31) The Standards Committee working group moves forward with two key phytosanitary standards

Rome, 21 May 2025. The Standards Committee working group (SC-7) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) concluded its four-day …

32) Regional voices, global impact: Tackling plant health challenges together

Rome, 30 September 2025. From creating innovative pest surveillance tools to developing strategies to address the risk of pest spread …

33) 2025 IPPC Consultation Period is Now Closed

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the consultation period for …

34) IPPC highlights progress in key priority areas on plant health

19 March 2025, Rome. As the Nineteenth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19) goes underway, major progress was …

35) The IPPC Campus is now available in French: a major step forward for plant health training

Rome, 11 June 2025 – The IPPC Plant Health Campus has reached an important milestone: its French-language version is now …

36) New IPPC publication: Assessing and advancing phytosanitary capabilities in targeted countries in eastern and southern Africa: a pathway to resilient agriculture

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of a new study: Assessing and advancing phytosanitary capabilities in targeted …

37) IPPC paves the way for "next generation" plant health standards

Rome, 30 May 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) recently convened an internal NSP seminar on "The Next Generation …

38) SPOTLIGHT: As its economy grows, Uganda prepares to increase exports of fresh plant produce

Cut flowers, live trees, avocados, bananas, and green chilies. In the last 20 years, Uganda’s exports, which are dominated by …

39) BLOG: To end global hunger, more robust efforts are needed to protect plants

By Sarah Brunel, IPPC Secretariat Officer-in-charge and Team Lead, Implementation and Facilitation Unit

40) SPOTLIGHT: Setting the standard: the global efforts behind plant health protection

Plant pests are responsible for the loss of up to 40 percent of global food crops every year. International standards …