1401) Greetings for the International Year of Plant Health 2020 from the IPPC Secretariat

Dear Colleagues of the IPPC Community,

1402) List of authorised officers to sign phytosanitary certificates for Rwanda NPPO

Beatrice Uwumukiza, IPPC Contact point for Rwanda [email protected]

1403) Release of New IPP Homepage: A new image of the IPPC towards 2020

Today is a historic day for the IPPC community as a new IPP homepage is released on 12 July 2016 …

1404) Protecting plants from pest in the Pacific Islands: A 2018 IPPC Regional Workshop

Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Ngatoko Ngatoko, Director of Biosecurity, Ministry of Agriculture, watches a cargo ship leave port. The IPPC …

1405) First report of Globodera pallida in Slovenia

Globodera pallida was found for the first time in Slovenia in 2011 in the domestic production of ware potatoes in …

1406) The IPPC Secretariat's Brainstorming on Plant Health and Trade Facilitation

A successful brainstorming session on plant health and trade facilitation was conducted by the IPPC Secretariat on 14 June 2017 …

1407) Seeking for Potential Bilateral Cooperation between the IPPC and the WB

On 29 June 2017, the IPPC Delegate led by the IPPC Secretary Jingyuan Xia and including Craig Fedchock and Shane …

1408) The newly adopted IPPC standards are now available in English!

The newly eleven adopted standards are now available in English language at https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/ispms/

1409) Successful Completion of the STDF Project 350 by the IPPC Secretariat

On conclusion of the STDF Project 350 “Global Phytosanitary Manuals, Standard Operating Procedures and Training Kits” by the IPPC Secretariat, …

1410) Emergency measures to reduce the risk of introduction of "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" through the importation of carrot (seed and seedling) and celery (seedling)

"Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" has been recently reported as seed-transmitted pest in carrot. Carrot and celery have also been identified as …