Meli

Meli Bees Network gUG is an independent organization that engages & empowers Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in vulnerable areas. We, collectively, lead a bottom-up process of environmental regeneration of ancestral territories for climate justice.

We engage and dream together with +60 indigenous and local communities, connect them amongst peers and partners to fund community-led projects.

Our goal is to promote the autonomy of the territories through projects aimed at the management, creation of forests and environmentally balanced biomes for the promotion of life and human dignity of the communities.

What we do

At Meli, we are driven by a profound commitment to empower indigenous and local communities at the forefront of environmental regeneration. We actively empower them through network building, support for community-led projects, and amplifying community voices. We champion grassroots climate justice, connecting and engaging communities worldwide through the programs:

Why stingless bees?

We are inspired by Meliponini bees, the native pollinators because:

They are local biodiversity
Are connected with indigenous wisdom
Live within cohesive hives
They secure their livelihood…
…While doing crucial ecosystem services!

Just like the bees, we support activities with positive impact on local biodiversity for land and people to flourish.

Focus and Programs

We coordinate Impact Networks, support Community-Led Projects, and amplify Contra-Colonial Voices. Check some of the activities:

Network

We engage 100+ indigenous and local communities and they strengthen each other.

Storytelling

Storytelling (or rather "Storylistening") projects and their Regenerative Power.

Native Beekeeping

Projects related to protection and keeping of native stingless bees.

Agroforestry

Enhance community-based agroforestry for food sovereignty and biodiversity protection.

Pollinating Regeneration

Potentialise projects that are develop in deep partnership with the communities, since its idea.

Tech for Good

Use of technical tools to support the indigenous and local leaders solving their challenges.

Our Roots

Learn about the communities engaged in our network and the places they are connected with

Bridging Worldviews

We amplifying communities’ voices for global impact

You can also get involved and support us to develop such projects!

Communities

We engage communities in the following biomes:

Amazon
Cerrado

Mata Atlântica
Caatinga

Pantanal
Transition zone Amazon/Cerrado

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Our Connections

The following groups and/or their members are a part of our journey:

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Our Impact

Our projects positively impact (1) local biodiversity, (2) community resilience, (3) citizen science, (4) education and cultural heritage conservation, (5) food sovereignty and (6) economic security.