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Honey-Making Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon Become the First Insects to Gain Legal Rights
Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually ...
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Peru grants legal rights to stingless bees for the 1st time
In the Peruvian Amazon, a tiny pollinator has become the unlikely protagonist of a legal revolution. Local authorities have ...
A Peruvian scientist and her team are working together to make sure stingless bees are around for generations to come by ...
In a landmark decision, local ordinances will now allow local authorities in the Peruvian Amazon to actively intervene and defend native stingless bees. This marks the first time insects have received ...
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’ ...
LIMA (Reuters) -Rare images of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted Indigenous tribe in the remote Peruvian Amazon, were published on Tuesday by Survival International, showing dozens of the people on the ...
SUCUSARI, Peru (AP) — It is the longest bridge ever built in Peru, a massive structure of cement and iron spanning the Nanay River as it connects to untouched areas of the Peruvian Amazon So far, it ...
As I backflipped off the skiff into the tannin-filled black waters of an Amazon River tributary, I briefly remembered that the jungle’s largest fish, the paiche, which can grow to be as much as 15 ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Peru has descended into one of the worst political crises in its history and protection of its Amazon rainforest is failing, according to a report published Thursday. Peru is home to ...
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Peru grants legal rights to stingless bees for the first time in history
For decades, Peruvian law protected the honeybees brought over from Europe while completely ignoring the native stingless ...
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