 As a staff member of a National Plant Protection Organization, NPPO, you may have faced challenges when implementing the International Plant Protection Convention, IPPC, and the international standards for phytosanitary measures, ISPMs. Do you sometimes face difficulties in implementing activities in phytosanitary certification, pest risk analysis, or plant pest surveillance? You may have asked yourself, how do I implement the appropriate phytosanitary systems? Where can I find information and resources to help me? The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures, or CPM, has established the IPPC Observatory, an evaluation system that monitors the implementation of the IPPC, ISPMs, and CPM recommendations. The IPPC Observatory helps NPPOs identify challenges as well as best practices in implementation. When you respond to IPPC Observatory general surveys, you provide an assessment of the extent to which your NPPO has implemented the IPPC, adopted standards, and CPM recommendations. Your responses then combine with the responses of other NPPOs to present a global picture in order to help identify common implementation challenges and gaps. When you respond to surveys on IPPC Observatory studies, your inputs provide insights on a specific topic or a particular issue that impacts implementation of the IPPC, adopted standards, and CPM recommendations. For example, a study that the IPPC Observatory conducted on e-commerce revealed that many plants traded online carried potential phytosanitary risks. That's because some regulated products may not have met the phytosanitary requirements of the destination country. The study brought attention to the need for a new CPM recommendation so that countries can adjust their national phytosanitary plans to address the global pest threat. When you look for information, you will find the IPPC Observatory studies and general surveys on the IPPC website, and how they have impacted implementation. You will also find a range of technical resources all in one place on the phytosanitary system web pages on the IPPC website. ISPMs, guides and training materials are available and easily accessible to help you in implementation. Explore more information, resources and tools from the IPPC Observatory and how it could help your NPPO today.