771) The Initial Step towards the International Year of Plant Health in 2020

After the successful FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG) side-event on 27 September 2016 to mark the official beginning of the …

772) New schedule and virtual modality for CPM-15: urgent poll for IPPC contracting parties

Rome, 14 December 2020. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the associated containment measures, it was not possible …

773) Call for discussion papers for the 2nd meeting of the focus group on commodity and pathway standards.

The IPPC Secretariat is calling for discussion papers for the 2nd meeting of the focus group on commodity and pathway …

774) The first PCE application workshop conducted by the IPPC PCE-trained Facilitator in Nairobi Kenya

Trained under the STDF401 PCE Facilitators Training project, Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) facilitator Chiluba Mwape delivered the first PCE workshop …

775) Translations of the IPPC Pest status guide in Arabic and Spanish now available

The IPPC Pest status guide, which was published in English in 2021, has been translated to Arabic and Spanish. The …

776) Key plant health issues discussed at today’s Strategic Planning Group meeting

Rome, 19 October 2021. Under the chairmanship of John Greifer, Vice Chairperson of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the …

777) Updates from the May 2019 IPPC Standards Committee SC) meeting

Participants at the May 2019 Standards Committee meeting. © FAO

778) Australia kicked off the International Year of Plant Health

Canberra, 6 February 2020 - The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 has been officially launched on 6 February …

779) The Giant Sensitive Plant Invasion in Nepal

The giant sensitive plant, Mimosa diplotricha, has been reported from the eastern terai districts (Jhapa and Morang) which was identified …

780) The Giant Sensitive Plant Invasion in Nepal

The giant sensitive plant, Mimosa diplotricha, has been reported from the eastern terai districts (Jhapa and Morang) which was identified …