2921) Celebration of World Wildlife Day 2015: Wildlife crime is serious

3 March is the World Wildlife Day.

2922) IPPC Membership of the Standards Committee (SC) and the Subsidiary Body on Dispute Settlement (SBDS)

The Secretariat is currently soliciting nominations from all FAO regions for members and potential replacements for the Standards Committee and …

2923) First outbreak of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola in the Czech Republic

Pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. poinsettiicola was found on potted plants of poinsettia in a greenhouse in July 2007. Young plants …

2924) First outbreak of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli in the Czech Republic

In March 2007, the SPA carried out surveillance in a company storing seed of Phaseolus vulgaris . Seed of several …

2925) Online Comment System: Request For Information posted on UNGM website!

The IPPC Secretariat through the FAO Procurement team has submitted a Request For Information through a Public Notice on the …

2926) IPPC Secretariat Meets with CBD Executive Secretary

(Rome, 20 January 2015). Members of the IPPC Secretariat met with Convention on Biological Diversity Executive Secretary Dr. Braulio Dias …

2927) The NRO Newsletter: NROs UPDATE

Since October 2014 the IPPC Secretariat has been distributing a monthly newsletter on National Reporting Obligations called the NROs UPDATE. …

2928) Pest Free Status of Microcyclus ulei in Singapore

In the report SGP-01/2 posted on 2 Sep 2012, Singapore reported that a detection survey on Microcyclus ulei from 2005 …

2929) The report from the 5th meeting of the Capacity Development Committee CDC) is now posted!

The fifth meeting of the Capacity Development Committee was held in Rome, Italy, on the 1st-5th December 2014.

2930) Providing Strategic Foresight for the Next 20 Years

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting took place from 7-10 October 2014 in Rome, Italy, …