1781) The second meeting of the Steering Committee of the International Year of Plant Health held in Rome

Opening of the second IYPH Steering Committee meeting © IPPC Secretariat

1782) Strong support to IPPC Phytosanitary Resources Page through Contributed Technical Resources

Photograph Copyright: Sajad Hussain Mir, 2015 Bandipora, India. Bactrocera tau

1783) The Major Achievements of the Implementation Facilitation Unit of the IPPC Secretariat for 2016 and Key Activities for 2017

Photograph Copyright: IPPC 2016; Derric Nimmo: Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)

1784) Consultation on the Biosecurity Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2017 is now open

The Australian Government, through the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, has commenced consultation on an exposure draft of the …

1785) Australian Biosecurity Act 2015

The Biosecurity Bill 2014 and supporting legislation received royal assent from the Governor-General on 16 June 2015 and has now …

1786) The IPPC Guidelines on Sea Container Surveys for NPPOs are now available in all FAO languages!

The IPPC Guidelines on Sea Container Surveys provide guidance to national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) on how to inspect and …

1787) Moving towards development of an IPPC Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

Leanne Stewart, IPPC IRSS manager, met with Cecile Kusters of the Centre for Development and Innovation from 19 – 20 …

1788) Healthy forests thanks to scientific research and phytosanitary standards: The International Forestry Quarantine Research Group IFQRG) Annual Meeting

Participants at the 15th Annual International Forestry Quarantine Research Group (IFQRG) Meeting. The group supports the improvement of plant health …

1789) The CPM Bureau Meeting Held around the Annual IPPC Strategic Planning Group SPG) Meeting in Rome

The CPM Bureau held a successful meeting spread over 4 and 7 October 2016 around the annual IPPC Strategic Planning …

1790) Boosting new collaboration between the IPPC Secretariat and the DG SANTE of the European Commission

Dr. Jingyuan Xia, the Secretary to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), at a meeting with representatives from the DG …