💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐝⚖️ Two towns in the Peruvian #Amazon granted native stingless #bees legal #rights – a world first for any #insect, allowing #Indigenous groups to defend them in court.

The movement, led by microbiologist Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, gives legal tools to protect the #pollinators against #deforestation and #pesticides.

👉 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/stingless-bees-in-peru-become-the-first-insects-with-legal-rights-will-it-happen-globally/

#peru #conservation #law #rainforest #biodiversity #satipo #nauta #climate #climatechange #insects

Stingless bees in Peru become the first insects with legal rights. Will it happen globally?

Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees legal rights, opening the door for other regions to do the same.

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💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐝⚖️ Two towns in the Peruvian #Amazon granted native stingless #bees legal #rights – a world first for any #insect, allowing #Indigenous groups to defend them in court.

The movement, led by microbiologist Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, gives legal tools to protect the #pollinators against #deforestation and #pesticides.

👉 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/stingless-bees-in-peru-become-the-first-insects-with-legal-rights-will-it-happen-globally/

#peru #conservation #law #rainforest #biodiversity #satipo #nauta #climate #climatechange #insects

Stingless bees in Peru become the first insects with legal rights. Will it happen globally?

Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees legal rights, opening the door for other regions to do the same.

Conservation news

Just couldn’t make it

#ThickTrunkTuesday #rainforest

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌳📉 In 2025, #Brazil’s #Amazon #deforestation fell over 23%, with clearing on #Indigenous lands at its lowest since 2016.

Researchers credit stronger enforcement, better satellite tracking, and market pressure for sustainable #farming. However, the #Cerrado still lost 55% of Brazil’s total forest, and #Batelão territory saw a 10,000% spike as #soy #farms pushed onto protected land.

👉 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/amazon-deforestation-declines-as-brazil-reduces-forest-loss-nationwide/

#rainforest #conservation #maps #wildfires #sustainability #satellites #forests #science #environment #water #trees

Amazon deforestation declines as Brazil reduces forest loss nationwide

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon biome fell by 23.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, according to a new report from MapBiomas, a Brazil-based land-use mapping project. Reductions in deforestation were recorded across the board in all of Brazil’s biomes, culminating in a 21% nationwide decrease in forest loss. In total, nearly 985,000 hectares (2.4 million acres) […]

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Botanical Creek,

near Strahan, Tasmania, Australia.

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#Photo #Photography #Australia #Tasmania #Creek #Rainforest #CreekReflection #NaturePhotography #FernGully

New publication: Mammals' zoogeochemical effects change #litter and #soil biogeochemistry in a tropical #rainforest. #biodiversity #defaunation #soilecology
https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70070
#england beat #costarica in the #fifa #worldcup #friendly #spy #games are in #orlando because a #veteran has leaked military documents about killing children on the #battlefield while the #unitedkingdom reals from #fascism and give my #love to #emma #watson #harrypotter a #rainforest is sacred.