"The 2011 UN report recommended a greater emphasis on maintaining natural habitat as areas of refuge for pollinators and more focus on the disease-spreading hazards associated with transporting bees all over the world. This report also expressed the hope that the Rio+20 Conference (which was held last week) would bring more attention to this urgent problem. Sadly, this conference has now been characterized as 'a wash-out' and 'epic failure.'
"Maybe our elected officials will have to get hungry before they can be convinced of the need to take action on this very serious problem."
GOLDS: When bees are in trouble, so are we
By Elaine Golds - The Tri-City News
Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on a minute. You mean to tell me that a global UN conference was "a wash-out" and an "epic failure?" That's hard to believe. Maybe the next one will be more fruitful.
"Maybe our elected officials will have to get hungry before they can be convinced of the need to take action on this very serious problem."
GOLDS: When bees are in trouble, so are we
By Elaine Golds - The Tri-City News
Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on a minute. You mean to tell me that a global UN conference was "a wash-out" and an "epic failure?" That's hard to believe. Maybe the next one will be more fruitful.
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