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Canada recognizes and supports the first International Day of Plant Health Français


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May 12, 2022, 16:20 ET

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OTTAWA, ON, May 12, 2022 /CNW/ - Healthy plants are essential to people and animals, the environment and the economy. Canada is proud to join the United Nations and countries around the world in recognizing today as the first International Day of Plant Health.

This day follows the efforts devoted to the International Year of Plant Health in 2020 in raising awareness on a global scale about the value of our precious plant resources and the need to protect them with increasing vigilance.

Plant pests are a main cause of loss in biodiversity and crop productivity, and invasive species continue to pose a threat to Canadian ecosystems. Insects, plants, snails and slugs that threaten plant health can harm the environment when they spread to new parts of the country or abroad, whether on their own or via cargo, human activity, transportation, extreme weather or other means.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is on high alert for pests like the spotted lanternfly, which is particularly a threat in eastern Canada along the border with the United States. If introduced to Canada, this striking and colourful invasive insect could cause serious damage to grape, fruit tree and forestry industries. The ongoing infestation in neighbouring Pennsylvania, for example, is an active threat to our Niagara region's famous wine industry.

Actions we take can lead to destroyed ecosystems and immense damage to agriculture, which is why everyone has a role to play. One example is to avoid moving firewood. This simple action can help prevent the spread of emerald ash borer, spongy moth, brown spruce longhorn beetle, Dutch elm disease and other pests to new parts of the country. If you heat your home or cottage with wood or you love to go camping, buy and burn only locally grown or heat-treated firewood. That way, invasive species hiding in or under the bark can't hitch a ride. Another way to help is by planting native or local plants instead of invasive or exotic ones.

Canadians can help by reporting to the CFIA suspected sightings of invasive species new to their area.

Most new findings of invasive pests have been reported by the public, so it's important to know what grows and lives locally.

We can protect plant health for generations to come if we each take action to minimize risks.

In January 2022, the Council of Canadian Academies released Cultivating Diversity, a report commissioned by the CFIA to identify the current and emerging risks to plant health in Canada.

As Canada's National Plant Protection Organization, the CFIA will continue its work with partners domestically and internationally to raise awareness and protect global plant resources.

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"The International Day of Plant Health is an opportunity to be reminded of how important plant health is to the overall viability of agriculture. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the team at the CFIA who are mandated to mitigate and manage the risks to our crops. Together, we support our farmers in their mission to feed our growing world population."

- The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

"The International Day of Plant Health is an opportunity to raise awareness about the important need to protect plant health and safeguard our crops, ecosystems, forests and natural habitats. Everyone has a favourite park that they love to frequent. Keep an eye out and report invasive insects and other plant pests to the CFIA—whether at home, your favourite park or campsite, the farm, an industrial area or elsewhere."

- David Bailey, Chief Plant Health Officer for Canada and Executive Director, Plant Health and Biosecurity, CFIA

"Plants define our planet and play a crucial role in all our lives, but I don't think many people are aware of the extent to which they support us and other life on Earth. They supply oxygen we breathe, make up the food we eat, help to generate soil, filter water, and are extensively used for medicines. Unless threats to plant health are recognized and effectively managed, we face risks that have the potential to be incredibly disruptive of ecosystems and put human and animal health, biodiversity, and food production in jeopardy."

- Deborah Buszard, Chair of the Expert Panel on Plant Health, Council of Canadian Academies

Quick facts
  • Plants are the main sources of economic security for many communities. They are also essential to maintaining food security, environmental sustainability and public health, and are of cultural, physical, and spiritual importance to people across Canada.
  • Healthy plants provide us with 80 per cent of the food we eat and 98 per cent of the oxygen we breathe.
  • Plant pests are responsible for losses of up to 40 per cent of food crops globally.
  • The CFIA is the National Plant Protection Organization for Canada and is responsible for setting and implementing plant-health regulations, policies and programs that are consistent with international standards and trade rules.
Associated  links
  • Backgrounder: How you can help prevent the spread of invasive species
  • Report: Cultivating diversity: The expert panel on plant health risks in Canada (Council of Canadian Academies)
  • Inspect & Protect: podcasts, videos, articles and more about plant health
  • Don't move firewood – Prevent the spread of pests
  • Invasive species
  • Plant pest cards and fact sheets
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LinkedIn: canadian-food-inspection-agency

SOURCE Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Marianne Dandurand, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, [email protected], 343-541-9229; Media Relations, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 613-773-6600, [email protected]

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