CPM Special Topic or Scientific Sessions

Each year, the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures holds a "Special Topics" or "Scientific Session" to consider emerging issues, such as new technologies or new pest threats. Past scientific sessions have addressed issues such as the potential impact of climate change on pest spread, food aid as a pathway for the transboundary movement of pests, aquatic plants as pests, and flaws in the current system for preventing pest spread.

All presentations and papers can be found under the specific directories for each year.

• 2019 - Plant Health and Capacity Development and International Year of Plant Health 2020
• 2018 - Plant Health and Environmental Protection
• 2017 - E-Commerce (Internet trade) of plants
• 2016 - Sea Containers
• 2015 - New Treatment Technologies and Risk based Surveillance Systems
• 2014 - Phytosanitary Certification System
• 2013 - Probit 9
• 2012 - Internet Trade
• 2011 - Review of the Status of Plant Protection in the world
• 2010 - Phytophthora pathogens
• 2009 - Food Aid
• 2008 - Climate Change