Beekeeper in gloves holding a bee hive

Stinging the Beekeepers

OCA IN MEXICO

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The art of beekeeping in Maya communities can be traced back centuries. Beekeepers pass the skill down from one generation to the next.

For these indigenous communities in Mexico’s Campeche and Yucatán regions, beekeeping isn’t just a tradition or a hobby. For many, it’s a livelihood. 

And that livelihood is now being threatened by Monsanto.

On July 13, our OCA team in Mexico joined Greenpeace Mexico, the Colegio de Antropólogos de Yucatán (School of Anthropology of Yucatán) and Fundar Research Center to shine a light on how Monsanto and Mexican government authorities are breaking the law in order to obtain permits to grow Monsanto’s GMO soy crops in regions where those crops pose a direct threat to beekeepers. 

From our Mexico City office, Ercilia Sahores reports on the press conference, and how Monsanto is flaunting the laws that are supposed to protect Maya beekeepers. 

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