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CropLife America Recognizes Endangered Species Day
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:54 CDT
CropLife America (CLA) joins millions around the world today to recognize Endangered Species Day and reflect on the crop protection industry's commitment to endangered species preservation. This year's Endangered Species Day comes following increased discussions in the scientific and legal communities on how best to simultaneously ensure the preservation of beneficial species, as well as our nation's most valued resources.
CLA also recognizes the technological and regulatory improvements that have been made in agriculture over the past several decades that allow farmers to grow a multitude of crops while serving as environmental stewards.
"CLA firmly believes in protecting endangered species, and today is a reminder of the myriad benefits that modern agriculture provides not only for farmers and ranchers, but also for the protection of endangered species," said Jay Vroom, CLA's president and CEO. "Modern technologies including seed treatments, improved irrigation and conservation tillage allow American farmers to continuously improve production, growing more food on less land and maintaining habitats for environmental protection."
A recent report delivered by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) found that federal regulatory agencies should use a common sense approach to evaluate risks to threatened and endangered species. The report concluded that endangered species risk assessments are being impeded by a lack of communication and coordination among regulatory agencies, which has resulted in unnecessary, duplicative efforts. In its report, NAS encouraged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to work more effectively with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as they conduct their environmental risk analysis of whether a pesticide is likely to adversely affect a listed species."
As we reflect on Endangered Species Day, CLA remains committed to working with EPA and the Agencies to implement the NAS recommendations that will encourage a more efficient, streamlined system to address crop protection registrations for the benefit of endangered species," added Vroom. "Examining the intersections between biodiversity and crop protection products is one our industry's top priorities."
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