[Pollinator] Pollinator Partnership Letter & Recommendations to President-Elect Obama & Transition Team

[R. Thomas Van Arsdall]

P2 Executive Director Laurie Davies Adams sent a letter on January 13 to
President-elect Obama that (1) urged a priority commitment to conservation
and protection of pollinators and their habitat; (2) recommended a series of
actions and supporting background; and (3) offered to work with the Obama
Administration to advance policies and programs that will help to protect
and sustain pollinators and their habitat. 

Selected excerpts-  

	"Priority to Conserve and Protect Ag/Ecosystem Pollinators and Their
Habitat"

"On behalf of the Pollinator Partnership (P2), I would like to urge your
Administration to make a priority commitment to conservation and protection
of animal pollinators and their habitat."

"...pollinators and their habitat are at risk.  Their wellbeing and the
vital ecosystem services they provide require immediate priority
conservation actions."

"...we urge the following actions to conserve and protect native and managed
pollinators:
* Issue Executive Order on Pollinator Protection
* Pollinate Existing Conservation and Natural Resource Programs
* Invest in Pollinator Research
* Provide Pollinator Public Awareness Leadership
* Encourage Grassroots Action to Plant for Pollinators
* Provide International Assistance on Pollinator Protection
* Create Green Jobs to Build Pollinator Habitat and Help Stimulate Economy"

The letter may be accessed at
http://pollinator.org/Resources/Obama/President-ElectTransitionLetteronPolli
natorIssues011309.pdf  

Respectfully Transmitted by-

R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall, Director of Public Affairs
   Pollinator Partnership
   c/0 Van Arsdall & Associates Inc.
   P.O. Box 8512
   Fredericksburg, VA  22404-8512
   O-(540) 899-3023
   C-(703) 509-4746
   tom at vanarsdall.com or tva at pollinator.org
   Pollinator Partnership
   North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC)