Indigenous women lead research on artisanal fisheries in the Colombian Amazon 26/08/2022   Written by Liseth Escobar- FAO’s Indigenous Peoples Unite. Inputs from Lilia Java, Indigenous leader of the Tikuna, Cocama and Yagua Indigenous Territory. In the south of the Colombian Amazon, along the riverine border...

Istanbul, Türkiye - The 47th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress took place from 24. - 28. August 2022,focusing on apitherapy, bee biology, beekeping economy, beekeeping for rural development, bee health, pollination and bee flora and beekeeping technology and quality. "Beekeeping has low barriers. You don't have to own land, you don't have to have high start-up costs, and certainly, there is no gender barrier - anybody can keep bees" emphasized Dr Jeff Pettis, President of Apimondia.

On International Youth Day (12 August), read more about the resilience of Indigenous youth, and how they are tackling climate change, COVID-19 and other challenges with innovative solutions! Story: https://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1598985/  Publication: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cb6895en/ 

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