2021) The IPPC Secretariat and the Right to Food Team join forces to fight against hunger

Rome, 11 June 2020. How can protecting plant health contribute to the realization of the right to food? Aiming to …

2022) Printing of Phytosanitary Certificates on conventional A4 paper / Impresión de Certificados Fitosanitarios en papel A4 convencional

ENGLISH - As a consequence of the pandemic by COVID-19, the Argentine NPPO (Senasa) is having delays in acquiring and …

2023) First outbreak of Potato spindle tuber pospoviroid (PSTVd) in Slovenia

We are notifying the first outbreak of Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) (Pospiviroidae) in the territory of Slovenia. After the …

2024) IPPC Contracting Parties step up in issuing postage stamps to promote the International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Rome, June 2020. Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, so far June has been a month rich in activities to promote …

2025) February 2017 - Call for discussion papers for the Expert working group (EWG) on the Authorization of entities to perform phytosanitary action (2014-002)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting discussion papers in preparation for the meeting of the Expert Working …

2026) Mozambique Phytossanitary import conditions (Appendix to Mozambique Phitossanitary regulation)

In 2018 the Mozambique NPPO will be engaged on updating the import conditions to replace the appendix in force as …

2027) Breaking news – IYPH closing event to take place on 1st July 2021

The closing ceremony of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 will take place on 1 July 2021 at …

2028) Global diagnostics for plant pests - five new IPPC diagnostic protocols adopted.

1. Dendroctonus ponderosae, dorsal habitus aspect showing entire specimen (shape, surface sculpturing and coloration). Photo courtesy of K. Bolte, Canadian …

2029) April 2016 Eradication accomplished Outbreak of Anoplophora glabripennis in one tree of Acer platanoides in a residential area of a minor town (Winterswijk)

On July 10, 2012 the presence of Anoplophora glabripennis was confirmed in one lane tree of Acer platanoides in a …

2030) First finding of Contarinia sp. in Alstroemeria flower buds in a production greenhouse

Contarinia pseudotsugae (Douglas-fir needle midge) has been detected in two provinces (Limburg and Noord-Brabant) and Contarinia cuniculator has been detected …