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We work with experts in private and public institutions across supply chains and other eco-systems to champion pollinator and farmer friendly, sustainable, healthy and affordable food systems which are able to rapidly scale with the use of AI and other technologies.
ORACLE
United Kingdom
Leveraging their powerful cloud computing resources, Oracle works with us to transform the World Hive Network© into a powerful, ever-growing, ever-learning tool for generating insights into the status of bees and pollinators and their local environments in regions around the world. Oracle Corporation, one of the world’s largest software providers, runs the Oracle Cloud Platform which integrates Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence into the cloud infrastructure.
CAMBRIDGE CONSULTANTS
United Kingdom
The World Bee Project is working with Cambridge Consultants to develop breakthrough solutions to bee health. Cambridge Consultants are world leaders in disruptive innovation and technology, who, for the past six decades successfully helped some of the world’s biggest brands and most ambitious start-ups to realise their most critical technology-based aspirations.
BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
India
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Founded in 1915, it played a stellar role in the independence movement and has developed into the greatest centre of learning in India. The World Bee Project have just started working with BHU on ambitious new endeavours.
VIDYA PRATISHTHAN’S SCHOOL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (VSBT)
Pune, India
Vidya Pratishtan’s School of Biotechnogy (VSBT) offers training in beekeeping management. The World Bee Project work with The University of Pune on a variety of upcoming projects.
HIMALAYAN FARMLANDS INITIATIVE
Uttarakhand, India
The Himalayan Farmlands Initiative is a programme of the Sanskara Development Trust which undertakes conservation measures for wildlife by working with local communities, organisations and governing authorities. The Himalayan Farmlands Initiative is a current partner in our project in north India.
BARLI DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR RURAL WOMEN
Indore, India
A long-term partner of The World Bee Project, the Barli Development Institute for Rural Women has received recognition from worldwide institutions like UNESCO and Harvard University for its educational work with more than 8200 women from villages in central India.
ENP MEDIA
London
Started by two veterans of news and documentary, ENP Media is a London production house that makes content for commercial companies, nonprofits and arts organisations as well as for broadcast outlets. The creative team includes Emmy award winning producers, BAFTA award winning animators and some of the most talented camera operators and editors in the world.
ENP Media helps shape and create The World Bee Project’s content.
CITY OF CURRIDABAT
Costa Rica
We partner with the city of Curridabat and learn from their unique ten year experience of urban planning and design, and apply their unparalleled expertise to our World Bee City© projects which aim to place pollinators, and especially native bees, at the heart of urban design, erasing the distinction between city and nature that has driven so much of urban development over the past decades.
G.B. PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
Uttarakhand, India
The University is celebrated for bringing about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension, and for paving the way for the creation of 41 other agricultural universities in India. The World Bee Project and G.B. Pant University are working together on a project in north India.
THE QUAICH PROJECT
Edinburgh, Scotland
The Quaich Project is a public-private partnership between the Ross Development Trust and the City of Edinburgh Council. The Quaich Project’s vision is to develop a unique world class garden space full of nature and tranquillity set against the backdrop of Edinburgh’s vibrant and dynamic city life.
Together, we have the ambition to deliver the next evolutionary chapter in the story of one of Edinburgh’s most famous landmark locations – West Princes Street Gardens. Our partnership has the potential to bring together universities, schools, businesses and residents, learning from the bees to create a balanced and harmonious environment within the city and generating fascinating stories that will raise awareness and create connections with local, national and global audiences.
BERMONDSEY STREET BEES
United Kingdom
Bermondsey Street Bees are a member of the World Hive Network©. They are world-famous urban beekeeping pioneers. Bermondsey Street Bees stand for sustainable beekeeping, running programmes for forage planting, education and ongoing collaborations with government, charity and business sectors.
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH APIARY PROJECT
Scotland
The University of Edinburgh Apiary Project is a member of The World Bee Project Hive Network. The sensors in the apiary will generate new insights into the links between honey bee health, hive conditions, varying environments and the pollination services bees provide to maintain ecosystem health. While work is being done in parks and gardens to plant trees and flowers that can provide much-needed food for these bees and other pollinators, it is important to study how effective such schemes are. One way to achieve this is to monitor the strength and health of bee populations in these areas and compare them to those in other environments. The University of Edinburgh Apiary Project offer bee and bee related support services to the University of Edinburgh from their headquarters at King’s Buildings. They also have a role further afield, in conjunction with local Beekeeping Associations and other Educational Organisations.
UNIVERSITY OF READING
United Kingdom
A world leading research centre, the University of Reading focuses on ecological intensification and pollinator and pollination- related research. Currently, we collaborate on a project in India and another with fruit corporate BerryWorld, to improve the health of honeybee colonies and optimally deploy hives to maximise benefits to yield, quality and profit in soft fruit production.
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (DEFRA)
United Kingdom
The World Bee Project CIC is a member of the Government of UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Pollinator Advisory Steering Group.
PETERSON AND CONTROL UNION
The Netherlands
Peterson and Control Union are helping to develop our World Bee Mark© certification scheme. They work worldwide and build supply and value chain solutions in the field of logistics, quality, certifications and risk management.
ORACLE POLSKA
Poland
With Oracle Polska and significant local associates we are pioneering a wide-scale project to monitor wild bees. Over’s 30% of Poland is covered in forests and we are interested in exploring the synergies between wild bee pollination, biodiversity and agriculture.
SZECHENYI ISTVAN UNIVERSITY
Hungary
The Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at Széchenyi István University aims to bring together education, research and development to power sustainable agricultural practices. The department is a long-time ally of the World Bee Project.
CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN
London
The Apiary at Chelsea Physic Garden is a member of the World Hive Network©. Chelsea Physic Garden was founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries for its apprentices to study the medicinal qualities of plants. It is London’s oldest botanic garden and contains a unique living collection of around 5,000 different edible, useful and medicinal plants. This extraordinary garden has had wide reaching impact around the world. The garden has the largest outdoor fruiting olive tree in Britain and the world’s most northerly outdoor grapefruit tree. From pomegranates to ginkgos, mulberries to eucalyptus, there are over 100 different species of trees in the Garden, many of which are rare in Britain.
MARTIN LEWIS DESIGN
London
Martin Lewis Design supports international clients, educational foundations, with pro bono work for charitable organisations. Martin Lewis is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His consultancy supports The World Bee Project’s website design and production.