601) Prompting action towards an International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Plants account for over 80% of the human diet and are indispensable for food security. Healthy plants are also vital …

602) Cryphonectria parasitica (chestnut blight) in Victoria

In 2010 Chestnut blight was detected at two properties in Eurobin, Victoria with subsequent detections made in Eurobin in the …

603) Cryphonectria parasitica (chestnut blight) in Victoria

In 2010 Chestnut blight was detected at two properties in Eurobin, Victoria with subsequent detections made in Eurobin in the …

604) Coming up: 18th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-18)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is pleased to announce the forthcoming 18th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures …

605) China South-South Cooperation project helps the IPPC Secretariat facilitate phytosanitary capacity development work in 2019

Rome, 29 January 2020 The IPPC Secretariat has been implementing a global project on capacity development under the framework of …

606) Check out the new Systems Approach webpage

Rome, 4 November 2021. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has developed several webpages that bring together …

607) Teamwork Award from FAO-AG Department to IPPC-IAEA Joint Team on the Fruit Fly Standards

On 26 January 2017 an award for exceptional teamwork was conferred on the cross-UN agency team consisting of staff from …

608) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Implementation and Capacity Development Projects / COMESA Trade Facilitation Project

FAO support to COMESA trade facilitation programme (GCP/INT/387/COM)

609) Plant Health in the news!

The UN General Assembly has declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). This global observance is expected to …

610) Facilitating trade without compromising human, plant and animal health - Highlights from the Border Agency Cooperation Workshop in South Africa

16 November 2018, Cape Town - The 2017 landmark World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) seeks to facilitate …