Establishment of the IPPC Sea Containers Task Force SCTF)

Posted on mer, 15 Nov 2017, 13:15

Photo Copyright IPPC 2016.

Sea Containers are a notorious pathway for the potential entry of pests, as they are the most common means of transfer of internationally traded goods and moving personal effects. The entry and spread of pests to …

Improvement of the NRO Reporting in Phytosanitary Legislations

Posted on mer, 15 Nov 2017, 10:34

The numbers of phytosanitary legislation reports have been increasing in a stable way over the last 4 years. In the year 2014 IPPC Contact Points or their IPP editors uploaded 59 reports on the IPP; while in 2015 - 60 …

IPPC Community strongly represented at Climate Change COP 23 in Bonn Germany

Posted on mer, 15 Nov 2017, 10:02

The IPPC community was strongly represented at the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP-23) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). For the first time the topic of plant health was broadly discussed at a climate change COP …

The 29th Technical Consultation among the Regional Plant Protection Organizations convened in Paris France

Posted on lun, 13 Nov 2017, 09:29

EPPO 2017. TC RPPO meeting delegates participated in a technical visit to capture the phytosanitary control functioning at the Rungis wholesale market in Paris France - the largest wholesale food market in the world.

The 29th Technical Consultation (TC) among …

A Successful Case for Promoting the application of the IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Tool in Georgia

Posted on lun, 06 Nov 2017, 11:43

Georgian National Food Agency 2017. IPPC, FAO and Georgian National Food Agency staff convene to discuss the draft phytosanitary capacity development strategic plan.

The IPPC Secretariat s final Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) related mission was held from 15 - 21 …

Successful Completion of the 2017 IPPC Regional Workshops

Posted on mer, 01 Nov 2017, 10:49

The IPPC Secretariat and newly established regional committees comprised of Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) regional offices, cooperation institutions and national hosts successfully organized seven IPPC regional workshops for 2017. The IPPC workshops were …

FAO and IPPC Supported Lebanon to Strengthen its Capacity in Fruit Flies Surveillance and Management

Posted on mer, 01 Nov 2017, 09:53

The wrap up workshop of the TCP/LEB/3502 project on Fruit Flies Surveillance and Management in Lebanon was held in Beirut on Friday 20th of October 2017. The workshop was officially opened by H.E. Lebanese Minister of Agriculture, Mr Ghazi Zaeter …

IPPC supports Barbados in its 2nd application of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation tool

Posted on mar, 31 Oct 2017, 07:58

Copyright Fitzroy White 2017. PCE workshop participants reviewing PCE modules during Barbados 2nd PCE Workshop held in Bridgetown Barbados

A second mission for the application of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) tool was conducted in Bridgetown Barbados, October 2 - …

Record number of IPPC Contracting Parties using Online Commenting System!

Posted on lun, 30 Oct 2017, 11:12

Launched in 2016, the new IPPC Online Comment System (OCS) continues to strengthen IPPC Official Contracting Party participation in developing international standards for phytosanitary measures. 2017 has not only seen an increase in the number of IPPC users providing comments …

The IPPC Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Stakeholder Engagement Meeting Held in Wellington New Zealand

Posted on mer, 25 Oct 2017, 08:53

IPPC 2017. Meeting participants convened in Wellington, New Zealand to brainstorm and discuss the draft IPPC M&E Framework

The IPPC monitoring and evaluation framework stakeholder engagement meeting was held from 25 - 28th September 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. The …

The 14th meeting of the International Forest Quarantine Research Group held in Rotorua New Zealand

Posted on mar, 24 Oct 2017, 14:16

The 14th meeting of the International Forest Quarantine Research Group (IFQRG) was held in Rotorua, New Zealand, at the offices of SCION Research Ltd. from October 2-6, 2017. Since its inception in 2003, the IFQRG, an independent organization of scientists, …

The IPPC Focus Group Meeting on Criteria for Upcoming Call for Phytosanitary Issues Held in Rome

Posted on lun, 23 Oct 2017, 11:56

The IPPC Focus Group (FG) met on Monday 9 October 2017 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, to develop criteria for a call for topics: Standard Setting and Implementation. The meeting was chaired by Mr Corné Van Alphen, the CPM …

IPPC participates in the 2nd Meeting of the World Customs Organization Working Group on E-Commerce in Brussels Belgium

Posted on lun, 23 Oct 2017, 11:18

WCO 2017. Meeting delegates discuss the development of tools related to the management of growing E-Commerce.

IPPC Secretariat representative Sarah Brunel, Implementation Facilitation Officer, participated in the 2nd meeting of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Working Group on E-Commerce (WGEC) …

The CPM Bureau Meeting in October 2017 Held at FAO Headquarter

Posted on ven, 20 Oct 2017, 07:35

The CPM Bureau meeting was held on 9 and 13 October 2017 at FAO Headquarter in Rome, Italy. The meeting was chaired by Mr Francisco Javier Trujillo Arriaga (Mexico), the Vice Chairperson of CPM, and opened by Mr Jingyuan Xia, …