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BEES COUNT An online strategy to compile a world checklist of bees resulted in biologists identifying nearly 19,500 bee species worldwide. 2,000 more species than previously estimated. Compiling the list
took over five years’ effort by bee taxonomists in six continents. /f can
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Last moth the UK House of Lods debated hreat to the British bee population*. Subjects discussed included the importance of bees for global food supplies, the impact of a declining bee
population on the pollination of crops, and the spread of the Varroa mite. *
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A three day Conference held in Coonoor, India in March 2009 marked the end of the three year Project examining Bees, Biodiversity and Forest Livelihoods in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The Project was funded by the UK Government's Darwin Initiative, and was implemented by Kotagiri based Keystone Foundation, in collaboration with Bees for Development, the Overseas of Development of East Anglia, UK and the Centre Development Group/School Studies, University for Agri-Environmental Research, University of Reading, UK. The Project has been featured in several previous editions of this Journal. Proceedings of the Conference will be available soon.
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