2. IYPH objectives
and
achievements

IYPH was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment and boost economic development.

The IYPH highlighted the role of national plant protection organizations (NPPOs), regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs), scientific and research institutions, private-sector firms, and national, regional and international non-profit organizations in protecting agricultural production from losses caused by pests and diseases.

In addition, the IYPH promoted application of innovative, environmentally friendly approaches in combating plant pests and diseases.

The IYPH specific objectives were to:

• Raise awareness of plant health among the public and political decision makers at global, regional and national levels.
• Induce different stakeholders to contribute to the global battle against plant pests and to adopt globally recognized standards and sustainable plant protection practices.
• Increase awareness of the importance of plant health towards achieving the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda.

• Educate the general public and improve their knowledge of plant health and increase information about the state of plant protection in the world.
• Enhance dialogue and stakeholder involvement in plant health.
• Promote and strengthen national, regional and global plant health efforts and their resources in the light of increasing trade and new pest risks caused by climate change.
• Facilitate the establishment of plant health partnerships on national, regional and global levels.

IYPH was a successful step towards recognition, by both goverments and industry, of the plant health system that protects global food supply and biodiversity from invasive species.

Francisco Javier Trujillo Arriaga,
former CPM Chairperson