1. North American Plant Protection Organization
Ian McDonell
NAPPO Executive Director
20th Technical Consultation Among Regional Plant Protection Organizations
Rome, Italy
August 25-28, 2008

2. Independent Evaluation of NAPPO 2007
Success/Challenges
Independent Evaluation of NAPPO 2007

3. Terms of Reference NAPPO’s mission and strategic goals
Performance and Effectiveness of NAPPO
Governance and Organizational Structure
NAPPO funding

4. RE: NAPPO’s mission and strategic goals
There is very strong public and private
support – regionally and internationally;
NAPPO is widely recognized for its
leadership within the region and
globally.

5. RE: Performance and Effectiveness of NAPPO
Numerous regional standards have been
the basis for international standards of
the IPPC
These ‘success stories’ underscore the
benefit, measured in terms of economic
losses avoided in the millions of dollars.

6. RE: Governance and Organizational Structure
The organizational structure of NAPPO is
judged to work quiet well.
NAPPO’s Strategic Plan should be
updated taking into account this
evaluation and monitored/updated on an
annual basis

7. RE: NAPPO funding NAPPO has a very small budget for an
international organization, especially
considering its major contribution to
regional and international pest prevention
efforts
Increasing the annual contribution in an
equitable fashion provides the most stable
and sustainable strategy, without the
threat of compromising the role of NAPPO

8. NAPPO’s mission (PROPOSED)
Provide a forum for public and private sectors in Canada, the United States and Mexico to collaborate in the development of science-based standards intended to protect agricultural, forest and other plant resources against regulated plant pests, while facilitating trade

9. Strategic Goals Protecting Plant Resources and the Environment
Capacity Building
Communicating Results
Building partnerships

10. Strategic Goals continued
An Effective Dispute Settlement
Mechanism
Sound Management Practices
A Stable Funding Base

11. NAPPO Draft Standard: RSPM 29
Guidelines for the petition for release of Non-Apis pollinating insects into NAPPO countries. A standardized petition for these organisms to assist reviewers and regulators in assessing the risk associated with the importation, movement and release of pollinating insects

12. NAPPO Draft Standard: RSPM 30
Guidelines for the determination and designation of host status of a commodity for fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) This standard describes experimental protocols for determining host status of a fresh fruit or vegetable commodity for a particular fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) species and designates categories for host status.

13. NAPPO Draft Standard: RSPM 31
Guidelines for conducting pathway risk analysis PWRA may be used to determine the potential for a pathway (except by natural means) to allow the entry or spread of pests and to rank and prioritize multiple pathways according to relative level of risk. Accordingly, it may be used as a decision tool to assign limited resources most effectively to those pathways that pose the greatest risk and for which management options are also feasible and cost-effective.

14. NAPPO Draft Standard: RSPM 32
Pest risk analysis for plants as pests – guidelines for screening plants for planting proposed for import into NAPPO Member Countries This standard applies to plants for planting proposed for entry into NAPPO member countries. The standard provides guidance for assessing the pest risk potential of such plants. The scope of this standard does not include contaminating pests that may be unintentionally introduced through the plants for planting pathway, (e.g., weed seeds in seed consignments) or plant parts imported for food or feed purposes.

15. NAPPO Draft Standard: RSPM 33
Guidelines for regulating the movement of ships and cargo from areas infested with the Asian Gypsy Moth This standard provides NAPPO member countries with guidelines for minimizing the risk of entry and establishment of the Asian Gypsy Moth (AGM) in North America. It describes risk management options for ships and accompanying cargo destined to North America which have visited areas where the AGM is present.

16. NAPPO Annual Meeting 2008 and Symposium on Irradiation as A Phytosanitary Treatment Guadalajara , Jalisco, MX to 24 October 2008

17. NAPPO Website

18. Thank you!