1761) Nicaragua aims for excellence in its phytosanitary system and conducts its first Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation

The Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation team visiting the USD 40 million new border post with Costa Rica in Peñas Blancas. © …

1762) A Successful Reception for Promotion of an International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Mr Jingyuan Xia, IPPC Secretary; Mr Andrew Doyle, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Ireland; Ms Aulikki Hulmi, Director …

1763) The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa held in Algeria

The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa was held from 5-8 September in Algeria. The …

1764) The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa held in Ethiopia

The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa was held from 14-16 September 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop was …

1765) Call for Pest Outbreak Alert from Contracting Parties

During CPM-14 (2019), the concept of emerging pests and emergency issues was discussed and several countries expressed concern regarding the …

1766) A Keynote Address on Plant Health and Environmental Protection presented by the CBD Executive Secretary at the CPM-13 Opening

The 13th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-13) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) officially launched on …

1767) New IPPC Online Comment System OCS) software purchased!

The IPPC Secretariat is happy to announce that FAO has purchased a software for a new Online Comment System (OCS) …

1768) Detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) in New Caledonia

Numerous larvae were found in only one field of maize (Zea mays) on the 16th of December 2020. The field …

1769) Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation between the IPPC and the EC

Photograph: Meeting with DG TRADE and DG SANTE

1770) ISPMs for adoption at CPM-15 (2021) posted

The draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) that will be presented to CPM-15 (2021) for adoption have been posted. …