2271) Australia leads international efforts to protect vital domestic industries from deadly plant pest

Experts from across the globe will come together on 17–19 May to share knowledge and strengthen Australia’s defences against one …

2272) IPPC Community / Countries / National Reporting Obligations / The NRO Year of Phytosanitary legislation

In July 2014, during the first meeting of the National Reporting Obligations Advisory Group, it was agreed that each year …

2273) The IPPC climate change and food security

14 July 2015. The IPPC Coordinator, Craig Fedchock, delivered the keynote speech at the Milan Expo conference on Climate change …

2274) 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 …

2275) Core Activities / Standards & Implementation / Standard setting / Current notification period for DPs / Objections to adoption of DPs

This web page was last reviewed on 2018-08-16. For queries or comments regarding the contents on this page, please contact …

2276) Clarification on issues of implementation of IPPC standards

In recent correspondence between the IPPC Secretary, Mr. Yukio Yokoi, and the Secretary General of the International Organization for Standardization …

2277) Detection of a new pathotype of Elsinoe australis causing black scab of jojoba in New South Wales and Queensland

In 2005, a black scab of jojoba was seen in jojoba plantations in New South Wales and Queensland. Black scab …

2278) Confirmation of chestnut blight in north-east Victoria

Infected properties have been quarantined and north-east Victoria is a declared quarantine zone to restrict the movement of chestnut planting …

2279) Koster’s curse in Julatten, Queensland

Koster’s curse is a quick-growing invasive plant that has the ability to form dense thickets, smothering native vegetation and causing …

2280) New Hebrides Coconut mite (Colomerus novahebridensis) present in Darwin, Northern Territory

The Northern Territory reported that the mite (Colomerus novahebridensis Kiefer) was detected in the Darwin Botanic Gardens on 19 May …