Golden Bee Award

Golden bee award

Winner: Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi from Argentina

On 21 December 2021, the Golden Bee Award was presented for the first time at the Carniolan Bee House in Višnja Gora, Slovenia.

The Award was received by Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi from Argentina. The recipient was announced by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food and the Chairman of the Golden Bee Award Committee, Dr Jože Podgoršek. Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia, presented the Award.

Lucas’s award winning project is “a scientific research contribution to raising awareness of the importance and role of pollination for the functioning of ecosystems and the impact on human well-being”.

Lucas is an internationally recognised scientist and researcher who, through his achievements, makes an important contribution to raising awareness of the importance and conservation of bees and other pollinators worldwide, promoting biodiversity, healthy food production and improving people’s quality of life.