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 The sweetest way to save the Amazon

Amazomel honey is produced by the stingless Melipona bee deep in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil by local and indigenous families. Their efforts to raise and protect this native bee prevents destruction of trees that are vital to reducing greenhouse gases and fighting climate change.

These rare bees (who are actually really cute!) produce an equally rare organic honey that is praised for its citrusy-sweet taste and revered for its healthy medicinal properties. In the process, these beekeeping families promote the pollination that is essential for biodiversity and generate a sustainable, eco-friendly income.

Amazomel aims to save the Amazon Rainforest by preserving native stingless bees and empower local marginalized communities

by providing them with
alternative income opportunities thanks to high-quality Melipona culture and organic honey production.

Amazomel is the signature project of the Non-Timber Forest Products Foundation, a Swiss non-profit organization that is committed to saving the world’s precious Rainforest by providing alternative income opportunities to local communities.

With one simple, sweet solution, NTFP Foundation and Amazomel are preserving precious rain forest and empowering indigenous communities to thrive economically and in
accordance with their traditions and core values.

Thanks to customers like
you, the Amazomel community of beekeepers can continue to serve as stewards of the forest, enabling all of us to breathe a little easier. All proceeds from your purchase of Amazomel honey are used to provide starter hives, training, and technical assistance to more families, growing our network and amplifying our impact.

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Product Overview

Composed of honey and propolis extract
Propolis Extract from Amazonian Stingless Bees
Honey from Amazonian Stingless Bees
Saburá Stingless Bee Pollen

Why is Amazomel so important for sustainability ?

Rainforests are vital to the sustainability of all forms of life on the planet
  • they provide ≈ 20% of world’s oxygen
  • they absorb ≈ 20% of main-made CO2 emissions, stabilizing Earth’s climate, weather patterns & rainfalls
  • they contain 50% of existing plant & animal species in the world
Global food systems rely on bees
  • 1/3 of world food production depends on bees
  • 100 crops species provide 90% of world’s food, 71 of these are pollinated by bees
Indigenous & rural communities are the traditional guardians of the forest
  • Indigenous communities have long protected the Amazon Rainforest against outside interests, preserving a resource which has been exploited and destroyed.
  • Rainforests are the ancestral homes of indigenous people, and a sustainable source of income for many families.
Mitigating rain forest loss yields local & global benefits
  • Melipona beekeeping is a practical, scalable solution to the threats facing rain forests & their inhabitants.
  • Amazomel is the leading Amazonas Melipona beekeeping supporting company!
Rozman et al., 2022 A comprehensive Review of Stingless Bee Products

“The usage of stingless bee products, which include honey, propolis, and pollen, could contribute to achieving the SDGs.”

Rozman et al., 2022 A comprehensive Review of Stingless Bee Products

“Stingless bee products could revolutionise many industries such as agriculture, food processing, healthcare, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and tourism due to their high nutritional and unique characteristics.”

Beekeeping areas in the Amazon in partnership with AmazoMel

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