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For the cover page of this folder go to the Global Bee Emergency
- This information was shared with the TCGN - to help us understand what is happening to the bee population, and threatening all pollinators!
Protecting our Pollinators
"Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food. But a global ban of one group of pesticides could save bees from extinction. Four European countries have begun banning these poisons, and some bee populations are recovering. But chemical companies are lobbying hard to keep all killer pesticides on the market. A global outcry now for a ban in the US and EU, where debate is raging, could provoke a total ban and a ripple effect around the world." --
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Here are some links to a wide range of Bee - Questions & Answers, and Stories.
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secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees/
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google.ca/search?q=bees+pesticide+ban
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google.ca/search?tbm=nws&q=bees+pesticide+ban
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WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Plant a pollinator-friendly garden pollinationcanada.ca/?n=pc_lib_pfg
- Don't use pesticides or chemical fertilizers google.ca/search?q=organic+gardening
- Naturalize/plant native flowers in your yard google.ca/search?q=wildflowers
- Become a backyard beekeeper google.ca/search?q=backyard+beekeeping
- Support conservation, wetland conservation, biodiversity planetfriendly.net/dontpave.html#links
- Avoid industrial food and GMOs -- buy local organic planetfriendly.net/organic.html#food
- Learn more and get involved planetfriendly.net/wiki/?title=Save_the_Bees
- Live sustainably. It's all connected.
- Create your own bee-friendly job, project, or green business
goodworkcanada.ca/createyourowngreenjob
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LEARN MORE, GET INVOLVED
Pollination Canada -- pollinating insects are "essential for over a billion dollars of apples, pears, cucumbers, melons, berries, and many other kinds of Canadian farm produce".
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North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
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Pollinator Partnership
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More Groups, Organizations, Resources
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Canada: pollinationcanada.ca/?n=pc_partners
North America: pollinator.org/nappc/partners.htm
(Warning: some of these could include government partners with vested interests in corporate, pesticide-intensive agriculture)
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"While pesticide industries blames the problem on viruses, parasites -- and just about anything but pesticides -- the bees continue to die, threatening our food and indeed the entire ecosystem. Unfortunately many news and government sources are tainted by industry bias, greenwash and money. It's up to all of us to pull together and save the the bees before it is too late."
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Bees in the News
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news.google.ca/news?q=bees+pesticide+ban
news.google.com/news?q=pollination
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Colony Collapse Disorder
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder
news.google.ca/news?q=%22colony+collapse+disorder%22
What You Can Do
google.ca/search?q=%22colony+collapse%22+%22what+you+can+do%22
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What is Pollination?Why is it important?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pollination
www.google.com/search?q=pollination
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Seeds of Diversity (non-GMO, open-pollinated seeds)
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Biodiversity
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity
directory.google.com/Top/Science/Environment/Biodiversity/
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Sustainable Agriculture
google.ca/search?q=sustainable+agriculture
planetfriendly.net/organic.html#orgs
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What's wrong with Pesticides?
planetfriendly.net/whats_wrong_with_pesticides.html
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How to be an activist
Content last modified on March 20, 2012, at 03:21 PM EST