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Bees are disappearing In 10 years, the Belgian mortality rate of bee - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Bees are disappearing In 10 years, the Belgian mortality rate of bee - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Bees are disappearing In 10 years, the Belgian mortality rate of bee colonies rose from 10% to 32%. Thanks to its strong scientific expertise, BeeOdiversitys colony mortality rate stays under 5%. Mortality rate Consequences of bees
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Consequences of bees disappearing
Bees disappearing No pollination No fruits No vegetables No biodiversity Climate change
84% of crop species cultivated in Europe depends on insects pollinators Economic value of global pollination for the human food : 153 billion euros per year
Gallai et al., 2009 Williams, 1994
Bee colonies deficit across Europe for a proper pollination
- f crops amounts to 13.4
million or seven billion bees
University of Reading, 2014
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Source: Whole Foods Market campaign
« If the bee disappeared off the Face
- f the earth, man would only have
four years left to live »
- A. Einstein
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Develop and advise projects which aim at regenerating and preserving biodiversity and bees with an innovative, global and scientific approach. Involve all the actors and raise awareness to the issue and the solutions. Objective in 2015: 10% of the surface of Belgium.
Mission and objective Who?
BeeOdiversity SPRL : created in 2012 Dr Bach Kim Nguyen, the project initiator, is a world expert in bees and
- biodiversity. Professor at the University of Liège (Gembloux Agro-Bio
Tech) and a member of national and international committees. 3 other founders with business and entrepreneurial background.
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Initial business model
- Production, import and sale of honey
- Part of the revenues reallocated to projects for the
regeneration of bees Problem:
- Model based on volume & import vs. environment
- Production of honey vs. well-being of bees
- Low margins
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New business model Objective:
- Increase turnover & profit per bee colony vs. Honey (400€)
- Increase environmental impact
- Link the financial and social aspects
Solution:
- Purpose of bees: pollination & biodiversity development
- vs. honey production
- Services vs. products
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How?
BeeOdiversity advises on proper measures to be taken to increase the biodiversity (plants, insects, agriculture, etc); BeeOdiversity grows bee colonies (300 up to know) that it places in different zones in
- rder to develop biodiversity/food diversity/agriculture through partnerships with
municipalities, companies and individuals (1 bee colony pollinates up to 700 ha which represents per year: 4 billion flowers, 1.320.000 kg of apples, 800.000 kg of pears, 128.000 kg
- f cherries, etc);
BeeOdiversity proposes a sophisticated biodiversity dashboard based on the information gathered by its bees. The dasboard enables BeeOdiversity to monitor the environment and its evolution (e.g. pesticides, pollution, kind of plants, quality, etc) and to advise on proper measures to be taken for a better ecosystem. BeeOdiversity acts for a real change through “social” activities (see hereunder).
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Breeding bee colonies > 300 colonies Sponsoring & leasing of bee colonies Biodiversity & food diversity development projects Honey, cosmetics &
- ther products
Consultancy Leasing of bee colonies
1 bee colony = 700ha of biodiversity
Biodiversity dashboard Communication services
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Other actions for a real and global change
Three main « risk factors » explain the decline of bee populations:
- Lack of biodiversity due amongst others to the industrial agriculture;
- Pesticides;
- Diseases and lack of appropriate treatments.
BeeOdiversity acts for a real change:
- National monitoring of bee loss/decline, an ideal indicator of biodiversity;
- Donation of bee colonies to beekeepers who experienced losses;
- Training of beekeepers and veterinarians;
- Partnerships with farmers (e.g. reduction of pesticides, new agriculture);
- Scientific R & D (e.g. new treatments) in partnership with Universities (e.g. Gembloux);
- Collaboration with public institutions;
- Organisation of events for biodiversity and bee preservation, e.g.:
Beeweek in partnership with the EEC and the UN International Day for Biological Diversity in partnership with the UNEP (22 May)
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Example of references
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