The IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee discuss strategic issues including the new IPPC Strategic Framework

Posted on mer, 22 Mai 2019, 10:24

The IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee © FAO

17 May 2019, Rome - The fourth meeting of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) was held from 13 to 17 May 2019 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy. Participants …

Message by IPPC Secretary Jingyuan Xia in the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2019

Posted on mar, 21 Mai 2019, 18:05

Rome, 22 May 2019

The mission of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is to protect cultivated and wild plant resources from pests, thus prompting food security and environmental protection while facilitating safe trade.

On this International Day for Biological …

Updates from the May 2019 IPPC Standards Committee SC) meeting

Posted on mar, 21 Mai 2019, 08:02

Participants at the May 2019 Standards Committee meeting. © FAO

10 May 2019, Rome - The 33rd meeting of the IPPC Standards Committee (SC) took place from 6 to 10 May 2019 at FAO headquarters in Rome. The meeting opened …

New publication! Guidelines for managing Xylella fastidiosa

Posted on mar, 14 Mai 2019, 14:19

Up to 95 percent of olive production is concentrated in the Mediterranean region. Indeed, Spain, Italy, Greece and Tunisia alone account for 76 percent of productive olive trees. However, in recent years, millions of olive trees in the Mediterrranean area …

G20 Ministers of Agriculture reaffirm importance of Plant Health in Niigata Japan

Posted on lun, 13 Mai 2019, 11:49

Source: FAO Twitter

Niigata, 11-12 May 2019. The G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting taking place in Niigata, Japan last weekend reaffirmed the importance of plant health to reach Sustainable Development Goals and encouraged its members and stakeholders to take full advantage …

The IPPC at the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists MACS) in Tokyo Japan

Posted on ven, 03 Mai 2019, 07:48

Dr Jingyuan Xia, IPPC Secretary, deleiverred the keynote address at the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (MACS) held from 24-26 April 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. © FAO

24 April 2019, Tokyo - Dr Jingyuan Xia, IPPC Secretary, was invited …

IPPC and Bangladesh join forces to advance plant health cooperation

Posted on mar, 30 Avr 2019, 15:06

Rome, 30 April 2019. The IPPC Secretariat met at FAO headquarters with ten delegates from the Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh to discuss plant health priorities and areas of cooperation.

The Bangladeshi delegation, headed by the Ministry of Agriculture …

Plant Health and Capacity Development: A special topic session at CPM-14

Posted on ven, 19 Avr 2019, 14:48

The CPM-14 special topic session on plant health and capacity development. © FAO

4 April 2019, Rome - The IPPC Community works together to ensure all countries have the capacity to implement phytosanitary measures. As 2019 is the IPPC Year …

General Administration of Customs P.R. of China carries out a publicity campaign about bio-safety

Posted on ven, 19 Avr 2019, 08:36

Special exhibitions were held in botanical gardens. © Guangzhou Customs, China

15 April 2019, Beijing - The General Administration of Customs , P.R. of China (GACC) carried out a publicity campaign Protecting national biological safety, building a beautiful ecological homeland …

CPM-14 closes with notable achievements and an acknowledgement of outstanding service

Posted on jeu, 18 Avr 2019, 13:26

A record 491 participants from 133 countries and 30 observer organizations attended the 14th Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) held from 1-5 April 2019 at FAO Headquarters in Rome. © FAO

5 April 2019, Rome - The recently concluded fourteenth …

IPPC Commodity and pathways standards - side session at CPM-14

Posted on mer, 17 Avr 2019, 13:37

During the side session, Ms Lois Ransom from Australia explained that with IPPC commodity and pathways standards, the regulation of pests will remain firmly based on pest risk analysis and obligations will not be imposed on importing countries. © FAO …

Sea change for sea containers: CPM-14 Side Session

Posted on mer, 17 Avr 2019, 07:06

The Sea change for sea containers side session highlighted pest risks associated with sea containers and their cargoes - and what can be done to reduce these risks. © FAO

4 April 2019, Rome - It was standing room only …

Commission on Phytosanitary Measures CPM) Bureau meeting at FAO Headquarters

Posted on mar, 16 Avr 2019, 08:59

Participants at the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau meeting. © FAO

5 April 2019, Rome - The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau met before and after the CPM-14 meeting held in Rome from 1-5 April 2019.

The main …

CPM-14 Pre-Session - A demonstration of the IPPC ePhyto Solution and how it is being used by countries

Posted on lun, 15 Avr 2019, 14:15

Participants at the CPM-14 IPPC ePhyto Solution side session. © FAO

1 April 2019, Rome - Prior to the official opening of the fourteenth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-14), a highly anticipated side session on the IPPC …