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Pest Risk Analysis

PRA tools are available at http://capra.eppo.org/

After registering for this open access website, the CAPRA (Computer Assisted Pest Risk Analysis) program can be downloaded enabling the user to carry out a PRA according to the EPPO decision-support scheme. Useful datasets for PRA have also been assembled according to their relevance for components of the PRA. Supporting documents, including a user manual and example PRAs and contingency plans, are included on the site together with further information about the EU-funded PRATIQUE project to develop PRA tools in which CABI was a partner.

 

Phytosanitary Information

International Organizations

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Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs)

See the IPPC website for the most up to date RPPO contact list.
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPP0): This site also includes useful links to other regional and international plant quarantine websites, see http://www.eppo.org/alinks.htm
Pacific Plant Protection Organization (PPPO): at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Plant Protection Service
 

National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs)

See the IPPC website for a list of NPPO websites and full contact details.
 

Pest Risk Analysis (PRA)

International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (IPPC): See particularly ISPM Nos 2 and 11.
Pest Risk Assessments (USDA-APHIS, USA): Completed PRAs, status of PRAs and guidelines.
Import Risk Analysis (Biosecurity Australia): Overview of process; current and finalized IRAs.
CSIRO Entomology: Climate matching software and its application to PRA.
 

Phytosanitary Standards and Regulations

These links are provided in addition to the websites of the international, regional and national plant protection organizations listed above.
 

International

International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (IPPC): Series of guidelines and requirements (ISPMs) for import, export, certification, establishment of pest free areas and pest eradication programmes etc.


Americas


Australia, New Zealand and Pacific

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS, Australia): Australian quarantine, inspection, export and import laws and regulations (AQIS, Australia): Importing to Australia / Exporting from Australia
ICON search - AQIS's quarantine import conditions database (Australia): Current Australian import conditions for more than 20,000 plant, animal, microbial, mineral and human commodities.
Guidelines and permits: Importation of Plants, Insects, Microorganisms and Non-Domestic Animals (HDOA, Hawaii)
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand:
Standards and regulations: Plant and Plant Products (MAF Biosecurity, New Zealand)
Forest Produce Import Health Standards: (MAF Biosecurity, New Zealand) Includes standards for Importing Forest and Wood Products


Europe

Phytosanitary Regulations (EPPO): EPPO has collected and summarized the phytosanitary regulations of its member countries, potential member countries and a few countries outside the region. Texts are available from the EPPO FTP server.
Regime for Plant Health Controlled Material (FERA): Import / Exports (FERA)
A guide to the system of producer registration and the plant passporting of certain plants and plant products traded commercially in the European Union (EU) Single Market.


South-East Asia

 

General pest information

EcoPort: Information resource on pests, diseases and plants. Developed by University of Florida, FAO and the Smithsonian Institution.
Global Invasive Species Database (IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group): Data on 100 of the world's worst invasive alien species, other species being added (not restricted to agricultural pests).
AGRIS/CARIS (FAO): The international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology, to facilitate information exchange and to identify world literature dealing with all aspects of agriculture.
AgNIC - Agriculture Information Center (USA) changed to AgNIC - Agriculture Network Information Center (USA): AgNIC is a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.
Pest Information (NAPIS, USA): Database for the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) and National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) in the USA.
The Universal Virus Database (ICTV): Including index of viruses, descriptions, character list, picture gallery, and identification tool from the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.
Germplasm Resources Information Network (USDA-ARS, USA): Taxonomic database on cultivated plants.
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC, USA): A useful Exotic Pest Plant Database. Discusses management and control methods to prevent the spread of exotic pest plants throughout the USA.
Bruchid Pest/Host Database Query Page (AGWest and CLIMA, Australia): A database which helps identify key pests and various host plants.
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project (HEAR): Provides technology, methods, and information to decision-makers, resource managers, and the general public to aid in the fight against harmful alien species in Hawaii.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): Listings and descriptions of plant species that threaten Pacific ecosystems.
Global Compendium of Weeds (Rod Randall, AGWest, Australia): Weedy characteristics of 20,000 taxa of plants.
Federal Noxious Weed Program (USDA-APHIS, USA): Policy, weed list, fact sheets etc.
 

New and emerging pests

ICON Alerts - Quarantine import conditions database (AQIS, Australia): Issues of current quarantine concern to AQIS.
EPPO Alert List (EPPO): A list of pests posing potential risk to EPPO member countries.
ProMED-Mail (ISID, USA): A global programme for monitoring emerging diseases from the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
New Disease Reports (British Society for Plant Pathology, UK): Provides a means to rapidly publish new and significant plant disease situations on a global scale.
Pest Alert (NAPPO, North America): Includes data sheets of emerging plants pests for North America.

Quarantine/regulated pests

EPPO Pest Lists including EPPO A1 and A2 Lists of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests.
http://www.eppo.org/QUARANTINE/lists.htm: A Regional Standard for the members of EPPO.

Forest/timber pests

 

Pest Risk Management

NPIRS® and NSPIRS (Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems, Purdue University, USA): The National Pesticide Information Retrieval System (NPIRS®) and the State Pesticide Information Retrieval System (NSPIRS) are collections of pesticide-related databases available through subscription.
EMPRES (FAO): Emergency prevention system for transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases.
 

Crops and Commodities

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR): Information on the International Agricultural Research Centres.
SINGER - System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources (CGIAR): Genetic resources information exchange network of the CGIAR Centres.
NewCROP© the Crop Resource Online Program (Purdue University, USA): The web site of the Center for New Crops and Plant Products, at Purdue University, which provides windows to new and specialty crop profiles.
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA, Switzerland): The ISTA develops, adopts and publishes standard procedures for sampling and testing seed and to promote uniform application of these procedures for evaluation of seeds moving in international trade.
Agricultural Commodity Identification Aid (California Department of Food and Agriculture, USA): A pictorial index to assist inspectors with the identification of commodities not normally encountered in California.
 

Organizations/portals

FAO, Commodities and Trade Divison: Includes commodity notes, market reviews and global food prices.

International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures

Fundamentals of Ethical Trading/Sourcing in poorer countries.

Organic Trade Services: Organic industry news including general trading information.

Market intelligence and technical information service for agribusiness.

Market Information Sources Available through the Internet (Jean-Charles Le Vallée, Michigan State University): Links to numerous sites providing market data for agricultural commodities.
 

Trade Statistics

FAO Statistical Database (FAO): An on-line and multilingual database containing over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics including production and trade figures.
Commodity Research Bureau (CRB): Tables for all the major agricultural commodities traded on American and European markets.
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