The IPSN expands resources & strengthens communications for safeguarding plant health

  • Region

    Global

  • Programme

    International Plant Sentinel Network

  • Workstream

    Saving Plants

  • Topic

    Plant Conservation

  • Type

    News

  • Source

    BGCI
News Published: 8 January 2025

A significant development of the International Plant Health Network (IPSN) during 2024 has been the expansion of available resources to support plant health safeguarding efforts.

In collaboration with our diagnostic experts, we have created new informative resources, including pests & disease posters with accompanying factsheets to assist in harmful organism identification. Additionally, we have launched a new organism alert series to help raise awareness of emerging threats. To further support biosecurity and early detection efforts, we have put together protocols to guide in the monitoring, sampling, and reporting of specific organisms of interest.

The IPSN members’ contributions in 2024 have also been invaluable, leading to a new blog series available in our website, and the publication of a BGJournal issue focused on on biosecurity and plant health monitoring efforts featuring 16 articles from across the globe.

To enhance our communication within the network, we have refined our quarterly newsletter with new dedicated sections, such as members news. Furthermore, we published a special edition to celebrate Plant Health Week, which included leaflets with accessible links to valuable plant health resources available both within the UK and internationally.

For more information, access the current IPSN resources by clicking the link in the list below.

In 2025, the IPSN will continue to publish regular blogs featuring key work undertaken by our members/partners, develop new plant health monitoring and biosecurity resources, deliver training and share communications with all. Stay tuned into our newsletter and social media for more details!