[Pollinator] NAPPC in The Congressional Record

[Ladadams at aol.com]

Many thanks to the Hon. Earl Blumenauer for this inclusion in the 
Congressional Record.  Congressman Blumenauer is a true advocate for pollinators!
   






CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
PAGE E2405
Nov. 18, 2005




NORTH AMERICAN POLLINATOR PROTECTION CAMPAIGN
HON. EARL BLUMENAUER
OF OREGON
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, November 18, 2005
    Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank certain organizations 
and individuals for their outstanding work on the important, but often 
overlooked, issue of pollinators. As you know, pollinators are vital to food and 
medicine production, and their irreplaceable ecosystem services and declining 
populations merit attention and protection.
    I am happy to say that significant progress is being made. On October 21, 
the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, NAPPC, signed a joint 
memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agreement 
proposes protecting pollinators on the nearly 100 million acres of habitat 
over which the Fish and Wildlife Service has jurisdiction. These lands, combined 
with another 200 million acres protected by the U.S. Forest Service, attest 
to the growing momentum behind this issue.
    The successes of these organizations are impressive and encouraging, as 
is the dedication of certain individuals. On October 20, four such individuals 
were awarded the First Annual NAPPC Pollinator Advocate Award.
    Don Pedro Cahun Uh, of Mexico, was recognized for his outstanding efforts 
to preserve not only traditional Mayan culture, but also the declining 
populations of the Yucatan Peninsula’s native stingless bees.
    Dale Bosworth, chief of the USDA Forest Service, pioneered pollinator 
awareness among U.S. Government agencies and paved the way for the protection of 
native plants and their pollinators on almost 200 million acres of land.
    Bruce Knight, chief of the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, 
exhibited exemplary leadership in the creation of a highly successful pollinator 
habitat program.
    Ron Krystynak, of the <Canadian Embassy, was recognized for taking a lead 
role in North American pollinator conservation, and for his holistic approach 
to sustainable agriculture and ecology.
    These individuals represent a variety of perspectives and a singularly 
effective leadership on this issue. Their achievements will carry us closer to 
the goal of sustainable ecosystems and communities.



Source: Government Printing Office
>From CQ Congressional Record Service


Laurie Davies Adams
Executive Director
Coevolution Institute
423 Washington St. 5th
San Francisco, CA 94111
415 362 1137
www.coevolution.org
www.nappc.org

Our future flies on the wings of pollinators.
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