Bureau of Land Mangement - Part 3 Ecosystems

                                                                   Ecosystems

Desertification isn't enough however, ecosystems are also a  a BLM issue, an agenda that will completely obliterate all land use.  Again, the term is not found in a dictionary from the 1960's, but originally the BLM defined it as ecosystem management which "...recognizes that natural systems and processes must be sustained in order to meet the social and economic needs of future generations."  Their goal was to "...to conserve, restore, and maintain ecological integrity, productivity and biological diversity of public lands."  What it really means is there is potential harm to every insect, plant, water source, or animal species if humans are present.  The only solution is to keep humans away.

Using wetlands as an example, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forging ahead to define any drop of water as needing protection.  The BLM goes further, breaking down wetlands into riparian areas with "land management plans...provide protections for riparian areas including BLM’s no net loss of wetland/riparian habitat policy...to maintain, restore, and improve riparian areas to protect water quality, improve water retention and groundwater recharge, provide wildlife habitat, support biodiversity, and other goals."  Now how are they going to accomplish this if humans are in the way?

And why wouldn't the EPA and BLM forge ahead with these decisions, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural (UNESCO) thinks all wetlands are being destroyed while the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) thinks wetlands should be honored in a World Wetlands Day.   UNEP believes wetlands are needed for the economy which makes sense as the UN goal is transforming us to a resource based, or green, economy.  The UN Ramsar Strategic Plan 2016-2021 lists 4 goals: drivers of wetland degradation, conserving the Ramsar network, wise use of wetlands, and enhancing implementation, with 19 targets while contributinge to the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.  As a partner with this convention, the United States is implementing these goals.  In 2013 the UN NGO, Pacific Institute, wrote a report, Global Water Governance, about ecosystems and their conditions are "... likely to continue to decline unless action is taken to address acute threats and better manage freshwater resources."  Water is what this about, all of these organizations want control of all water, and what better way than to encompass all water through ecosystems.

The IUCN also has wetland recommendations for more conservation and preservation of wetlands.  According to UNEP ecosystems can generate wealth and employment.  Indeed, as the UN destroys land, there will be government jobs ready to fix it, and the wealth will come from taking resources that rightfully belong to states.  Kootenai County has already fallen victim to this agenda under the Idaho Wetland Conservation Prioritization Plan - 2012 (NWPCP) with other Idaho targets identified. 

Going back to the sage grouse, the DOI patted itself on the back for preventing the grouse from being listed on the endangered species list via "...support of partners like the Audubon Society (UN NGO), we have been able to help ranchers implement conservation strategies that improve sagebrush ecosystems, reduce risks to sage-grouse and keep working lands for working."  Oh yeah?  How many of those birds were destroyed in the Soda fire along with their habitat because of your strategies?  May the restrictions for human use end.

But federal government ecosystem "protection" will most likely expand, "... all species throughout the entire range will be listed as threatened or endangered.", including private property.  The BLM intent to expand its authority to take more land was found in 2010.  As a UN NGO, IUCN is the creator of the Red List for ecosystems and endangered species.  As a IUCN  partner the DOI USFWS and other federal agencies follow these lists.

Indeed, don't forget Agenda 2030.  "Goal 15.9 By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning..." and needing "... strong political commitment and national-level strategies...".  Just 4 very short years to stop land and resource theft by the UN and federal government co-conspirators.
                                 
Resource theft and conclusion in Part 4.