africa Phytosanitary Programme

Africa countries harness technology to combat plant pests and diseases and boost food security

163) Phytosanitary Certificate Model

Dear IPPC contact point,

164) COMESA countries upgrade laboratory diagnostic capacity to manage Fusarium TR4

Vienna, 26 April 2024. Member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region have taken a …

165) SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with John Hedley

Back in 1989, John Hedley was one of the pioneers who developed the first International Standard for Phytosanitary Measure (ISPM). …

166) IPPC Secretariat receives no objections to adoption of ISPMs

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that it did not receive any objections to the …

167) Kenya and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme: Advancing plant health and sustaining safe trade

Nairobi, 10 July 2024. As part of its steadfast efforts to foster plant health and sustainable, safe international trade in …

168) SPOTLIGHT: How IPPC e-Learning can help to enhance phytosanitary excellence: a personal account from the NPPO of Zambia

Did you know that one of the areas of focus of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, and specifically …

169) Now available: Report of the May 2025 Technical Panel on Commodity Standards virtual meeting

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the Technical Panel on Commodity …

170) SPOTLIGHT: Artificial Intelligence transforms the fight against Fusarium Tropical Race 4 of banana in Mesoamerica

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming everyday life; from providing virtual customer assistance and helping doctors perform complex surgeries to …