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North American North American Pollinator Protection CampaignPollinator Protection Campaign

Laurie Davies AdamsExecutive Director

1.What is NAPPC?2. What have NAPPC Partners done?3. Why does it Matter?

SomeSome NAPPC PartnersNAPPC Partners

North AmericanPollinatorProtectionCampaign

Vulnerability of Vulnerability of Agricultural Agricultural Exports to Loss of Exports to Loss of PollinatorsPollinators

25-50 % Pollinator Dependent

10-24 % Pollinator Dependent

>10 % Pollinator Dependent

>50 % Pollinator Dependent

From 10 to 50% From 10 to 50% Pollinator DependentPollinator Dependent

Total Agricultural Total Agricultural Exports (2005) = Exports (2005) =

$172 Billion$172 Billion

•Mexico, Canada and the US Working Cooperatively•All stakeholders – science, business, government, NGO’s•Making steady, strategic progress

Over a decadeOver a decade140 Organizations140 OrganizationsThree languagesThree languagesAll pollinatorsAll pollinatorsManaged byManaged by

What have the NAPPC Partners What have the NAPPC Partners Accomplished Together?Accomplished Together?

10 Tri10 Tri--national Meetings national Meetings in Washington, DCin Washington, DC

NAS (2000, 2002)NAS (2000, 2002)University of Maryland (2003)University of Maryland (2003)Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution (2004)(2004)National Zoo (2005)National Zoo (2005)USDA (2006)USDA (2006)US Dept. of Interior (2007)US Dept. of Interior (2007)US State Dept. (2008)US State Dept. (2008)US EPA (2009)US EPA (2009)USDA (2010)USDA (2010)

Canada and Mexico MeetingsCanada and Mexico Meetings

NAPPC Regional Meeting NAPPC Regional Meeting -- Mexico (2006)Mexico (2006)

NAPPC Regional Meeting NAPPC Regional Meeting -- Canada (2006)Canada (2006)

Outreach Materials

www.nappc.orgwww.nappc.org

www.pollinator.orgwww.pollinator.org

Built / interoperable with GBIF Data Portal code

http://pollinators.iabin.net/dataportal/Tools / Information

http://http://pollinators.iabin.netpollinators.iabin.net

PollinatorLISTSERVDaily Pollinator information and research followed worldwide by pollinator stakeholders

Reaching out Reaching out to Studentsto Students

NatureNature’’s Partnerss Partners

U.S. Botanic Garden U.S. Botanic Garden (Summer 2004)(Summer 2004)

““The Great Pollination PartnershipThe Great Pollination Partnership”” (700 visitors/day)(700 visitors/day)

Garden and Photo ExhibitsGarden and Photo Exhibits

8 VIP Receptions 8 VIP Receptions

6 Congressional Briefings6 Congressional Briefings

StampsStampsPetitioned to issue a Commemorative Series of Petitioned to issue a Commemorative Series of Pollinator Postal Stamps 2007Pollinator Postal Stamps 2007

US Postal Service US Postal Service Canada PostCanada PostServicioServicio Postal Postal MexicanoMexicano

A living tribute A living tribute WorldWorld’’s Largest Postage Stamps Largest Postage Stamp

-- Over 2 dozen NAPPC Research GrantsOver 2 dozen NAPPC Research Grants -- Standardized Bee ProtocolStandardized Bee Protocol

-- White Paper on White Paper on Bombus Bombus terrestristerrestris

Germination of BIG ideas Germination of BIG ideas ––KremenKremen and Williams NCEAS: Restoration of and Williams NCEAS: Restoration of

Degraded LandscapesDegraded Landscapes

Predators, parasites, pathogens

Target plant

Plant community

Pollinatorcommunity

interactionPollination

service value

Management

Disturbance

Herbivores, pathogens

Landscape

Policy

Geographic context

Predators, parasites, pathogens

Target plant

Plant community

Pollinatorcommunity

interactioninteractionPollination

service value

Management

Disturbance

Herbivores, pathogens

LandscapeLandscape

Policy

Geographic context

A conceptual model for pollination services

Restoring ecosystem services in degraded landscapes; pollination and native bees

Developed as part of NCEAS working group:

Established Pollinator WeekEstablished Pollinator Week

Proclamation by US Sec. of AgricultureAnd US Senate

31 Ecoregional Planting Guides31 Ecoregional Planting Guides

www.pollinator.org

Pollinator GardensPollinator Gardens

Including some of the USDA People’s Gardens

Awards NAPPC GAVE!Awards NAPPC GAVE!NAPPC-Wildlife Habitat Council Award for

Pollinator-Friendly Corporations – 8 years

NAPPC-NACD Farmer

Rancher Award – 5 years

US, Mexico, Canada Pollinator

Advocate Awards

- 6 years

Growald Media Award-

- 1 year

Awards NAPPC got!Awards NAPPC got!PESP Champion AwardsPESP Champion Awards

Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (EPAProgram (EPA--PESP)PESP)

Winner of 2005, 2009 Winner of 2005, 2009

Garden Club of AmericaGarden Club of AmericaCynthia Pratt Cynthia Pratt LoughlinLoughlin AwardAwardPollinator Partnership/NAPPC Pollinator Partnership/NAPPC Winner in 2011 Winner in 2011

Memoranda of UnderstandingMemoranda of Understanding•• USDA Forest ServiceUSDA Forest Service•• USDA NRCSUSDA NRCS•• BLMBLM•• USFWS USFWS •• NGANGA•• USGSUSGS•• NBIINBII•• DoDDoD•• NPSNPS•• BCIBCI•• EPAEPA•• USDA APHISUSDA APHIS

AGREEMENTS AGREEMENTS -- MOUMOU’’ss

1.5 Billion Acres1.5 Billion Acres

The US Federal WestThe US Federal West

NAS: NRC StudyNAS: NRC Study The definitive wordThe definitive word

Began as a NAPPC Began as a NAPPC Task Force IdeaTask Force IdeaIntroduced at NAPPC Introduced at NAPPC in 2006in 2006Over 300 stories Over 300 stories worldwide in the worldwide in the mediamediaOne month later One month later ––CCD is front page CCD is front page headlinesheadlines

What do these activities mean? What are the NAPPC Results?

1. Changed the vocabulary2. Changed the behavior 3. Changed the landscape

The NAPPC Collaborative The NAPPC Collaborative DifferenceDifference

ALL done by volunteers working togetherALL done in record timeALL done for the betterment of the pollinators, the people and the planet

Today is our Anniversary PresentToday is our Anniversary Present

A chance to expand the A chance to expand the dialoguedialogueA reason to celebrate but also A reason to celebrate but also to redouble our effortsto redouble our effortsAn invitation to new voicesAn invitation to new voicesA view of the obstacles and A view of the obstacles and the opportunities the opportunities Welcome and thank you Welcome and thank you

www.nappc.orgwww.nappc.org www.pollinator.orgwww.pollinator.org

North American Pollinator Protection Campaign