The Bumble bee resting on a lavender flower. Photo: AFP Relaxnews
French perfumer Guerlain has joined forces with Unesco to help protect the planet's bee population.
The LVMH-owned beauty brand has partnered with the organisation on a five-year training and support project for beekeepers, it has announced.
The project will focus on global beekeeper training, setting up bee farms and offering technical support, with the work carried out in collaboration with the Observatoire Francais d'Apidologie (OFA).
The initiative will also assess the impact of pollination on local ecosystems.
According to LVMH, eight beekeepers will be trained in the Unesco pilot biosphere reserves across Ethiopia, Rwanda, Cambodia and China in the year 2020. A further 20 will be trained per year over the subsequent four years, in biosphere reserves in 10 additional countries.
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