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Partners
About
The Lebialem Hunters’ Beekeeping Initiative (LHBI) is a locally-led multi-stakeholder partnership based in the Lebialem Highlands of Southwest Province, Cameroon.
Our aim is to reduce financial dependence
on bushmeat and the volume of species harvested by providing hunters with an alternative income source through beekeeping.
The Partners
The primary partners are two Cameroonian organisations, the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) and Menji Beekeeping and Environmental Education Consortium (MEBEEC).
The project is being facilitated and coordinated by Juliet Wright from Oxford Brookes University with technical support from Brian Durk of Bees Abroad UK. Resources provided by the Great Apes Film Initiative (GAFI) will form the basis of the conservation education programme whilst international awareness will be raised with assistance from The Great Primate Handshake.
Our aim is to reduce financial dependence
on bushmeat and the volume of species harvested by providing hunters with an alternative income source through beekeeping.
The Partners
The primary partners are two Cameroonian organisations, the Environment and Rural Development Foundation (ERuDeF) and Menji Beekeeping and Environmental Education Consortium (MEBEEC).
The project is being facilitated and coordinated by Juliet Wright from Oxford Brookes University with technical support from Brian Durk of Bees Abroad UK. Resources provided by the Great Apes Film Initiative (GAFI) will form the basis of the conservation education programme whilst international awareness will be raised with assistance from The Great Primate Handshake.
Our objectives are to:
- Train prominent bushmeat hunters
in beekeeping practices and supply
them with the necessary equipment
and technical support.
- Establish a beekeepers cooperative to
form an organised network of producers, processors and distributors that can collectively market honey and beeswax products to obtain a fair price thus eventually creating a self-financing
initiative. - Implement a complementary education programme to explain to communities
why emphasis is being placed on
reducing reliance on bushmeat and
why the harvesting of vulnerable species,
such as gorillas and chimpanzees,
is being discouraged. - Assess how effective beekeeping can
be as a bushmeat mitigation strategy
and the impact beekeeping can have
on standards of living through
continuous monitoring and evaluation.