Resolutions of the 36th Apimondia Congress

VANCOUVER - CANADA
At the closing of the works of its 36th Congress held in Vancouver, September 1999, Apimondia decided:
To establish the strategies for surviving in the 21st century bee business. |
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To strengthen contacts with UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) to improve the natural environment. |
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To work closer with the international organisations, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) and WTO (World Trade Organisation of the United Nations), for honey norms and codes of practice in honey trade in the Codex Alimentarius. |
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To improve the methods of control of secondary diseases associated with the spread of varroa. |
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To monitor the risk of spreading bee diseases connected with the trade of live bees and bee products also to keep under control the outbreak of new diseases. |
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To improve integration of bee researchers and state veterinary services in order to address the increasing problems related to world-wide bee movement. |
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To urge national authorities to encourage bee researchers to contribute to a necessary revision of the OIE (Office of International Epizootics) standards for bee diseases. |
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To monitor the current trends of new crops, new varieties and new agronomic systems towards the implementation of new pollination strategies. |
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To investigate the emerging opportunities offered by new pollinators and their economic benefits. |
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To create on the Apimondia website a comprehensive database to cover areas such as beekeeping legislation, beekeeping equipment suppliers and beehive construction plans. |
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To create on Internet an international early warning network on bee pathologies and intoxications. |
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To strengthen the establishment of apitherapy as a science. |
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To address the theme "Beekeeping for poverty" at the next Apimondia congress focusing on how to achieve sustainable beekeeping in Africa and effective extension in beekeeping. |
| Realization: Gilles
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