Bees for Development
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| Contact details | Bees for Development Troy Monmouth NP25 4AB UK Phone: +44 (0)16007 13648 Fax: +44 (0)16007 16167 E-mail: info@beesfordevelopment.org |
| Type of organisation | Development organisation |
| Organisation's interest | Conservation Development |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Learning Group member? | Yes |
Description
Bees for Development works to alleviate poverty through the promotion of apiculture. The main way in which Bees for Development achieves its aims is by serving a global beekeeping network, compiling and distributing technical information, keeping beekeepers up to date with knowledge of events and training opportunities and putting people in touch with each other to share and learn. Furthermore, Bees for Development undertakes research, leads development projects and advocates for policy change.
There is a strong link between beekeeping and natural forest conservation: beekeeping provides an economic incentive for poor rural people to conserve forests while the pollination benefits of bees have huge consequences for the maintenance of biodiversity.
Projects
Bees, Biodiversity and Forest Livelihoods in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: This three year project, which started in June 2006, studies the interdependencies between bees, biodiversity and forest livelihoods. This research, supported by the UK Government-funded Darwin Initiative, takes place in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of the Western Ghats, India.
Geographic coverage
Uganda
India
People
Janet Lowore or Nicola Bradbear
E-mail: info@beesfordevelopment.org
Web URL
http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/