901) Detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 in Thailand

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (FOC TR 4) poses a significant threat to the global banana industry. …

902) Fall armyworm detected in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially announced the first finding of …

903) Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation between the IPPC Secretariat and the DG TRADE of the European Commission

28 November 2018, Brussels – The IPPC delegation met with representatives from the European Commission’s (EC) DG TRADE and briefed …

904) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / IPPC Guides and Training Materials / How guides and training materials are developed / Approved Specifications for IPPC Guides and training materials

Specifications describe the scope and purpose of the product being developed. They also provide guidelines that a working group should …

905) The 37th meeting of the IPPC Standards Committee convened virtually

Rome, 16 November 2020. The 37th meeting of the Standards Committee (SC) took place virtually from 16 to 19 November …

906) CPM Bureau reviews IPPC progress and plans to advance global plant health

Rome, 22 June 2023. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau met last week to review the decisions and recommendations …

907) Detection of willow black canker on willow

In March 2006, black willow canker was detected on willow trees in the ACT and NSW. It has been decided …

908) Detection of tomato torrado virus in South Australia

In South Australia, the virus causes leaf mottling, yellow spotting followed by necrosis at the base of leaflets. In some …

909) Detection of Takecallis arundinariae in Australia

Other known hosts: On undersides of mature leaves of bamboos (especially Arundinaria, and Phyllostachys, but sometimes also on Nandina, Bambusa …

910) Call for expression of interest – Drafting of a Youth Declaration for the International Year of Plant Health 2020

Plants are the source of the air we breathe and most of the food we eat. They play a central …