Biocultural Conservation:
Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Travel *virtually* to the Peruvian Amazon to learn about stingless bee ecology, conservation, and beekeeping with indigenous communities.
Elizabeth Benson will share OnePlanet’s work with Maijuna people who are innovating indigenous knowledge to earn a sustainable income on their ancestral lands. We will discuss stingless bees, their ecology, and their role in conservation.
Elizabeth began working with Maijuna indigenous communities in 2018, concentrating on research and development of OnePlanet’s stingless beekeeping, ecotourism, and mammal conservation projects in the Amazon. After growing up in the Indiana Dunes, Elizabeth studied integrative biology at Harvard University before joining OnePlanet in Peru.
To learn more about the stingless bees and OnePlanet’s other work with the Maijuna, including mammal research, educational tourism, aguaje palm conservation, and COVID relief, connect with us at oneplanet-ngo.org and on social media. Check out the documentary “Guardians of the Forest” to learn more about Maijuna community organization against the proposed road, available now on OnePlanet’s website oneplanet-ngo.org/guardians-of-the-forest!
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