Stingless bees became the first insects to have rights in the world! – Mehr news agency RCO News Agency

According to Mehr news agency, quoted from Interesting EngineeringThis unprecedented action for pollinating bees Spray It provides formal protection to large swathes of rainforest and provides a legal precedent for bee conservation. Local laws have been passed in two Peruvian cities are which recognizes bees as beings with rights. This law guarantees the rights of bees to life, reproduction and living in healthy ecosystems.

Conservation groups believe the decision will affect biodiversity policies beyond South America.

Stingless bees are very different from European honey bees. Traditional communities living in the Amazon forests have cultivated them for centuries. Mohghan believes that these insects play an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of forests. Stingless bees Part of old the most There are species of bees on the ground. About half of the known population of bees live in the Amazon rainforest. Researchers believe that they pollinate 80% of rainforest plants, including cacao, brown and Avocado are in charge of

The number of these bees has decreased drastically in recent years due to climate change, habitat loss, pesticides and invasive honey bees. Researchers and environmentalists have warned are Without human intervention, many animal species may disappear.

Constanza Prieto Director of Earth Law Center in this load He tells the Guardian: This law is considered a turning point in the relationship between man and nature, and it makes stingless bees to be identified and recognized as beings with rights, and their role in preserving ecosystems is also confirmed.