Climate Resistant and Sustainable Bee Pastures

The “Climate Resistant and Sustainable Beekeeping in Marmaris: A case study for pollinator pasturest”  project is carried out by the Climate Research Association and funded by the Turquoise Coast Environment Fund – Turkey (TCEF), implemented in cooperation with the Conservation Collective and the Support Foundation for Civil Society. Environment and Bee Protection Association (ÇARIK) and Marmaris Ecological Agricultural Development Cooperative are the project’s beneficiaries.

The overall aim of the project is to sustain beekeeping activities in Marmaris with less environmental impact and more benefits and to vary local products and livelihoods. Our project mainly aims to reveal the benefits of the transition to the new production method in the region by making use of climate models and identifying possible scenarios.

Project activities to be carried out within this framework, besides revealing the climate risks of the existing/traditional beekeeping activities in Marmaris beekeeping regions, the environmental/economic benefits to be provided by the dissemination of the “Bee Pasture” system will be revealed.

As a result of the activities that will last for 12 months, the expected gains from the project are summarized below: