2571) Desert Locust Invasion

On 19th of March until the writing of this event; Iraq has been experienced very huge swarms of Desert Locust. …

2572) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Implementation and Capacity Development Projects

The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) holds a yearly project reporting session to review phytosanitary projects dealing with implementation …

2573) New model for Belgian Phytosanitary Certificates

With effect from 1st January 2014 the competent authority (Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain) under the …

2574) Getting forward - 155th FAO Council supports the International Year of Plant Health IYPH) in 2020

At its 155th session held in Rome from 5 to 9 December 2016, the FAO Council endorsed a draft Resolution …

2575) Report of the EWG on the International movement of grain posted

The Report of the EWG on the International movement of grain has now been posted: https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/83882/.

2576) Factsheet: ePhyto Security

New factsheet on ePhyto: ePhyto Security becomes available.

2577) Vacancy announcement

The IPPC Secretariat is hiring a programme officer (P2) to work with the standard setting unit. Main tasks relate to …

2578) IYPH StC report posted!

The report of the first meeting of the IYPH Steering Committee has been posted today and is available at the …

2579) Title: Preliminary report: Detection of cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV) in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia

In late May 2019, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) detected cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV) from samples of Prunus …

2580) Detection of Cydalima perspectalis (box tree moth) in Ontario

In November 2018, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of Cydalima perspectalis (box tree moth) on Buxus …