1. Alvaro Sepúlveda Luque
Activities
Capacity Building
Alvaro Sepúlveda Luque
Technical secretary
October 30- November 03, Paris - France

2. Comité de Sanidad Vegetal del Cono Sur
The Plant Health Committee of the Southern Cone (COSAVE) is a Regional Plant Protection Organization (RPPO):
SENASAG
SDA
MAPA
SENASA
SENAVE
MGAP
It operates as intergovernmental level of coordination and concerted action to solve phytosanitary problems of common interest to its member countries and strengthen regional phytosanitary integration.
SAG
SENASA

3. WORKSHOPS 2017 Workshop/ Seminar Date Place
Virtual workshop on Pest evaluation guide of absent silvicultural pest (SAG), applied to the pest Stromatium longicorne .
10 – January -2017
Virtual workshop
Seminar on Hunglongbing of Citrus Fruits (HLB) and Diaphorina citri: aim to train in the implementation of the contingency plan
19 to 20, July 2017
Classroom & field work
24 to 26, July 2017
Eldorado - Misiones, Argentina
Regional Virtual School of Phytosanitary Inspection (ERVIF)
Contribute to protect the phytosanitary situation, and thus improve agricultural productivity and competitiveness, of the South and Andean Regions by increasing the technical capacity of NPPOs and other official services for adequate phytosanitary inspection and certification
February to June – 2017
Virtual
• National Approach, through the National Module - which analyzes specific and differential aspects specific to each country.
• International Approach, through the International Module that addresses Bases and reference frameworks

4. WORKSHOPS
2017
Workshop/ Seminar
Date
Place
Forest Surveillance and Pest Control Workshop, of high importance in quarantine COSAVE/USDA/CFIA
11 to 12 September 2017
San José de Maipo, Chile.
NEXT
Seminar "Incidence of Climate Change on population dynamics and distribution of pests“
For NPPOs & National Agricultural research institutes of each country (grouped in PROCISUR)
4 – 5 December 2017
Uruguay

5. WORKSHOPS
2017
Seminar
NEXT Seminar "Incidence of Climate Change on population dynamics and distribution of pests“
Session 1. Regional vision and experiences in relation to the impact of CC on behavior, population dynamics and distribution of pests
Session 2: Knowledge and advances of technical and scientific studies on the impact of CC on plant pests.
Predictive models: their use
Session 3. Implementation experiences. Prevention and pest management in response to the impact of CC.

6. COSAVE: Pest Risk Analysis (PRA)
COSAVE's Technical Group on Pest Risk Analysis has been working on updating and developing PRA Guide by pest and pathway . This was validated by each of the countries.
The COSAVE Steering Committee definitively approved both Guides, through Resolution Nº 221/ D:
"Guide to the Development of Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) by Pest".
"Guide for the Development of Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) by pathway".
Update to be harmonized with ISPM 11

7. COSAVE: Tool 'Pest Assessment Guide'
Testing a new tool: The objective of the guideline is to establish a impartial ranking of pest prioritization.
It allows directing the limited resources to develop the corresponding complete PRAs, for those pests with the highest score obtained with the pest evaluation guide.
The results obtained with the application of the guideline in 2016 were evaluated and validated. A list of emerging priority pests for the COSAVE region (7 pests) was defined. The complete PRA will be developed for each one.

8. COSAVE: Tool 'Pest Assessment Guide'
Lymantria mathura
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense TR4
Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum
Erthesina fullo
Aromia bungii
Candidatus Liberibacter africanus
Grapevine red blotch-associated virus
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus
The criteria applied to pre-select the 8 pests were:
Pests included in the list of emerging pests proposed by the COSAVE's Technical Group on Plant Quarantine.
Pests that do not currently have a regional contingency plan
Pests not present in the COSAVE Region
With these results a regional pest ranking will be obtained, which will allow to be prioritized within the list of emerging pests of COSAVE, to which the complete PRA Guide should be applied.

9. Phytosanitary Intelligence / Rapid Alert pests of concern:
- Concentrating, integrate and analyze relevant information, generating a regional phytosanitary intelligence. Valuable tool for decision making in each country of the region, preventing the introduction and spread of pests.
Strengthening security in shipments:
a. Implementation of electronic certification in countries of the region.
b. Harmonize and standardize PRA criteria.
c. Harmonize the sampling criteria of consignments.
d. Analysis and review of phytosanitary regulations implemented in the countries of COSAVE.
November, 2016

10. MAIN PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Relevant new approved Regional Standards or Plans
Regional Plan for Monitoring and Control of Lobesia botrana
ERPF 2.13 “Procedures for transit of regulated articles in COSAVE countries” V.1.2
“Guidelines for a Contingency Plan for detection and control of the Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar Asian race”
“Guidelines for a Contingency Plan for detection and control of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Buhrer) Nickel (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) and their vectors Monochamus spp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)”
“Guide to conduct Pest risk Assessment for regulated non-quarantine pests.
Sub- ERPF v.1.1 “Guidelines for Contingency Plans for the detection of citrus Huanglongbing outbreaks and / or their vectors in the COSAVE region”.
ERPF 2.14 v.1.1 “Procedure for the control of passengers, crew, luggage and conveyances”

11. MAIN PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Relevant new approved Regional Standards or Plans
ERPF 2.15 v.1.1 “Operational procedure for transhipment of products and by-products of plant origin”
ERPF Infrastructure requirements, personnel and operational procedures of quarantine laboratories of biological control agents.

12. STDF/PG/502
COSAVE: Regional Strengthening implementation of phytosanitary measures and market access STDF
Implementation:
Start: November 01, 2015
Ending: October 31, 2018

13. Project “COSAVE: Regional Strengthening implementation of phytosanitary measures and market access STDF”
General objective
Strengthen the implementation capacity of phytosanitary measures to maintain and improve the phytosanitary status, facilitating trade in agricultural products in the region of the countries of COSAVE and helping to maintain current markets and access to new markets.
Fund approved:US$
Specific objective:
Consolidate a regional phytosanitary information system to implement actions surveillance and early detection of quarantine pests.
To increase the technical capacity of the region to use the PRA process (emphasis on evaluation of the economic, non-commercial and environmental)
Strengthen the process of capacity building in inspection and phytosanitary certification.
Generate tools and build capacity to assess the impact of plant regulation.
STDF Standards and Trade Development Facility , partnership that supports developing countries in building their capacity to implement international sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards, guidelines and recommendations as a means to improve plant health status and ability to gain or maintain access to markets.
November, 2017

14. Product 1 Product 2 Product 3 Product 4 Work plan
Project “COSAVE: Regional Strengthening implementation of phytosanitary measures and market access STDF”
Work plan
Strengthening phytosanitary surveillance actions
Product 1
Capacity building in pest risk analysis
Product 2
Strengthening capacity building in inspection and phytosanitary certification
Product 3
Assessing the impact of the implementation of the phytosanitary measure
Product 4

15. 2016 2017 2018 Work plan Phytosanitary surveillance Pest risk analysis
Inspection and certification
Evaluate the impact of implemented phytosanitary standards

16. Work plan 2016 – Product 1 Activities Date Place
Strengthening phytosanitary surveillance actions
Regional Initial Workshop
General Phytosanitary Surveillance
(26 participants)
6 to 9 September, 2016
Asunción, Paraguay
Regional Integrator Workshop
(24 participants)
8 to 10
November, 2016
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Specific Phytosanitary Surveillance
(25 participants)
29 November to 01 December, 2016
Lima, Perú
11 to 12 october,
2017
Montevideo, Uruguay

17. Work plan 2017 – Product 2 Activities Date Place
Capacity building in pest risk analysis
Selection of an expert in the evaluation of economic effects, non-commercial and environmental consequences of pest infestation; and an expert with experience in the risk assessment of plants as pests.
October, 2017
Regional Workshop on the assessment of the economic effects and the non-commercial and environmental consequences of the entry of pests, according to the IPPC’s, ISPM 11
November 2017
(5 days)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

18. Work plan 2017 – Product 3 Activities Date
Strengthening capacity building in inspection and phytosanitary certification
2 pilot courses:
International Module of the Virtual Regional School of Phytosanitary Inspectors
Online course on "Management of Learning Processes" in the Platform of IICA
February – June, 2017
IICA's efforts with some of the NPPOs and Universities, with a view to signing the memorandum of understanding for the development and implementation of the National Modules
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19. Work plan
2017 – Product 4
Activities
Date
Assessing the impact of the implementation of the phytosanitary measure
Open the search for Expert Team for the Project
13 october to 24 november, 2017

20. Álvaro Sepúlveda Luque
Gracias…
Thanks…
Merci…
Álvaro Sepúlveda Luque
Secretario Técnico
November, 2017