Osama El-Lissy Appointed As New Secretary For International Plant Protection Convention

Posted on Fri, 11 Mar 2022, 06:44

Rome, 8 March 2022 - Mr. Osama El-Lissy has been appointed as the Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), effective February 26, 2022.

Born in Egypt and a national of the United States, El-Lissy holds a doctorate degree …

The second virtual meeting of the IPPC Secretariat’s staff held to continuously advance its work programme during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on Tue, 16 Jun 2020, 07:06

Rome, 11 June 2020 – The IPPC Secretariat organized the second virtual briefing to continuously advance its work programme during the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting was chaired by Mr Jingyuan Xia, IPPC Secretary, and attended by 27 staff members. The …

Key messages from the IPPC Secretariat on plant health and Covid-19

Posted on Thu, 19 Mar 2020, 16:37

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is an inter-governmental treaty signed by 184 countries, aiming at protecting the world's plant resources from the spread and introduction of pests, and promoting safe trade. The Convention introduced International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures …

The world health body you've never heard of - but should have

Posted on Wed, 18 May 2016, 09:34

This is a synopsis of a full article on Theconversation.com that can be seen at https://theconversation.com/the-world-health-body-youve-never-heard-of-but-should-have-59114 and is written by Eric Boa.

In a world where physical goods and living things are moved around with increasing frequency to more …

IPPC Surveillance standard being modernized

Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2015, 14:31

The IPPC Expert Working Group (EWG) for the Revision of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 6: Guidelines for Surveillance (2009-004) met from 28th September to 2nd October 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand.

The meeting, organized by the IPPC …

IPPC Secretariat and Senior CABI officials meet in Rome

Posted on Fri, 23 Oct 2015, 12:18

An IPPC delegation led by Secretary Jingyuan Xia met with a delegation of senior officials from CAB International led by CABI CEO Trevor Nicholls on Thursday, October 22. During the meeting the two parties drafted a letter of intent with …

New IPPC Secretary Named

Posted on Thu, 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 Meets with CBD Executive Secretary

Posted on Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 09:25

(Rome, 20 January 2015). Members of the IPPC Secretariat met with Convention on Biological Diversity Executive Secretary Dr. Braulio Dias for a detailed discussion on the relationship between the two Secretariats of the two conventions. Among other things, they discussed …

IPPC Coverage of Aquatic Plants

Posted on Thu, 29 May 2014, 14:09

At the 9th Session of CPM, the Recommendation CPM-9/2014/1 covering IPPC Coverage of Aquatic Plants was adopted: https://www.ippc.int/core-activities/governance/cpm-recommendations/ippc-aquatic-plants. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), having the purpose of securing common and effective action to prevent the spread and introduction of …

CABI and IPPC Technical Working Group meets in Rome

Posted on Fri, 22 Nov 2013, 15:47

This past week, the Technical Working Group (TWG) between the IPPC Secretariat and CABI, including its Plantwise programme, met at FAO Headquarters in Rome to review the progress made since they convened last January to identify the areas of common …

The IPPC and CBD meet for their third joint meeting in Montreal

Posted on Thu, 26 Sep 2013, 14:54

Photo by CBD Secretariat On 16-17 of September, the IPPC Secretariat participated in a meeting with the Secretariat of Convention on Biodiversity (CBD), in Montreal, Canada. Joined under the Memorandum of Cooperation (2004), the two Secretariats have agreed to cooperate …

IPPC/CABI Plantwise Collaboration Initiated

Posted on Thu, 05 Sep 2013, 18:42

In recent efforts to improve collaboration on joint activities, the IPPC and CABI Plantwise have agreed to initiate secondments between their organizations to increase transparency and effectiveness. The IPPC Secretariat at FAO Headquarters in Rome welcomes Ms. Katherine Cameron, Knowledge …

IPPC Moves to New Software Platform

Posted on Mon, 11 Mar 2013, 15:01

The software used to run www.ippc.int has changed in order to provide a better experience to our users. We will finally have: 1. Clean URLs - www.ippc.int/about/ instead of abominations such as www.ippc.int/index.php?id=7&L=0. 2. More consistent data entry forms. …

IPPC Celebrates its 60th Anniversary

Posted on Thu, 28 Feb 2013, 14:27

The International Plant Protection Convention at 60 years: increasingly essential as pest risk increases due to globalization. 60 Years in various languages Rome, 6th of December of 2011. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) will celebrate its 60th anniversary in …