First Expert Consultation on draft Diagnostic Protocols in 2015 is now open on the IPP!

Posted on Mar, 10 Mar 2015, 10:29

The First Expert Consultation on draft Diagnostic Protocols in 2015 is now open on the on IPP for:

• Fusarium moniliformis / moniforme syn. F. circinatum (2006-021)

• Phytophthora ramorum (2004-013)

• Dendroctonus ponderosae syn. Scolytus scolytus (2006-019)

The closing date is 24 …

4-8 May 2015 SC meeting: provisional agenda posted

Posted on Vie, 06 Mar 2015, 09:14

The Standards Committee (SC) 2015 May meeting will be held on 4-8 May 2015 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The public provisional agenda can be viewed from this link.

The draft ISPMs that will be presented to the …

New IPPC Secretary Named

Posted on Jue, 05 Mar 2015, 10:22

Mr. Jingyuan Xia of the People s Republic of China has been named by FAO Director General Graziano da Silva as the next Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). Mr. Xia has a BSc in plant protection, as …

IPPC Secretariat Enhancement Evaluation Available

Posted on Jue, 26 Feb 2015, 14:57

The 2015 IPPC Secretariat Enhancement Evaluation is now available. Download it here.

Image: Butterfly, by Albert Bierstadt.

The new User and Editor Guide to the IPP

Posted on Mié, 25 Feb 2015, 15:33

The IPPC Secretariat has prepared a new User and Editor Guide to the IPP in regard to the new release of the website. At the moment the Guide consists of the Module IV A (Accessing your account & Data entry …

Technical Panel for the Glossary report: advances in limiting pest introduction and spread

Posted on Mié, 25 Feb 2015, 14:12

The report of the December 2014 meeting of the Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) has been posted today.

In the words of the TPG Steward, terms are the most important building blocks to ensure harmonized understanding and ultimately facilitating …

Comments by contracting parties to CPM papers

Posted on Mar, 24 Feb 2015, 10:06

Contracting parties to the IPPC may submit written comments to any of the CPM papers to the IPPC Secretariat via email at [email protected]. The deadline for submitting these comments is March 4th.

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Las partes contratantes de la CIPF podrán …

Reminder: Membership and Potential Replacements for CPM Subsidiary Bodies

Posted on Vie, 20 Feb 2015, 11:02

Today, February 20th, 2015, is the deadline to submit nominations for membership and potential replacements for the two subsidiary bodies of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures: the Standards Committee (SC) and the Subsidiary Body on Dispute Settlement (SBDS). Submission of …

Protecting the world's plant resources from pests through harmonized diagnostic protocols

Posted on Jue, 12 Feb 2015, 09:10

The IPPC Secretariat was invited to provide the opening lecture at the 38th Sao Paulo Phytopathology Congress (Congresso Paulista de Fitopatologia) in Araras, Brazil (10 - 12 February 2015). Represented by Ms. Adriana G. Moreira, the lecture entitled Protecting the …

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Posted on Mié, 11 Feb 2015, 09:48

Do you have an interest in plants and plant health? Are you concerned about all the alien pests species that are causing damage to agriculture and the environment? Find out about the activities we are trying to do something about …

Celebration of World Wildlife Day 2015: Wildlife crime is serious

Posted on Vie, 06 Feb 2015, 11:01

3 March is the World Wildlife Day.

This is the day that the IPPC''s Biodiversity Liaison Group partner, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was adopted in 1973.

CITES is one of …

Draft ISPMs for adoption by CPM-10 posted | Projets de normes pour adoption par la CMP-10 publiés | Proyectos de NIMF para adopción por la CMF-10 publicados

Posted on Lun, 02 Feb 2015, 11:30

The draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures that will be presented to CPM-10 (2015) for adoption have been posted in all FAO languages.

Please refer to CPM 2015/06 and attachments: https://www.ippc.int/core-activities/governance/cpm

Formal objections 14 days prior

Please be reminded that …

The list of adopted DPs is growing! Potato spindle tuber viroid PSTVd) is adopted.

Posted on Lun, 02 Feb 2015, 09:30

The Standards Committee (SC) on behalf of the CPM has adopted one new Diagnostic Protocol (DP): Annex to ISPM 27. (Diagnostic protocols for regulated pests): Potato spindle tuber viroid. Up to now, seven diagnostic protocols were adopted by the Commission …

Member consultation on draft Diagnostic Protocols open!

Posted on Vie, 30 Ene 2015, 11:30

The following draft DPs were submitted for member consultation through the Online Comment System from 30 January to 30 June 2015:

Draft Annex to ISPM 27 - Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (2004-016)

Draft Annex to ISPM 27 - Citrus tristeza virus (2004-021) …