Please see below for a CALL by the International Plant Protection Convention for information to inform the International Forest Quarantine Research Group. From: ippc(a)fao.org [mailto:ippc@fao.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 2:25 AM To: Steve Pawson &lt;Steve.Pawson(a)scionresearch.com&gt; Subject: CALL for information on forest quarantine issues by IFQRG CALL for information by the International Forest Quarantine Research Group from NPPOs and Forest Research Organisations The International Forest Quarantine Research Group (IFQRG) has requested the IPPC Secretariat to circulate this e-mail to help them launch a call for information on forest quarantine issues and requests National and Regional Plant Protection Organizations (NPPO and RPPOs) as well as Forest Research Organisations to respond. Survey closes 31 August 2018. The IFQRG has provided advice to the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) and works closely with the Technical Panel for Forest Quarantine (TPFQ) providing research data to support some standards. In addition, it has provided information used for the development of IPPC Guides and training material. Established in 2004, IFQRG provides a mechanism where critical forestry quarantine issues can be addressed through discussion and collaborative research. It serves to bring together scientists and phytosanitary officials to foster multi-disciplinary approaches to forest quarantine-related problems of global significance. The group has three main function: 1. Advisory body: providing scientific analysis and review of global forestry related phytosanitary issues and new information 2. Discussion forum: providing a forum for the discussion and clarification of key forestry issues related to the phytosanitary implications of global trade 3. Research coordination: Identifying and undertaking collaborative scientific research aimed at high priority forestry quarantine questions IFQRG is undertaking a global review of key forest quarantine issues as part of a strategy setting process to inform the future IFQRG research priorities. We request that National and Regional Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs and RPPOs) respond to this CALL for information and circulate this call to appropriate national research institutions that have a focus on forest quarantine issues and request that these institutions to also contribute their own independent assessments. An online survey will be used to collect the data. If individual questions are not of relevance to you, please skip the questions as appropriate. The survey will close on the 31 August 2018. The survey was designed by scientists representing Oceania (Stephen PAWSON), Europe (Rene ESCHEN), South America (Juan CORLEY), North America (Ron MACK and Adnan UZUNOVIC), South Asia (Kavita GUPTA), and Africa (John Richard MBWAMBO). A synthesis of the survey will be presented for discussion at the 15th meeting of IFQRG to be held in Rome, 1 to 5 October 2018 ( http://www.ippc.int/en/events/event/670/ ). If you require assistance please email: Steve.Pawson@scionresearch.com<mailto:Steve.Pawson@scionresearch.com> IFQRG 2018-07 Survey<http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MS8TV3S> Or you can cut and paste the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MS8TV3S This email and any attachments are intended solely for the addressees named above. It may contain information which is legally privileged, confidential or subject to copyright. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please delete it. As part of Scion’s cyber security policy, Scion’s IT systems are subject to ongoing monitoring, activity logging and auditing, and may include 3rd party monitoring on our behalf.