Call For Experts

Posted on أربعاء, 15 فبراير 2012, 08:10

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in the Technical panel for phytosanitary treatments (TPPT), Technical panel on diagnostic protocols (TPDP) and Technical panel for the glossary (TPG). Nominations are …

Workshop on the International Movement of Grain Meeting Report and Presentations Available

Posted on جمعة, 10 فبراير 2012, 08:10

We would like to inform you that the meeting report and all workshop presentations from the Workshop on the International Movement of Grain are now posted on the IPP at https://www.ippc.int/core-activities/review-global-plant-protection/international-movement-grain-workshop

The results from this workshop will be presented to …

Newly formatted ISPMs have been uploaded on the IPP.

Posted on خميس, 12 يناير 2012, 08:10

Newly reformatted ISPMs have been posted on the IPP (https://www.ippc.int/index.php?id=13399 ) in English. These have been revised to help ensure consistency between past and newly adopted standards and follow the newly developed IPPC Style Guide. These reformatted ISPMs were uploaded …

Eight Developing Countries Have Started Using the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Thanks to IPPC

Posted on إثنين, 09 يناير 2012, 08:10

The IPPC staff has facilitated the use of the Phytosanitary (plant health) Capacity Evaluation (PCE) in eight developing countries (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Burundi, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mozambique and Oman) around the world over the past year. The PCE generates a snapshot …

IPPC Sets a New Partnership for Training in Pest Risks Analysis in the Latin American and Caribbean Region

Posted on خميس, 22 ديسمبر 2011, 08:10

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has partnered with the Inter-American Development Bank, The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture'™s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to develop and present a comprehensive training program …

2011 Guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in forestry

Posted on جمعة, 18 نوفمبر 2011, 08:10

On November 11, 2011, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published the Guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in forestry. The guide represents a tool for countries to prevent forest-damaging pests from spreading to new areas.

Climate change, globalization, …

The IPPC Secretariat Updates the WTO/SPS Committee

Posted on جمعة, 11 نوفمبر 2011, 08:10

On 18-19 October, 2011, the IPPC Secretariat reported to WTO/SPS Committee on the major developments related to the core activities of the IPPC, as well as on the activities of the CPM.

The purpose was to provide stakeholders the opportunity …

Implementation Review and Support System IRSS) ISPM-6: Guidelines for Surveillance

Posted on أربعاء, 09 نوفمبر 2011, 08:10

Dear IPPC Contact Points,

The Implementation Review and Support System (IRSS) has been asked to conduct an exercise by the Standards Committee (SC) to identify challenges with implementation of ISPM6- Guidelines for Surveillance.

In this respect, we will be conducting …

2011 SPTA working group: reviewing strategies for an effective action

Posted on إثنين, 07 نوفمبر 2011, 08:10

The 2011 Strategic Planning and Technical Assistance (SPTA) working group meeting took place on 4-7 October in Rome, Italy. The open-ended meeting covered several important issues related to the core activities of the IPPC - standard setting, information exchange, capacity …

Workshop on Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation in Lebanon

Posted on جمعة, 14 أكتوبر 2011, 08:10

The Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) of the phytosanitary services in Lebanon was carried out in Beirut, Lebanon during the period 08 - 13 May, 2011, within the framework of the project: GCP/LEB/021/ITA. The application of the PCE was requested by …

2011 Member Comments Posted on the IPP

Posted on إثنين, 10 أكتوبر 2011, 08:10

The IPPC Secretariat has posted the compiled comments on draft ISPMs from the 2011 Member Consultation period on the IPP. All comments were submitted through the IPPC Official Contact Point between 20 June and 30 September 2011. The IPPC Secretariat …

Regional training program in pest risk analysis - 3 October 2011 to 15 May 2012

Posted on جمعة, 26 أغسطس 2011, 08:10

This Training Program is the result of a joint effort that has been first among several institutions to meet the growing demand from developing countries to strengthen their capacities to develop pest risk analysis (PRA).

Objective: The objective is to …

Draft ISPMs available for NPPO and RPPO review for the 2011 November Standards Committee Meeting

Posted on ثلاثاء, 02 أغسطس 2011, 08:10

The IPPC Secretariat has posted two draft ISPMs for review at the 2011 November Standards Committee (SC) meeting: 2004-022 Draft ISPM Systems approach for pest risk management of fruit flies (Tephritidae) and 2005-002 Draft ISPM Integrated measures for plants for …

Save and grow: a policymaker's guide to the sustainable intensification of smallholder crop production

Posted on إثنين, 27 يونيو 2011, 08:10

Save and Grow

In order to meet food production demand over the next 40 years, farmers in the developing world must double food production, a challenge made even more daunting by the combined effects of climate change and growing competition …