Brazil: The breeding of stingless bees in Pará receives unprecedented regulations

The State Environmental Council (Coema) has just published a resolution (No. 184, dated September 23, 2024) regulating meliponiculture – the activity of raising native stingless bees – in the state of Pará. The legislation provides guidance on the environmental licensing of the activity and on the criteria for the sustainable use and management of native bees. Embrapa Amazônia Oriental has a direct role in the development and approval of the new resolution, from providing technical information that underpinned the document to training producers and promoting the Pará market. From now on, meliponiculturists in Pará will be authorized to raise and manage stingless bees, transport, multiply and sell hives, in addition to obtaining products and by-products from bees for sale and/or family consumption. The environmental license for the activity can be requested from the State Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainability (Semas). Producers who have up to 99 hives are exempt from ...