451) SPOTLIGHT: Engagement and partnerships could help reduce pest risk associated with sea containers and their cargoes

Brisbane, 17 July 2023. In a highly globalized world, safe and uninterrupted trade is paramount for food security and economic …

452) Download the APP for CPM-19

Rome, 17 March 2025 -The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) in collaboration with the IT department of the Food and …

453) Core Activities / Standard setting / Topics list & Call / Calls / Calls for EWG and TP experts / 2023-05 IPPC Call for Experts – Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols - Botanist

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in:

454) Normative Instruction MAPA No 25, of april 7, 2020 - PRA Process

Establishes the procedures for carrying out Pest Risk Analysis

455) IPPC e-learning course: Emergency preparedness for plant pest outbreaks

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the launch of a new certified e-learning course Emergency preparedness for plant pest …

456) The IPPC sends condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Ian Smith

Dr. Ian Smith had a long and stellar career in plant protection, having been the Director-General of the European and …

457) Spotlight: Francisco Gutierrez from the Belize Agricultural Health Authority speaks about the importance of IPPC’s guides and training materials

As a spotlight feature for this month, we speak to Francisco Gutierrez, Technical Director of the Plant Health Department of …

458) IPPC Contracting Parties step up in issuing postage stamps to promote the International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Rome, June 2020. Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, so far June has been a month rich in activities to promote …

459) Confirmation of eradication of Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) in breeding material of Solanum tuberosum (potato) – no links with commercial cultivars of potato.

Full eradication of PSTVd in breeding material of potato is confirmed ollowing two years of compulsory testing of all breeding …

460) Ralstonia solanacearum, (race 1): Findings in ornamental Rosa plants for planting

This report concerns the official finding of Ralstonia solanacearum in the Netherlands at a glasshouse company producing Rosa cut flowers, …