Bees for Development

Bees for Development
Founded1993 (1993)
TypeNon-governmental organisation
FocusBeekeeping
Location
Coordinates51°48′42″N 2°42′56″W / 51.8118°N 2.71542°W / 51.8118; -2.71542
Area served
Africa, Asia and The Caribbean
Product
  • Honey
  • Wax
Websitebeesfordevelopment.org

Bees for Development is an international charity[1][2] working to alleviate poverty through beekeeping.[3] Beekeeping contributes to supporting sustainable livelihoods[4] in poor and remote communities; honey bees provide an essential ecosystem service.[5] Bees for Development currently runs projects in Uganda, Zanzibar, Ethiopia and Kyrgyzstan. Its offices are in Monmouth, South Wales.[6]

  1. ^ American Bee Journal. October 2011. Pages 981–985.
  2. ^ Bees for Development – supporting sustainable livelihoods. Bee Craft. March 2011. Pages 14–15.
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  4. ^ Ian Scoones (1998). Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: A Framework for Analysis. Institute of Development Studies. p. 22. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  5. ^ Costanza, Robert; et al. (15 May 1997). "The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital" (PDF). Nature. 387 (6630): 253–260. Bibcode:1997Natur.387..253C. doi:10.1038/387253a0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
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