UNESCO collaborates with perfume manufacturers to develop human resources to protect bees Oct. 18:53
UNESCO-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and French perfume maker nurture human resources who can protect bees in 44 countries including Japan, as the number of bees that carry pollen, which is indispensable for crop production, is decreasing worldwide. I decided to start.
On the 17th, UNESCO announced that it will launch a new project in cooperation with a French luxury perfume manufacturer to protect the bee that is declining worldwide at its headquarters in Paris, France.
Over the next five years, the project will cultivate human resources who will learn beekeeping techniques, breed bees, and communicate the role of bees in nature.
Perfume manufacturers have been working on human resource development using the know-how cultivated over the years to protect bees for the cultivation of flowers necessary for perfume production and honey as a raw material for cosmetics. The aim is to breed.
Bees that carry pollen are indispensable for the production of crops and play an important role in the functioning of ecosystems. In many countries, over 40% of bee types are considered endangered.
Perfume maker Laurent Boiro CEO: “The era of profit only for companies is over. We are making products using nature. Protecting bees will help companies survive. ”Was a motivation for the project.