71) Now available: Report of the October 2024 Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols meeting

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the Technical Panel on Diagnostic …

72) Spring’s Secret Ally: How the UN Helps Our Gardens Bloom

It’s May, and gardeners worldwide are back in the dirt. But while we’re deciding between cherry tomatoes and cucumbers, there’s …

73) Spotlight: Thorwald Geuze, from the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority of the Netherlands, speaks about the importance of e-commerce and IPPC Observatory surveys

As a spotlight feature for this month, we speak to Thorwald Geuze, Senior Plant Health Officer at the Ministry of …

74) 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 …

75) IPPC Committee fast-tracks plant health standards implementation

Rome, 9 June 2025 - The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met …

76) Call for information material for commodity standards for apples (Malus domestica)

The IPPC Secretariat invites the plant health community, IPPC contracting parties and Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) to submit technical …

77) New IPPC publication: Phytosanitary systems and agricultural development: modelling the impact of phytosanitary capacity evaluations in Africa

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of a new publication:  Phytosanitary Systems and Agricultural Development: Modelling the …

78) 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

79) SPOTLIGHT: Cultivating compliance and raising awareness on risk of plant pest spread through e-commerce

In the dynamic landscape of global trade, the surge of cross-border e-commerce has created numerous opportunities for economic growth, particularly …

80) The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols concludes its meeting in Yokohama

Yokohama, Japan 31 October 2024, The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met from 21-25 October 2024 in Yokohama, Japan, …