My name is Miryan Delgado. I currently serve as Director of Programs and Projects at Amazon Research Internacional (ARI), where I lead the implementation of initiatives that integrate social development, conservation, and community strengthening. I am a psychologist with an MBA in Executive Business Management and currently a doctoral candidate in Administration. Before
In January 2026, I travelled deep into the Peruvian Amazon, along the Marañon River to the Indigenous Kukama-Kukamiria communities near Nauta in the Loreto region. The river was high and slow-moving, reflecting the vast canopy that still stands, but the pressure on this forest is constant. Illegal mining, logging, and land use change
We are pleased to support Birhanu Fentahun, an MSc student at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, whose research focuses on insect ecology, pest management, and pollinator conservation. In 2025, with support from Bees for Development, Birhanu began his MSc research project in Fogera District, South Gondar Zone, investigating how different pest management practices
Over the past 3 years much of our work in Ghana has been under the Beekeepers Restore Forests project in the Afram Plains. This wide-ranging project, funded by The Darwin Initiative, has allowed us to tackle some of the region’s most pressing environmental and developmental needs. The Afram Plains, on the western bank of
In November of 2023 we told you about an exciting new project we had started in the Ibnat district of South Gondar in Ethiopia’s Amhara region. This project uses Nature Based Beekeeping to address youth unemployment in the area. The watershed area showing the work that has been done
At Working for Bees in Zimbabwe, our recent community-based natural resources projects have identified fire as a major threat. We have seen that these communities play an important role in fire management however our experience has shown that in many community-based projects, fire management has not been addressed. This has resulted in less effective
It is estimated that at the start of the twentieth century 40% of Ethiopia was covered by forests, today that has dropped to just 14% and continues to decline. One of the last remaining large, forested areas is the Sheka Biosphere Reserve, in the Southwest of the country. Home to much of Ethiopia’s biodiversity
In an era of climate change and increasing habitat loss, it’s becoming harder for bees to find suitable nesting sites and enough of the forage they need to feed their offspring. The Bumble Bee Conservation Trust reported the worse year on record for bumble bees in 2024, but for most of the other 250
It was a joy to be back at RHS Chelsea this May, and this year’s garden was our most successful ever, captivating the judges and public’s attention. Upon seeing our Balcony Garden – Making Life Better with Bees, visitors were treated to a vibrant garden bursting with colour, nature and sustainability. Inspired by our
On Saturday 17 May, members of Gwent Beekeepers and nature enthusiasts gathered at the beautiful Holden Apiary for a workshop led by the project manager, Ciaran Clark, from Bees for Development. The day was dedicated not to honeybees, as is usually the case, but to the other lesser known bee species, the quiet champions
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