Viewing items from February, 2017
Posted on Вт, 28 Фев 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 …
Read morePosted on Пн, 27 Фев 2017, 09:32
The public agenda for the Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7), to be held from 15 to 19 May in Rome, has been posted on the IPP Calendar: https://www.ippc.int/en/year/calendar/?year=2017
Read morePosted on Пн, 27 Фев 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 …
Read morePosted on Пт, 24 Фев 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 …
Read morePosted on Чт, 23 Фев 2017, 20:27
The IPPC Secretariat has updated and reposted their PDF Searchable Database. The database contains all the currently adopted International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures in English (ISPMs), meeting reports and more.
Follow the link and download it now! https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/searchable-pdf-database/
Read morePosted on Пн, 20 Фев 2017, 15:01
A brochure to raise awareness about phytosanitary terminology and the Glossary of phytosanitary terms (ISPM 5) has been posted here.
Special thanks to the members of the Technical Panel for the Glossary and all others who have been involved …
Read morePosted on Пн, 20 Фев 2017, 13:56
New call for phytosanitary treatments has been issued. The IPPC Secretariat is soliciting submissions for:
Phytosanitary treatments to be adopted as international standards, as annexes to ISPM 28 (Phytosanitary treatments for regulated pests).
Phytosanitary treatments used in international trade, to …
Posted on Пн, 20 Фев 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 …
Read morePosted on Ср, 15 Фев 2017, 14:04
The Explanatory document for ISPM 15 posted in French (see https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/2506/) . Translation into French provided in kind by North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) / Canadian Food Inspection Agency under copublishing agreement with FAO.
Read morePosted on Ср, 15 Фев 2017, 08:24
The Joint FAO/ IAEA Insect Pest Control Laboratory located in Seibersdorf, Austria is looking for a research consultant. More on this vacancy at http://www.entsoc.org/research-consultant
Read morePosted on Ср, 15 Фев 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 …
Read morePosted on Пн, 13 Фев 2017, 13:16
The TPG December 2016 meeting report has now been posted here.
More on the IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary can be found at this link.
Read morePosted on Чт, 09 Фев 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 …
Read morePosted on Ср, 08 Фев 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 …