Now available in Russian: eLearning course on “Achieving market access for plants and plant products”

Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2026, 08:50

As the IPPC Plant Health Campus grows and expands its multilingual offer of eLearning courses and training materials, this marks the first course available in Russian as “Получение доступа на рынок для растений и растительных продуктов”.

Designed for national plant …

The adopted CPM‑20 report has been posted in English

Posted on Wed, 01 Apr 2026, 13:14

The adopted CPM‑20 report has been posted in English only and is available here: https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/95554/.

The report will be made available in all FAO languages in the coming weeks.

WTO SPS technical assistance activities for 2026

Posted on Tue, 24 Mar 2026, 11:30

The IPPC Secretariat informs the plant health community of the WTO SPS technical assistance (TA) activities planned for 2026 under the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement).

Planned activities include:

• An SPS Thematic Workshop on …

CPM-20 report PART 2 is now posted in all languages

Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2026, 12:11

CPM-20 report PART 2 is now posted in all languages on the IPP: https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/95544/

CPM-20 report PART 1 is now posted in all languages

Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2026, 07:26

CPM-20 report PART 1 is now posted in all languages on the IPP https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/95543/

New training videos: Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP)

Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2026, 07:48

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of four new videos under the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP), as part of training material to enhance pest surveillance using digital tools and harmonised survey protocols. The four videos, developed …

IPPC ePhyto Solution: March 2026 programme update

Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026, 15:13

This latest update is a transparent account covering significant progress across the programme, including the milestone of 100 countries now exchanging phytosanitary certificates live through the ePhyto Hub, a 20 percent rise in average monthly exchange volumes, and a real-world …

Now available: CPM-20 Trello board for NPPOs, RPPOs and partners

Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026, 12:26

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the CPM-20 Trello Board is now available for NPPOs, RPPOs and partners. The board contains key messages, visual cards, and IPPC videos prepared to support communication and outreach …

Vacancy: Office Assistant (G-3) – Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU), IPPC Secretariat

Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2026, 14:32

The IPPC Secretariat has an opening for an Office Assistant (G-3) in its Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU), based at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy.

This is a locally recruited, fixed-term position (one year, with possibility of extension) supporting the …

Deadline Extension – IPPC Short Survey on Plant Health within the One Health Approach

Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2026, 07:15

The IPPC Secretariat wishes to inform that the deadline for the Short Survey on Plant Health within the One Health Approach has been extended to 31 March 2026.

The survey takes approximately 6–10 minutes to complete and is available …

Now available: Report of the 2025 November meeting of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee

Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026, 18:29

The report of the IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) meeting held in November 2025 is now available and accessible here.

Find more information about the work of the IC here, and IPPC’s implementation and capacity development …

CPM-20 also in hybrid mode

Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026, 11:24

The 20th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20), scheduled for 9-13March 2026, will be held in hybrid mode (in-person at FAO headquarters and via Zoom).

IPPC contracting parties and NPPOs who have previously registered and submitted their credentials …

Now available in Chinese: Guide to participating in the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM)

Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026, 08:32

Now available in Chinese: Guide to participating in the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM)

The IPPC Secretariat is expanding access to the "Guide to participating in the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures of the International Plant Protection Convention" - now available …

E-learning course on “National reporting obligations” - now available in Arabic

Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026, 08:18

The IPPC Secretariat is expanding access to its e-learning course “National reporting obligations”, now available in Arabic as “الإلتزامات الوطنية بالإبلاغ”.

This e-learning course gives plant health professionals practical guidance on key concepts of pest reporting, focusing on national reporting …