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  • It’s National Pollinator Week, June 22-28
    June 22, 2009

    This is National Pollinator Week, a time to appreciate the essential contribution that pollinators make to our abundant food supply.

    There are some events planned in Ohio and other states as part of this week-long celebration. Visit the Pollinator Partnership to see what’s happening here and elsewhere.

    The Beekeeper, a blog by Kim Flottum, has some interesting information on bee-related issues.

  • June 5th is World Environment Day
    June 5, 2009

    World Environment Day (WED) was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.

    Commemorated yearly on 5 June, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. The day’s agenda is to:

  • Give a human face to environmental issues;
  • Empower people to become active agents of....

  • May 22 is International Day for biological diversity
    May 21, 2009
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    From The Morung Express:

    The 22nd day of the month of May is celebrated every year as the International day for biological diversity. It is a United Nations–sanctioned international holiday for the promotion of biodiversity issues. Biological diversity includes all life on earth and comprises of not only the plants and animals that we see but also the microscopic organisms that live in the soil, the bacteria in our digestive tracts, and the myriad biological....

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