 | |
| Type | agricultural; environmental |
|---|---|
| Signed | 6 December 1951 |
| Location | Rome, Italy |
| Effective | 3 April 1952 |
| Condition | three ratifications |
| Signatories | 29 |
| Parties | 183 |
| Depositary | Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization |
| Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish |
| Secretary Osama El-Lissy (26 February 2022–)[1][2] | |
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is a 1951 multilateral treaty overseen by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization that aims to secure coordinated, effective action to prevent and to control the introduction and spread of pests of plants and plant products. The Convention extends beyond the protection of cultivated plants to the protection of natural flora and plant products. It also takes into consideration both direct and indirect damage by pests, so it includes weeds.[3] IPPC promulgates International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs).[3]
The Convention created a governing body consisting of each party, known as the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures, which oversees the implementation of the convention (see § CPM). As of August 2017, the convention has 183 parties, being 180 United Nations member states and the Cook Islands, Niue, and the European Union.[4] The convention is recognized by the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement) as the only international standard setting body for plant health.
- ^ "Osama El-Lissy Appointed As New Secretary For International Plant Protection Convention". International Plant Protection Convention. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Osama El Lissy, Former APHIS Deputy Administrator, Named Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention". Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. United States Department of Agriculture. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ a b Morin, Louise (2020). "Progress in Biological Control of Weeds with Plant Pathogens". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 58 (1): 201–223. doi:10.1146/annurev-phyto-010820-012823. PMID 32384863. S2CID 218563372.
- ^ "Countries List: Countries". International Plant Protection Convention.