PACIFIC PLANT PROTECTION ORGANISATION
PPPO, funded by AusAID, NZ and EU, complements the role of PPS by bringing global quarantine and plant protection issues into a regional perspective. PPPO is the Regional Plant Protection Organisation (RPPO) recognised by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). SPC Plant Protection Service acts as the Secretariat for the PPPO. The PPPO executive committee is made up of 8 elected representatives with 1 from each of New Zealand and Australia and 2 from each of Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia. It helps Pacific Island countries to comply with global quarantine measures for international trade. Member countries of the PPPO meet every three years. The last PPPO Executive Committee Meeting was held on October 1, 2003. A report will be placed here soon.

REGIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING FOR PLANT PROTECTION
(RTMPP)  This is a meeting every 3 years of representatives from national plant protection services of member PICT's, Australia and New Zealand. Country representatives present papers on their current plant protection situation and recommendations are made for improvements and new services. The RTMPP serves as an important consultative mechanism for the SPC Plant Protection Service. 

The last RTMPP meeting was held in Nadi, Fiji, at the end of February 2002 where emphasis was made on the need to continually train farmers, advisors and scientific staff in the Pacific to upgrade their skills.

The RPPO15 meeting was held on September 29-30 at Sigatoka in Fiji. A report will be presented here soon.