How the oldest bees on earth gained legal rights, with Rosa Vásquez Espinoza
About this episode
Rosa Vásquez Espinoza discusses the importance of stingless bees and their newly recognized legal rights.
Stingless bees have been around since the dinosaurs, but until recently ignored by mainstream scientific studies From her lab in the heart of the Amazon, scientist Rosa Vásquez Espinoza has been busy proving that these insects are medicinal and agricultural superbugs that require respect – both socially and legally! In conversation with Climate Curious’ Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha, Rosa breaks down how these ancient pollinators protect 80% of the Amazon’s flora (including your coffee and chocolate!), the historic win to protect these tiny bees’ legal rights, and why her grandmother inspired her to get into chemistry. Join the Climate Curious conversation on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatecuriouspod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@climatecuriouspod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtF6xzNkVIczlDmVcH8FCMA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10996041/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxLondon Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/ All other links: https://linktr.ee/climatecuriouspod Created by TEDxLondon Executive produced by Josie Colter Produced by Ben Beheshty Curated by Deesha Chandra Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben Hurst, Maryam Pasha
Guest: Rosa Vásquez Espinoza
Topics covered
- stingless bees
- legal rights
- pollinators
- agriculture
- medicinal properties
Keywords
- stingless bees
- Amazon
- pollinators
- legal rights
- agriculture
- medicinal
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TEDxLondon
Places: Amazon
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