Three adopted IPPC Diagnostic Protocols have been posted

Posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2025, 12:39

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that three new Diagnostic Protocols (DPs), adopted by the Standards Committee (SC) on behalf of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), have been posted on the dedicated webpage for adopted ISPMs here. …

Now available: Report of the January and February 2025 Technical Panel on Commodity Standards virtual meetings

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2025, 14:36

The IPPC Secretariat informs the plant health community that the report of the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) meetings held virtually in January and February 2025 are now available and can be accessed here.

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Now Available: CPM-19 Trello Board for RPPOs & NPPOs

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2025, 09:56

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the CPM-19 Trello Board is now available for RPPOs, NPPOs, and partners.

The board contains key messages, visual assets, and videos to support communication and outreach efforts for …

Draft translations of the IPPC Guide to participating in CPM are available in all FAO languages!

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2025, 09:29

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform you that the provisionally translated versions of the Guide to participating in the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures of the International Plant Protection Convention in all FAO languages were made available ahead of CPM-19! …

Now available: December 2024 CPM Bureau meeting report

Posted on Fri, 07 Mar 2025, 12:59

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau virtual meeting held in December 2024 is now available and can be accessed here.

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Vacancy: IPPC Programme Specialist

Posted on Fri, 07 Mar 2025, 12:58

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community about a job opening for an IPPC Programme Specialist.

Find more information about the vacancy here.

Now available: Revised brochure on Introduction to phytosanitary terminology

Posted on Fri, 07 Mar 2025, 12:37

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the revised brochure Introduction to Phytosanitary Terminology is now available.

The brochure illustrates the importance of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 5 (Glossary of phytosanitary terms) …

IPPC Pest Alert – First Detection of Clavibacter nebraskensis outside North America

Posted on Tue, 04 Mar 2025, 14:57

On March 3, 2025, the IPPC Secretariat issued a new Pest Alert following the first confirmed detection of Clavibacter nebraskensis outside North America. This alert was released in the framework of the IPPC Development Agenda Item (DAI) on Pest Outbreak …

Register now: Plant health talk on “The importance of plant health in One Health”

Posted on Mon, 03 Mar 2025, 13:08

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat will participate in the plant health series talks of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) on Wednesday 5 March 2025 from 15:00-16:00 (CET). Sarah Brunel, the IPPC Officer-in-charge for day-to-day matters and Lead …

IPPC Secretariat receives no objections to adoption of ISPMs

Posted on Wed, 26 Feb 2025, 08:52

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that it did not receive any objections to the draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) presented for adoption at the 19th Session of the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures …

Coming up: EPPO Webinar on Communication for Plant Health

Posted on Wed, 26 Feb 2025, 07:02

The European and Mediterranean Organisation for the Protection of Plants (EPPO) invites the plant health community to register for their upcoming webinar titled, ‘Plant Health in Focus: raising awareness of regulated and emerging pests for professionals and the public’, …

Now available: Report of the November 2024 Technical Panel for the Glossary meeting

Posted on Tue, 25 Feb 2025, 09:54

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat notifies the plant health community that the report of the Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) meeting held in November 2024 is now available and can be accessed here.

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The IPPC Emergency preparedness guide is now available in French

Posted on Mon, 24 Feb 2025, 07:49

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the French translation of the Emergency preparedness: A guide for developing contingency plans for outbreaks of quarantine pests.

This guide defines generic and pest-specific emergency preparedness plans to help …

IPPC Secretariat and FAO elearning Academy launch new course on “Working with a national plant protection organization”

Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2025, 08:49

The IPPC Secretariat and the FAO elearning Academy are pleased to announce the publication of a new certified eLearning course “Working with a national plant protection organization” (NPPO), developed in collaboration with the European Union and the Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development …