Our Future Flies on the Wings of Pollinators

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1 Our Future Flies on the Wings of Pollinators Laurie Adams, Pollinator Partnership Michael Ruggiero, North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Sponsored by USDA Forest Service UN CSD 16 New York, New York 5 May 2008

2 What is pollination? Why is it important? What is the status of pollinators? What is being done? What you can do Questions and discussion

3 EVERY THIRD BITE

4 What is pollination? Transfer of pollen from anther (male part) to stigma (female part) of plant

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6 Kinds of pollination Self Wind Water Animal

7 Pollination by Wind Wheat Corn Rice Oats Barley

8 Pollination by Animals almonds broccoli peppers cashews cauliflower collards cucumbers eggplant gourds kale kholrabi lemon lettuce mustard muskmelon okra parsley parsnip pumpkins rutabaga squashes watermelons and more..

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10 Insect Pollinators

11 Vertebrate Pollinators

12 Vanilla and Bees

13 Chocolate and Flies

14 Palm Oil and Beetles

15 Poor Pollination

16 If We Lose the Pollinators, We Inherit their Work

17 Feeding the world s human population Feeding and sheltering the world s wildlife

18 Worldwide pollinators are showing signs of decline

19 DECLINE Managed Pollinators Honey Bees Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) Native Pollinators Bumble Bees

20 US Annual Average Loss % % % %

21 24% 26% 49% 34% 39% 40% 60% 42% 27% NJ - 38% MD - 7% 52% 27% 27% Overall average loss for 21 states is 37% 21% 17% 44% 51% 45% 34% 29%

22 European Colony Losses, Fall / Winter Overall average loss for 11 represented countries is 25.7% Denmark 25% Netherlands 26% 16% 30% 30% 15% 40% 30% 25% 6% 40%

23 Causes: A combination of stresses Invasive species Loss of habitat Pesticides and herbicides Disease Nutritional deficiencies

24 What is being done in North America?

25 North American Pollinator Protection Campaign NAPPC

26 Some NAPPC Partners The Xerces Society

27 NAS NRC STUDY USDA ARS USGS

28 Research CCD Working Group USDA ARS, CSREES Penn State University Columbia University University of California, Berkeley Apiary Inspectors of America American Beekeeping Federation More

29 Research 7 Honey Bee Health Grants

30 Advocacy

31 Online Eco-regional Planting Guides USDA Forest Service

32 Pollinator-friendly Plantings Native plants Drought tolerant Increase carbon sequestration Prevent soil erosion Influence crops and native environment for 2 KM Increase productivity Provide economic benefits for the individuals

33 US Postal Service Pollination Stamps Public Education

34 US Postal Service Pollination Stamps

35 US Postal Service Pollination Stamps

36 National Pollinator Week June 22-28, 2008 Proclamation by US Sec. of Agriculture

37 AGREEMENTS - MOU s 1.5 Billion Acres

38 Awards

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41 DATA

42 Pollinator Partnership Funding Public Private Leveraged

43 International Activities for Pollinators

44 Pollinators by the Numbers 80% of the world's flowering plants. 90% percent of food crops for 146 countries $200 billion annually

45 International Pollinator Initiative (IPI) 1996: CBD COP : Sao Paulo Declaration on Pollinators 2002: CBD COP 6

46 IPI GOALS Monitor Decline Address Taxonomic Impediment Assess Economic Value Promote Conservation and Sustainable Use

47 Elements of IPI Implementation Assessment Adaptive Management Capacity Building Mainstreaming

48 ASSESSMENT Monitor Status and Trends Assess Economic Value Assess Knowledge Promote Identification Keys

49 ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT Conduct Case Studies Disseminate Information on Best Practices Promote Methods of Sustainable Agriculture

50 CAPACITY BUILDING Promote Awareness Promote Policy Improvements Promote Local Capabilities Build Taxonomic Capacity Exchange Regional and International Information

51 MAINSTREAMING Integrate Pollinator Diversity and Agricultural Biodiversity Strengthen Reporting Systems Strengthen National Institutions in Pollinator Taxonomy Improve Education about Pollinators

52 International Pollinator Activities

53 Brazilian Pollinator Initiative North American Pollinator Protection Campaign African Pollinator Initiative European Pollinator Initiative Oceania Pollinator Initiative IABIN Pollinator Thematic Network GEF/FAO Pollinator Project GBIF Global Pollinator Species Campaign International Pollinator Activities

54 IABIN PTN Vision Pollinator Thematic Network for the Americas integration of information about pollinators efficient retrieval system

55 IABIN PTN Partners Pollinator Partnership University of Sao Paulo Integrated Taxonomic Information System National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) GEF/World Bank Funded, OAS Administered

56 Information Needs Assessment

57 IABIN PTN Content Scientific and common names Experts Specimens and observations Pollinator-plant relationships Literature

58 IABIN PTN Architecture

59 Specimen Records 82 major collections of bee specimens for the Americas 2.8 Million bee specimens in the Americas

60 Experts

61 Plant-Pollinator Relationship

62 Taxonomic Checklists

63 Literature

64 GBIF Global Pollinator Global Extension of IABIN PTN Species Campaign World Checklist of All Pollinating Species Searchable Records from Major Collections and Observations Plant and Pollinator Associations Identification Capability Status and Trends

65 World Bee Checklist

66 Important Bee Collections Location World AF AS AU CA EU NA SA Africa 9 Asia 12 1 Australia 5 2 C. America 2 2 Europe N. America S. America 1 32 Global

67 Bees of China 2006 Meeting with Chou Dong Zhu, IOZ

68 Regional Keys to Genera Barcode of Life Identification Keys

69 What you can do

70 Resource Management Conserve habitat (e.g. marginal lands) Protect native species Eliminate pesticide problems Regulate importation and movement

71 Education and Advocacy Teach about pollinators Policy incentives Agreements

72 Information and Assessment Create baseline data Monitor Join international groups and networks

73 Pollination is vital for agriculture and ecosystems

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