The fierce defender of the canopy.
The Scaptotrigona is small, black, and unafraid. It defends its territory without hesitation, which makes it one of the most effective natural pollinators of the surrounding forest.
It nests in tree cavities, which is why protecting the host tree is as important as protecting the colony itself. Each adopted Scaptotrigona hive locks in conservation for a stretch of Amazonian canopy that benefits dozens of other species.
Monthly monitoring of the colony by trained Kukama beekeepers
Maintenance the host tree against logging and agricultural expansion
Materials for tree planting, bee sanctuaries and community workshops on sustainable meliponiculture
What every donor wants to know before adopting a Scaptotrigona colony.
It is a symbolic adoption: your contribution funds the protection of the bees, their habitat, and the Indigenous family that cares for them. You do not gain legal ownership of the colony — the impact is conservation, not possession.
Inside the buffer zone of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, near the San Francisco community in Nauta district, Loreto Region, Peru. The hive sits in a native tree maintained by the host family.
Indigenous Kukama Kukamiria families trained in sustainable meliponiculture. Their work combines ancestral knowledge with modern monitoring techniques.
A digital adoption certificate, an introduction to the host community, biological information about the species and the tree where it nests, and monthly photo/video updates.
Yes — you can choose Gift modality at checkout and personalize the certificate for the recipient.