351) New Conference Room Papers (CRP) posted

The IPPC Secretariat has posted new Conference Room Papers (CRP) which can be downloaded from the CPM-17 page. New CRPs …

352) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / IPPC Guides and Training Materials / How guides and training materials are developed / Wood packaging material Guide (2017-043)

Guide to Regulation of Wood Packaging Material: Understanding the phytosanitary requirements for the movement of wood packaging material in international …

353) 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; …

354) Three adopted IPPC Diagnostic Protocols have been posted

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that three new Diagnostic Protocols (DPs), adopted by the Standards Committee (SC) on …

355) Draft translations of the IPPC Guide to participating in CPM are available in all FAO languages!

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform you that the provisionally translated versions of the Guide to participating in the …

356) SPOTLIGHT: Zambia, steadfast champion for plant health and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme

With plant pests and diseases becoming more severe, causing significant crop production and economic losses worldwide, impacting food security and …

357) Call for Nominations of Potential Emerging Pests of Global Concern

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for potential emerging pests under the Pest Outbreak and Alert …

358) Deadline extension: Call for Diagnostic Protocol authors

The IPPC Secretariat has extended the deadline of the call for authors of IPPC Diagnostic Protocols (DPs) to 15 February …

359) Work Area / SG on POARS / The tenth POARS SG meeting (13th March 2025)

Work Area / SG on POARS / The tenth POARS SG meeting (13th March 2025)

360) Opinion: Plant resources threatened by pests and diseases

By: Osama El-Lissy and Nicola Spence