6731) United States must step-up forest pest prevention new study says

Imported forest pests cause billions of dollars in damages each year, and U.S. property owners and municipalities foot most of …

6732) SPC publishes Biosecurity Manual for Handicrafts

BIOSECURITY MANUAL FOR HANDICRAFTS – Requirements for trade and movement of handicrafts in the Pacific Island Region and beyond” has …

6733) Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) incursion

Wasmannia auropunctata"s incursion dated back in 1994. It was later reported to the national quarantine authority in 1998. A survey …

6734) Ash dieback disease in UK - hope for a resistant strain

Scientists identify first tree to show strong tolerance to the disease raising hopes of developing a resistant strain: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/22/betty-the-ash-tree-offers-hope-against-deadly-dieback-disease-resistance

6735) Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community with the latest amendments

Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and …

6736) Mechanism for the requests for Diagnostic Protocol translation into FAO languages

CPM5 (2010) requested the IPPC Secretariat create a mechanism for Diagnostic Protocols to be translated into official FAO languages upon …

6737) DISPOSICIONES PARA EL EMBALAJE DE MADERA UTILIZADO EN EL COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL

Actualizacion de la Legislacion en cumplimiento a la Norma Internacional de Medidas Fitosanitarias No 15, el cual sustituye el Acuerdo …

6738) Resources / Multimedia / Videos

IPPC videos are available on the FAO YouTube channel under the International Plant Protection (IPPC) playlist.

6739) New seal of wood packaging material

AGROCALIDAD en cumplimiento con la normativa internacional que regula los embalajes de madera que se utilizan para el tránsito internacional …

6740) WTO Members look at way forward in agriculture talks

WTO members considered the way forward in agriculture talks at the first informal meeting of agriculture negotiations after the WTO …