The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is the only intergovernmental treaty that aims to protect the world’s plants, agricultural products and natural resources from invasive pests. Ratified by 184 countries, the IPPC promotes the application of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) as the main set of tools to safeguard global food security, protect the environment and facilitate safe trade.
Main Topics
Plant Health & Food Security
Keeping plants healthy means safeguarding global food security. Protecting plants and plant resources and important crops from pests will help feed an increasingly hungry world.
Plant Health & Safe Trade
Facilitating the safe trade of goods by applying international phytosanitary standards will help mitigate the negative impacts of plant pests on the environment, economies and livelihoods.
Plant Health & Environmental Protection
Protecting plants and plant resources from the impact of a warming climate will mitigate the introduction and spread of invasive species, and thus helps to protect the environment and biodiversity.
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Common Questions
- What is the Convention on plant health?
- What are plant health standards?
- How are these standards developed?
- What are standards applied?
- How do plant health standards impact trade?
Events
- 2023 Jan 12 - CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid.
Nadi, Fiji - 2023 Jan 25 - TENTATIVE: Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP). Virtual (12:00–14:00 GMT+1)
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