#savelocalbees: COALITION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LOCAL BEES IN EUROPE

Environmental NGOs, local bee conservatories, nature organizations, researchers, supporters of traditional and sustainable beekeeping… All over Europe, we are working and campaigning for the protection of subspecies and local ecotypes of bees. We gathered under the motto #SaveLocalBees.

THIS INITIATIVE IS SUPPORTED BY:

SICAMM was founded in 1995 at Flekkefjord, Norway by beekeepers and scientists from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as an international association devoted to the protection of the European dark honeybee, Apis mellifera mellifera. Participation has since extended to most European countries.

For more information: www.sicamm.org

 

The European Federation of Dark Bee Conservatories (Fédération européenne des conservatoires de l’abeille noire, FEdCAN) was created December 16th, 2015. Its purpose is to promote and preserve the endemic dark bee of Western Europe.

For more information: www.fedcan.org

 

POLLINIS is an independent NGO, funded exclusively by donations from individuals to protect wild and honey bees and to promote sustainable agriculture that respects all pollinators. Founded in 2012 by a few committed and voluntary citizens, the association now counts more than 1.3 million supporters across Europe.

For more information: www.pollinis.org