491) CALL FOR EXPERTS – CPM Focus Group on Climate Change and Phytosanitary Issues

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for a qualified expert on climate change and phytosanitary issues …

492) Four Caribbean countries conduct virtual phytosanitary capacity evaluations

Rome, 31 May 2021. In November 2019, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Caribbean …

493) BLOG: Greater action needed to protect plant health as global hunger rises

By Osama El-Lissy, IPPC Secretary

494) Successful high-level launch of Scientific review of impact of climate change on plant pests

Rome, 1 June 2021. Due to the impact of climate change, plant pests that ravage economically important crops will continue …

495) Systems approaches for phytosanitary certification of seeds as a way to guarantee safe international movement of seeds

Rome, 7 October 2021.The Expert Working Group for the Design and use of systems approaches for phytosanitary certification of seeds …

496) Breaking news – IPPC contracting parties agree on holding CPM-15 virtually on 16, 18 March and 1 April 2021

The CPM Bureau held deliberations in connection to the 15th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-15) to occur …

497) SPOTLIGHT: Empowering plant health: guidelines for field inspection

Members of the Expert Working Group on Field Inspection, representatives of host country, IPPC Secretariat, Standards Committee (SC) and Implementation …

498) New factsheet on IPPC-China project now available

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive factsheet on the recently concluded project, “Strengthening the …

499) FALL ARMYWORM (FAW)

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

500) LEGISLATION FOR PHYTOSANITARY REQUIREMENTS

Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate is backed by the Plant and Fertilizer Act, 2010 (Act 803). The Plant and …