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Continental plan to protect the monarch=92s migratory journey
Trinational plan focuses on protecting habitat in overwintering sites in
Mexico and along the butterfly=92s migratory routes that span North =
America=20
Montreal, 27 June 2008 =97 Canada, Mexico and the United States are =
joining
forces to protect and conserve the Monarch butterfly, which has become a
symbol of North America=92s shared environment.
Although the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is not in danger of
extinction, its unique multigenerational migration spanning the =
continent
is considered an endangered biological phenomenon due to threats to the
monarch=92s habitats throughout the flyway. Because monarchs depend upon =
a
wide range of habitats in Canada, Mexico and the United States,
conservation of the migratory phenomenon requires trilateral =
cooperation.
The North <http://www.cec.org/monarch> American Monarch Conservation =
Plan,
announced this week by the environment ministers of the three countries,
outlines concerted actions to be taken in each country.=20
Last year, the ministers instructed the Commission for Environmental
Cooperation (CEC) to build upon existing monarch conservation work by
developing a North American plan aimed at maintaining healthy monarch
populations and habitats throughout the migratory flyway, while =
promoting
sustainable local livelihoods in the wintering grounds.=20
In response, the CEC worked with local communities and stakeholders, as
well as conservation officials and agencies across the region to advance
trilateral work, including a Monarch Butterfly Sister Protected Area
Network.=20
The plan outlines a long-term collaborative agenda with nearly 60 =
specific
actions that seek to:
* decrease or eliminate deforestation in the overwintering habitat in
south-central Mexico and California;=20
* address threats of habitat loss and degradation along the monarch=92s
migratory routes;=20
* address threats of loss, fragmentation and modification of breeding
habitat;=20
* develop innovative ways to promote sustainable livelihoods for
people in and around key monarch habitats; and=20
* monitor monarch populations across North America.=20
The annual migration of millions of monarchs across North America is =
among
the world=92s most spectacular natural events. The monarch conservation =
plan,
in addition to the actions it outlines, provides a detailed overview of =
the
monarch=92s migratory patterns, lifecycle and its current status.
The plan also identifies the main threats to the monarch set in the =
context
of current management actions taken in each country, as well as public
perception of the species.
The plan is available from: www.cec.org/monarch. An interactive Google
Earth map of the monarch butterfly=92s range, along with those of 34 =
other
species of common conservation concern, is available from
www.cec.org/naatlas.
=20
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
393, rue St-Jacques Ouest, Bureau 200
Montr=E9al (Qu=E9bec) Canada H2Y 1N9
Tel: (514) 350-4300; Fax: (514) 350-4314
E-mail: <mailto:info@cec.org> info@cec.org
Website: <http://www.cec.org> http://www.cec.org
=20
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<h1><b><font size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>Continental
plan to protect the monarch’s migratory =
journey<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><i><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>Trinational plan focuses =
on
protecting habitat in overwintering sites in Mexico and along the
butterfly’s migratory routes that span North =
America</span></font></i> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><st1:City w:st=3D"on"><b><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
=
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Montreal</span></font></b></s=
t1:City><b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>, 27 June 2008 — =
</span></b><st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Mexico</st1:country-region>
and the <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">United =
States</st1:country-region> are
joining forces to protect and conserve the Monarch butterfly, which =
has
become a symbol of <st1:place w:st=3D"on">North =
America</st1:place>’s
shared environment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Although
the monarch butterfly (<i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Danaus =
plexippus</span></i>)
is not in danger of extinction, its unique multigenerational migration
spanning the continent is considered an endangered biological =
phenomenon due
to threats to the monarch’s habitats throughout the flyway. =
Because
monarchs depend upon a wide range of habitats in <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Canada</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Mexico</st1:country-region> and the =
<st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">United =
States</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
conservation of the migratory phenomenon requires trilateral =
cooperation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>The <a
href=3D"http://www.cec.org/monarch" =
title=3D"http://www.cec.org/monarch">North
American Monarch Conservation Plan</a>, announced this week by the
environment ministers of the three countries, outlines concerted =
actions to
be taken in each country. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Last
year, the ministers instructed the Commission for Environmental =
Cooperation
(CEC) to build upon existing monarch conservation work by developing a =
North
American plan aimed at maintaining healthy monarch populations and =
habitats
throughout the migratory flyway, while promoting sustainable local
livelihoods in the wintering grounds. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>In
response, the CEC worked with local communities and stakeholders, as =
well as
conservation officials and agencies across the region to advance =
trilateral
work, including a Monarch Butterfly Sister Protected Area Network. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>The
plan outlines a long-term collaborative agenda with nearly 60 specific
actions that seek to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul type=3Ddisc>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
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auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>decrease or eliminate deforestation in =
the
overwintering habitat in south-central <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Mexico</st1:country-region>
and <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">California</st1:place></st1:State>;
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>address threats of habitat loss and =
degradation
along the monarch’s migratory routes; =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>address threats of loss, fragmentation =
and
modification of breeding habitat; <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>develop innovative ways to promote =
sustainable
livelihoods for people in and around key monarch habitats; and =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>monitor monarch populations across =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on">North America</st1:place>. =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>The
annual migration of millions of monarchs across <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">North
America</st1:place> is among the world’s most spectacular =
natural
events. The monarch conservation plan, in addition to the actions it
outlines, provides a detailed overview of the monarch’s =
migratory
patterns, lifecycle and its current =
status.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>The
plan also identifies the main threats to the monarch set in the =
context of
current management actions taken in each country, as well as public
perception of the species.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>The
plan is available from: <a href=3D"http://www.cec.org/monarch"
title=3D"http://www.cec.org/monarch">www.cec.org/monarch</a>. An =
interactive <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Google Earth</span></i> map of the monarch
butterfly’s range, along with those of 34 other species of =
common
conservation concern, is available from <a =
href=3D"http://www.cec.org/naatlas"
=
title=3D"http://www.cec.org/naatlas">www.cec.org/naatlas</a>.<o:p></o:p><=
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<p class=3D8pt><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
lang=3DFR-CA
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Commission for Environmental =
Cooperation<br>
393, rue St-Jacques Ouest, Bureau 200<br>
Montr=E9al (Qu=E9bec) Canada H2Y 1N9<br>
Tel: (514) 350-4300; Fax: (514) 350-4314<br>
E-mail: </span><a href=3D"mailto:info@cec.org" =
title=3D"mailto:info@cec.org"><span
lang=3DFR-CA>info@cec.org</span></a></font><span lang=3DFR-CA><br>
Website: </span><a href=3D"http://www.cec.org" =
title=3D"http://www.cec.org/"><span
lang=3DFR-CA>http://www.cec.org</span></a><span =
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