3161) The UN International Year of Plant Health 2020 and protecting plants from invasive alien species: Side event at COP 14

The IPPC helps safeguard biodiversity by protecting the environment from invasive alien species such as the water hyacinth. This and …

3162) Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation between the IPPC and the WCO

To strengthen bilateral cooperation between the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) in order to …

3163) Vacancy announcement - Technical Officer P-2)

The IPPC Secretariat is hiring a Technical Officer (P2) to work with the standard setting unit. Main tasks relate to …

3164) Australia’s SPS notifications

Australia’s biosecurity measures to facilitate trade and protect human, animal or plant life or health are under constant development. Australia’s …

3165) Progress on National Reporting Obligations (NROs) at Central Africa Workshop

On 24-27 June 2013, the IPPC Secretariat participated in the Central African Workshop on National Reporting Obligations in Libreville, Gabon. …

3166) The First IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Assessment Workshop Successfully held in Barbados

IPPC 2017 – PCE Facilitator Fitzroy White and workshop participants convene in Bridgetown Barbados.

3167) Standards Committee 2017 May meeting report posted!

The report of the Standards Committee May meeting (Rome, 8-12 May, 2017) has now been posted. You can find the …

3168) EMERGENCY ACTION ON NOTIFICATIONS

The NPPO of Ghana has set up a team of experts, put together to follow up on all notifications and …

3169) FALL ARMYWORM (FAW)

The Republic of Ghana has been host to the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) during the latter part of 2016 in …

3170) Report on Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)

S. frugiperda is a noctuidae and a polyphagus pest with the caterpillar being the damaging stage of the pest. S. …