201) IPPC contracting parties pledge USD 1.8 million for plant health as CPM-19 session closes

Rome, 21 March 2025. The annual gathering of the plant health community closed today on a high note, with pledged …

202) Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in South Australia

In August 2024, ToBRFV was detected in commercially grown glasshouse Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) plants at two properties in the Northern …

203) CPM-19 adopts key Phytosanitary Standards to strengthen global plant health and trade

Rome, 19 March 2025. As one of its core functions, the 19th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19) …

204) Successful International Workshop on reducing the introduction of pests through the Sea Container Pathway

Rome, 28 September - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held an international workshop on reducing the introduction of pests …

205) SPOTLIGHT: IPPC promotes science and technology to save mango production and trade in Mali

Moustafa Coulibaly and his family have been involved in mango production for about 50 years. Coulibaly and his brothers are …

206) BLOG: Plant health standards and the safe delivery of food and humanitarian aid

By Leisongi Bulesulu and Sophie Peterson

207) Now available: Video on Managing e-commerce pest risk

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of a new video entitled Managing e-commerce …

208) The IPPC E-commerce Guide is now available in Spanish!

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the Spanish translation of the publication: E-commerce Guide: A guide …

209) 2024-05 Calls for experts for CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid

The IPPC Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to participate in the CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision …

210) Occurrence of melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) in Mozambique

The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of about 250 tephrites of economic importance worldwide (Vayssiéres, 1998; …