November 2015 SC meeting: provisional agenda
Posted on Tue, 22 Sep 2015, 16:03
The 2015 November Standards Committee (SC) meeting will be held at the FAO Headquarter in Rome, Italy, from 16 - 20 November and the provisional agenda is now available. In addition, national plant protection organizations (NPPOs) and regional plant protection …
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Two new IPPC Diagnostic Protocols Adopted!
Posted on Tue, 22 Sep 2015, 15:58
Two new Diagnostic Protocols (DPs) on Ditylenchus destructor and Ditylenchus dipsaci, and Genus Anastrepha Schiner - DP 8 and DP 9, respectively - were adopted by the Standards Committee on behalf of the CPM as Annexes to ISPM 27 …
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Message from the Chairperson of CPM Ms. Kyu-Ock YIM
Posted on Fri, 18 Sep 2015, 14:17
Update from the CPM Bureau
August 2015
Colleagues;
First of all, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Contracting Parties and delegates of CPM-10. It was the first CPM for me as a chairperson and I know …
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IPPC Secretariat Participates in Tenth Meeting of the Biodiversity Liaison Group
Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2015, 08:58
IPPC Secretary, Jingyuan Xia, and IPPC Coordinator, Craig Fedchock, were active participants in the tenth meeting of the Biodiversity Liaison Group made up of the seven sustainable development agreements (SDAs) in Geneva on September 16.
The agenda covered a wide …
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IPPC Regional Workshop for Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2015
Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2015, 08:49
The 2015 IPPC Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia organized by the FAO Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (REU), the All-Russia Center for Plant Quarantine (VNIIKR) and the IPPC Secretariat, took place during …
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Dispute avoidance and settlement towards 2020
Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2015, 10:34
Rome, Italy, 9 - 11 September 2015. The 12th meeting of the IPPC Subsidiary Body for Dispute Settlement (SBDS) was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome and the chairpersonship of Ms Mennie Gerritsen-Wielard (Europe Region member). Members from Africa, …
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11 submissions received in answer to the 2015 Call for topics for the IPPC standard setting programme
Posted on Thu, 03 Sep 2015, 13:25
The 2015 Call for topics for the IPPC standard setting programme closed on 14 August 2015.
The IPPC Secretariat has received 11 submissions in answer to the call. All the submissions received have been posted at: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/calls-topics/
They will be …
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IYPH 2020 Seminar Presentation Now Online
Posted on Tue, 01 Sep 2015, 14:08
As previously announced Mr. Ralf Lopian presented a lecture on the proposed International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) for the year 2020. The seminar included an overview of the preliminary plans for the organization of the IYPH 2020, its objectives, …
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IPPC Regional Workshop for the Pacific 2015)
Posted on Wed, 26 Aug 2015, 08:11
The Workshop was organized by the Pacific Plant Protection Organization (PPPO) for 29-31 July 2015, with the participation of representatives from 19 National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) in that region. The Workshop was funded with assistance from the Pacific Horticultural …
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Comments on Proposed draft CPM Recommendation on the importance of pest diagnosis for comments to be submitted through OCS
Posted on Mon, 24 Aug 2015, 14:47
In accordance with the Process for developing and adopting CPM Recommendations as revised by CPM-10 (2015), the IPPC Secretariat has opened the Proposed draft CPM Recommendation on the importance of pest diagnosis for comments. Comments should be submitted by IPPC …
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Australia actively supporting the objectives and work of the International Plant Protection Convention
Posted on Thu, 06 Aug 2015, 12:12
Australia s increased support and involvement with the International Plant Protection Convention has been recognized in Australia and globally. Ms Lois Ransom, a senior Department of Agriculture official, has been elected as the Vice-Chair of the IPPC governing body, the …
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2015 TPDP meeting report posted!
Posted on Wed, 05 Aug 2015, 08:08
The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met in Shanghai, China, organized by the IPPC Secretariat and hosted by the NPPO of China. The TPDP reviewed their work programme which includes 27 diagnostic protocols (DPs); most of these will be …
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Call for Phytosanitary Technical Resources
Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2015, 13:04
Following key decisions of the 10th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measure (CPM) in March 2015 and the Capacity Development Committee (CDC) 6th meeting in June 2015 the IPPC Secretariat is issuing a call for the collection of following …
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The IPPC climate change and food security
Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2015, 13:17
14 July 2015. The IPPC Coordinator, Craig Fedchock, delivered the keynote speech at the Milan Expo conference on Climate change and food security: challenges for plant health, plant breeding and genetic resources, organized by the European Commission in the framework …
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