Monsanto's Eric Sachs' presentation at the Entomology Society of America meeting in Portland in November 2014. Recovering Monarch Butterfly Populations in North America: A Looming Challenge for Science, the Public, Industry and Legislators.

1. Supporting Monarch Habitat
Restoration on a Productive
Agricultural Landscape
Eric Sachs, Monsanto Co.

2. Agriculture is at the Center
of Global Challenges

3. Wildlife HabitatWildlife Habitat
Providing ecosystem services & resourcesProviding ecosystem services & resources
for monarchs and other pollinatorsfor monarchs and other pollinators
Production Agriculture
Growing food, feed, fuel & fiber

4. Production AgricultureProduction Agriculture
Growing food, feed, fuel & fiberGrowing food, feed, fuel & fiber
•• Population is GrowingPopulation is Growing
•• Farmable Land is DecliningFarmable Land is Declining
•• Diets are EvolvingDiets are Evolving
•• Climate is ChangingClimate is Changing

5. Wildlife HabitatWildlife Habitat
Providing ecosystem services &Providing ecosystem services &
resources for monarchs and otherresources for monarchs and other
pollinatorspollinators

6. Current Challenge
• Improving agricultural sustainability
• Benefits address important Ag issues
• Increase farmer awareness and adoption
• Help farmers engage in Sustainability
Partnerships

7. Key Driver: Social Innovation
Cooperation Between the Nonprofit,
Government and Business Sectors
J Phills Jr, K Deiglmeier, & D Miller (2008) Rediscovering Social
Innovation, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Fall 2008
“Most difficult and important social problems can’t be
understood, let alone solved, without involving the
nonprofit, public, and private sectors.”
“Increasingly, innovation blossoms where the sectors
converge. At these intersections, the exchanges of ideas and
values, shifts in roles and relationships, and the integration
of private capital with public and philanthropic support
generate new and better approaches to creating social value.”

8. Sustainability is a
Business Imperative
We live in dynamic times. Rising affluence,
increasing urbanization and the needs of our
growing planet are putting pressures on our
environment and our ability to support
these demands sustainably. The topic of
sustainability has taken center stage around
the world…We recognize that we have a
place in these discussions and a
commitment to be a leading corporate
citizen.
Hugh Grant, Chief Exec Officer
Monsanto Company
2012 Corporate Social Responsibility
and Sustainability Report
http://www.monsanto.com/whoweare/pag
es/corporate-sustainability-report.aspx

9. Current sustainability initiatives need to
work closer with Ag sector programs and
Partnerships committed to sustainability
Imperative: Broaden farmer
participation in Partnerships
focused on habitat restoration
and Ag sustainability

10. Non-Profits
Existing Organizations with Potential to
Expand and Support Monarchs
FarmersFarmers
USDA

11. Moving Forward: Promote
voluntary engagement of
farmers in sustainability
programs
• Engage and enroll Ag sector and
leading farmers in value of
sustainability programs;
• Integrate monarch habitat into existing
conservation, land management and
habitat initiatives;
• Drive on-farm implementation with
leading farmers

12. Engaging & Enrolling Farmers
• Share knowledge and information
• Provide guidance and assistance
• Pay attention to farmer’s needs

13. Engage & Enroll Farmers
Share Knowledge and Information
• Explain the relationship between agricultural practices
and loss of milkweed habitat
• Show how milkweeds and other forbs and grasses can
be kept out of crop land and maintained in other
non-cropped areas
Provide Guidance and Assistance
• Integrate monarch and pollinator habitat into existing farming systems
• Provide access to experts and knowledge resources
• Support incentive programs to offset ‘costs’ and reward desired behaviors
Pay Attention to Farmer’s Needs
• Maintain flexibility and profitability of farming practices
• Support sustainable weed management practices on cropped land
• Simplify implementation of on-farm buffers and habitat on CRP land
• Avoid regulations that limit farmer’s options or interfere with production