The Major Achievements of the Implementation Facilitation Unit of the IPPC Secretariat for 2016 and Key Activities for 2017

Posted on Lun, 20 Mar 2017, 09:13

Photograph Copyright: IPPC 2016; Derric Nimmo: Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)

The Implementation Facilitation Unit (IFU) of the IPPC Secretariat has made significant progress in 2016, working hard to facilitate the implementation of the Convention. Providing support to countries …

The Release of the 2016 IPPC Annual Report

Posted on Jue, 16 Mar 2017, 16:17

The IPPC Secretariat is happy to announce a release of the 2016 IPPC Annual Report. The Report was completed by the IPPC Secretariat and uploaded on our website where it can be accessed.

The 2016 IPPC Annual Report contains …

The First IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Assessment Workshop Successfully Held in Madagascar

Posted on Lun, 13 Mar 2017, 13:14

Photo: Copyright IPPC 2017, Brunel, Sarah - Madagscar Field visit with participating stakeholders at quarantine facilities

Trained under the STDF401 Project, and funded by the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF), Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) facilitator Alphonsine Louhouari, facilitated the first …

Successes of the IPPC National Reporting Obligations Programme

Posted on Jue, 09 Mar 2017, 12:33

The NRO Programme of the IPPC was initiated by the IPPC Secretariat in mid-2014 with numerous activities involving contracting parties (CPs) for improving an area left neglected for some time. As a result, the year 2015 and 2016 were two …

In Memoriam

Posted on Lun, 06 Mar 2017, 18:29

                                Prof. Dr Jens-Georg Unger

The international plant health community mourns the passing of Prof. Dr Jens-Georg Unger, Director of the Institute for National and International Plant Health at the Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (Julius Kühn-Institut) in Germany. Jens …

A Serious Outbreak of Fall Armyworm in Southern Africa: Emergent Pest Issue for the IPPC

Posted on Mar, 28 Feb 2017, 14:02

Photograph: B.R. Wiseman - USDA/ARF, Tifton (US)

According to the FAO regional Office for Africa a fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) outbreak, the first emergence of the pest in southern Africa, is causing considerable crop damage in some countries …

China's Contribution of Two Million USD to Strengthening Capacity of IPPC Developing Contracting Parties through the China-FAO South-South Cooperation Programme

Posted on Lun, 27 Feb 2017, 09:17

The FAO-China Sixth Annual Consultation Meeting on the South-South Cooperation (SSC) Programme was held at FAO-HQ on 24 February 2017. Through extensive review and discussion, it was officially confirmed that the Chinese Government is willing to contributing two million USD …

The Annual Meeting of the IPPC Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols TPDP) Held at FAO

Posted on Vie, 24 Feb 2017, 10:35

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met from 13 to 17 February 2017 at FAO-HQ in Rome, Italy. The main objective of the meeting was to revise draft DPs, review their work programme and …

Successful Completion of Trainings on Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Facilitators under Support of STDF Project 401 Phase I)

Posted on Lun, 20 Feb 2017, 09:37

Photograph: Copyright G.N. Alit Susanta Wirya

The IPPC Secretariat has successfully completed the first phase of the STDF401 project Training of Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) Trainers, with 40 phytosanitary experts well trained from over 36 countries, plus 21 lawyers from …

The Major Achievements of the Standard Setting Unit of the IPPC Secretariat for 2016 and its Key Activities for 2017

Posted on Mié, 15 Feb 2017, 08:05

The year 2016 has been extraordinary for the Standard Setting Unit (SSU) of the IPPC Secretariat with remarkable achievements obtained, and highlighted as follows:

1) A total of 12 ISPMs (including DPs, PTs and Glossary terms) were adopted by the …

Welcome to the Republic of the Gambia as the 183rd Contracting Party to the IPPC

Posted on Jue, 09 Feb 2017, 13:15

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to officially announce that the Republic of the Gambia became the 183rd Contracting Party to the IPPC adhering to the Convention on 17 November 2016. On behalf of the entire IPPC Community, we warmly welcome …

Global diagnostics for plant pests - five new IPPC diagnostic protocols adopted.

Posted on Mié, 08 Feb 2017, 14:24

1. Dendroctonus ponderosae, dorsal habitus aspect showing entire specimen (shape, surface sculpturing and coloration). Photo courtesy of K. Bolte, Canadian Forest Service, Canada.

Already in 2017, the Standards Committee (SC) have adopted five DPs on behalf of the Commission …

Close Cooperation between the IPPC and Sri Lanka for Advancing Implementation of ePhyto in the Asia Pacific Region

Posted on Lun, 06 Feb 2017, 10:11

Above: Left to Right: DMJB Senanayake, RAP Ranaweera, LC Hewage, NS Assala Arachchi, NJM Nathavitharana, J Nimanthika, KC Withanage, P Neimanis, C Karunaratne, WMD Wasala, IK Warshamana, MTMDR Perera, MPM Senarathne, JPL Hettige.

Mr Peter Neimanis, the Chair of the …

CPM-12 will be held outside of Rome for the first time in history

Posted on Jue, 02 Feb 2017, 09:49

On 30 January 2017, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations issued an invitation to the IPPC Contracting Parties (CPs) for attending the 12th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM). The Session …