Friday, January 29, 2021

This Month in Plant Protection Today - How 3 Nations Protect Plant Health Across a Continent

A Regional Solution for Regional—and Global—Challenges
USDA logo


 United States Department of Agriculture

January 2021

Plant Protection Today

Image of the the U.S., Mexican, and Canadian flags side by side.

 

How 3 Nations Protect Plant Health Across a Continent

The United States, Canada, and Mexico share a common problem: Invasive plant pests don't respect the international borders of North America. A pest in one country could pose a threat in all three—unless the three nations work as partners. So they joined their scientific, technical, and financial resources to prevent the introduction and spread of plant pests from the entire North American region. In 1976, they created the North American Plant Protection Organization. Its goal is to promote and secure cooperation to protect plant health in North America. Read more.

(This is a special guest article from the North American Plant Protection Organization!) 

Check Out These Other Stories

About Plant Protection Today

Every day, USDA's Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) employees collaborate with many partners, cooperators, and stakeholders to protect plant health. To stay on the leading edge, PPQ explores scientific frontiers, develops new plant protection methods, and makes critical advancements. These efforts safeguard our nation's agricultural and natural resources while facilitating the safe global trade of agricultural products. Plant Protection Today highlights some of PPQ's most successful and impactful programs and activities. Please send your feedback and comments to:

PPQ.Plant.Protection.Today@usda.gov


This email was sent to ooseims.archieves@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · 4700 River Rd · Riverdale, MD 20737
GovDelivery logo

No comments:

Post a Comment