2411) IPPC Secretary Statement on Zero Draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Rome, 14 January 2020. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) welcomes the release of the Zero Draft …

2412) Strengthening of Cooperation between the IPPC and STDF

Mr Jingyuan Xia, the IPPC Secretary, had a meeting with Mr Melvin Spreij, the Secretary of the Standards and Trade …

2413) NPPO Myanmar

Plant Protection Division, NPPO of Myanmar was established since 1979. NPPO has signed to IPPC in 2006. NPPO is assigned …

2414) NPPO Myanmar

Plant Protection Division, NPPO of Myanmar was established since 1979. NPPO has signed to IPPC in 2006. NPPO is assigned …

2415) Call for PhD students and young researchers for a short-term field research by CIHEAM

From 16 December 2019 to 29 February 2020, the CIHEAM is opening a call for contribution for its "Field Research …

2416) The report of the November IC meeting has been published in IPP

The report of the November 2019 meeting of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) is available here: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/capacity-development/capacity-development-committee/

2417) Tuta absoluta has ravaged 80% of tomato farms in a Nigerian state.

A state of emergency has been declared in the tomato sector in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, local media report. Tuta …

2418) Use of the PCE as a tool to improve plant biosecurity in the Pacific region

Taro root beetle (Papuana woodlarkiana) - photo by Amy Carmichael Queensland University of TechnologyThe Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) tool was …

2419) Improving clarity in ISPM 12 in relation to re-export: the meeting of the IPPC Expert Working Group

12 December 2019, Rome – The Expert Working Group (EWG) on Focused revision of ISPM12 (Phytosanitary Certificates) in relation to …

2420) First detection of Citrus leprosis-N in South Africa

Citrus leprosis-N disease causes symptoms on leaves, fruit and twigs (green bark). The viruses are transmitted by Brevipalpus spp. (flat …