The 2015 Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-10) supported the proposal by Finland to establish an International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) in 2020. The following year, CPM-11 agreed to establish an IPPC IYPH Steering Committee.
> See the IPPC IYPH Steering Committee's Terms of Reference
After the official proclamation of the International Year of Plant Health, the Steering Committee became the IYPH Technical Advisory Board (IYPH TAB) and a new Steering Committee was formed. The IYPH TAB provides knowledge and expertise to the new IYPH International Steering Committee. It also helps develop communication materials and serves as a programme committee for the International Plant Health Conference (IPHC) which will be hosted by Finland from 5 to 8 October 2020.
The IYPH TAB is composed of up to 25 members, including:
The Membership List is available here.
Date | Venue | Report |
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09 - 11 Nov 2016 | FAO HQs, Rome | Report of first meeting of the IPPC IYPH Steering Committee - November 2016 |
12 - 13 Apr 2017 | FAO HQs, Rome | Report of second meeting of the IPPC IYPH Steering Committee, April 2017 |
10 - 10 Nov 2018 | FAO HQs, Rome | Report of third meeting of the IPPC IYPH Steering Committee, November 2017 |
23 - 25 Apr 2018 | FAO HQs, Rome | Report of fourth meeting of the IPPC IYPH Steering Committee, April 2018 |
14 - 15 Feb 2019 | FAO HQs, Rome | Report of fifth meeting of the IPPC IYPH Steering Committee, February 2019 |