2019 International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for the Caribbean
Excerpt from IPPC News
The 2019 International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for the Caribbean took place from 10 to 12 September 2019. Representatives from the following 12 Caribbean countries attended the workshop: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.
Draft Standards and a draft Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Recommendation were reviewed and regional comments were formulated, discussed and agreed upon. Participants also:
- discussed regional priorities for the IPPC Strategic Framework (2020-2030);
- planned activities in the Caribbean region for the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020;
- identified ways to improve national reports related to IPPC obligations;
- formulated ideas for the next Call for Topics; and
- discussed how to become more involved in the ePhyto Solution and the issuance of electronic phytosanitary certificates.
Read the highlights on this workshop in the article: 2019 International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for the Caribbean News Article (Website Link)
