Amazon Research Internacional regenerates fragile Amazonian biodiversity, ecosystems, and cultural heritage by uniting traditional knowledge with modern science — through conservation, research, policy, and empowerment of native communities and leaders.
The Project
Amazon Research Internacional will pilot Indigenous-led stingless bee corridors in two Amazon communities, training 80 Indigenous participants and opening outdoor learning routes for schools and visitors.
The Issue
Logging, land conversion and the loss of old nesting trees are fragmenting the habitat of native stingless bees, essential pollinators for Amazonian forests, food crops and medicinal plants.
The Project
The project will focus on two communities with existing women-led meliponaries, mapping at least 150 bee colonies, restoring 5,000 native plants and training 80 Indigenous participants, alongside two guided outdoor learning routes for schools and visitors.
The Impact
This pilot will produce a tested field protocol and a scientific article with Indigenous co-authors, safeguarding an estimated 8 million bees across a proposed corridor of up to 50,000 hectares.
