561) IPPC Secretariat gets ready for key global biodiversity meetings leading up to the COP-15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Rome, 28 April 2021. The IPPC Secretariat has started preparations for the upcoming meetings organized by the Secretariat of the …

562) Now closed: 2024 IPPC consultation period for draft diagnostic protocols only

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

563) IPPC regional workshop in the Caribbean successfully concluded

Rome, 22 August. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and Regional Plant Protection Organizations of the Caribbean held their …

564) A fruitful high-level encounter between Nicaragua’s officials and the IPPC Secretariat

Rome, 13 February 2020 – The IPPC Secretary, Mr Jingyuan Xia, welcomed a delegation from Nicaragua composed of the Minister …

565) Gregory Wolff

Gregory Wolff’s passion for plant health was inspired and developed in the 1990s by Dr. Avice Hall of the University …

566) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / Sea Containers / International Symposium: Optimizing Container Design to Mitigate Risks of Pest Contamination in the International Containerized Supply Chain

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is supporting the Container Owners Association (COA), the World Shipping Council (WSC), and …

567) Advancing global plant health: Implementation and Capacity Development Committee spotlights phytosanitary projects

Rome, 16 May 2023. The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) organized an …

568) IPPC forges partnership with COLEACP to improve food security

Rome, 19 November 2021. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on behalf of the International Plant …

569) IPPC Standards Committee advances with international standards for plant health at its November meeting

Rome, 19 November 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met virtually from 15 to …

570) Teamwork Award from FAO-AG Department to IPPC-IAEA Joint Team on the Fruit Fly Standards

On 26 January 2017 an award for exceptional teamwork was conferred on the cross-UN agency team consisting of staff from …