Welcome to the PurPest Project website

“You can’t defend. You can’t prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond”

(Bruce Schneier)

Welcome to the PurPest Project website

“You can’t defend. You can’t prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond”

(Bruce Schneier)

Welcome to the PurPest Project website

“You can’t defend. You can’t prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond”

(Bruce Schneier)

Welcome to the PurPest Project website

“You can’t defend. You can’t prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond”

(Bruce Schneier)

Welcome to the PurPest Project website

“You can’t defend. You can’t prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond”

(Bruce Schneier)

PURPEST at the WTO - SPS Committee Thematic Session

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We’re proud to share that Purpest will be represented at the upcoming World Trade Organization I  WTO (World Trade Organization)| SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures) Committee Thematic Session on “Science-Based SPS Import Controls to Facilitate Safe Trade, taking place on 3–4 November 2025 in Geneva.

Our partner Andrea Ficke (NIBIO, Norway) will present recent findings from the PURPEST project, contributing to the global discussion on how science-based approaches can improve pest risk analysis and promote safe trade (program). 

The session will be livestreamed on the WTO YouTube channel, and the recording will be made available afterward on the official event webpage:
🔗 WTO | SPS COMMITTEE THEMATIC SESSION ON SCIENCE-BASED SPS IMPORT CONTROLS TO FACILITATE SAFE TRADE

We are delighted to see PURPEST’s work featured at such an important international platform for science and policy exchange!