As I was researching organisations to support through contributions from sales of prancingpixel merchandise, I wanted to find a diverse group of charities that were working both locally and globally to preserve both bees and butterflies, and any other invertebrates that help pollinate flowers. These pollinators have become increasingly endangered due to habitat loss, climate change, and an increasing use of pesticides.

It is a situation that must find a solution if the planet and the people in it are to survive. Just in America, there are over 4,000 native bee species and 25% of them are endangered. At least 1 of every three bites of food that you eat depend on pollinators. It is not only the flowers that will disappear if we are careless of our earth, but also the food needed to sustain life itself.

I found seven different organisations that I wished to support, and as I was unable to decide which one to support, I decided to set aside 3% of every sale I make, split that amount among the seven organisations at the end of each month, and send out a donations to each one.

You can learn more about these organisations below. Please check out their websites, their Facebook page, and their Instagram account.

Bees For Development

https://www.beesfordevelopment.org/

https://www.facebook.com/beesfordevelopment/

https://www.instagram.com/beesfordevelopment/

Empowering native populations across the globe to care for their local species and develop beekeeping skills to raise the living level of the beekeepers.

Bee and Butterfly Fund

https://www.beeandbutterflyfund.org/

https://www.instagram.com/beeandbutterflyfund/

https://www.facebook.com/BeeAndButterflyFund

Helping build bee and monarch Butterfly populations across the mid west into PA. Landowners with 2+acres of land can apply for seed mixtures to attract both bees and butterflies if they maintain the project for at least 5 years.

The Seed A Legacy program makes it easy for owners and managers of private, public & corporate lands to create pollinator habitat that makes a difference.

The Bee Conservancy

https://thebeeconservancy.org/

https://www.facebook.com/TheBeeConservancy/

https://www.instagram.com/the_bee_conservancy/

The Bee Conservancy, formerly The Honeybee Conservancy, is a nonprofit organization established in 2009 in response to the bee crisis. We are a Project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs.

For more than 10 years, The Bee Conservancy has partnered with community groups, schools, foundations, and corporate teams to inspire environmental stewardship, build and distribute bee habitats, and empower people from all walks of life to become advocates in their communities. Our programs reach thousands of people across the country each year and promote environmental equity and a more inclusive and diverse sustainability movement.

The Bee Conservancy
1632 1st Ave #28748
New York, NY 10028

XERCES Organisation

https://xerces.org/

https://www.instagram.com/xercessociety/

https://www.facebook.com/xercessociety/

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. As a science-based organization, we both conduct our own research and rely upon the most up-to-date information to guide our conservation work. Our key program areas are: pollinator conservation, endangered species conservation, and reducing pesticide use and impacts.

Pollinator Conservation program; Endangered Species Conservation, Reducing Pesticide Use & Impacts

The World Bee Project

World Bee Project https://worldbeeproject.org/

https://www.facebook.com/theworldbeeproject/

https://www.instagram.com/worldbeeproject/

The World Bee Project CIC is an independent Community Interest Company (CIC) founded in the United Kingdom in 2014. It contributes to sustainable development and supports the interdependencies between bees and people in the context of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Protecting Pollinators, People & the Planet

The World Bee Project CIC is the first independent initiative in the world that uses AI and advanced technologies to monitor pollinator and biodiversity declines from a global perspective to seek dynamic long-term solutions to benefit both nature and people, not one at the cost of the other. The data The World Bee Project generates can improve understanding of the interrelationships and interdependencies of plants and pollinators and their interactions with their bio-diverse ecosystems. It can provide new knowledge and fresh insights to fill the critical gaps in the scientific understanding of pollination and pollinator abundance, its varying relationships with different ecosystems, and its role in global food security, human well-being, and climate change. Most significantly, the data can reveal what more can be done to reduce pollination and biodiversity decline and mitigate and adapt to climate change. The evidence can also contribute to integrating best practice guidance for government policies on land management for pollinator protection and biodiversity restoration.

In parallel, The World Bee Project pioneers its social impact programme, Celebrating the Right to Life, Food and Shelter for Women in Adversity, in areas where conflict and adversity deny women the right to life, food and shelter.

The Pollinator Partnership of Canada

https://pollinatorpartnership.ca/

https://www.instagram.com/pollinatorpartnership.ca/

https://www.facebook.com/PollinatorPartnershipCanada

They are a Canadian organisation that helps local communities protect their pollinator populations. They offer many programs from planting to school education.

Bee City Canada’s mission, as a Pollinator Partnership signature initiative, is to recognize and support municipalities, Indigenous Communities, campuses, schools, and other organizations that are taking action to protect and promote pollinators. In addition to in-school education, they have a number of programs, including Bee Friendly Farming, Bee Friendly Gardening, Ecoregional Planting Guides, and Bee City Canada.

Pollinator.org

https://www.pollinator.org/

https://www.facebook.com/ThePollinatorPartnership

https://www.instagram.com/pollinatorpartnership/

Mission

Pollinator Partnership’s mission is to promote the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research.

Vision

In the future, we will have a sustainable and equitable world for people and pollinators, with food production, ecosystems, and economies thriving.

Values

1. Science Driven: programs and decisions have their foundation in the best available science.
2. Inclusive: prioritizes diverse stakeholders and pollinators and considers a variety of perspectives.
3. Collaborative: authentic and respectful partners, focused on amplifying collective actions and not duplicating efforts.
4. Productive: resolving problems through a positive approach by identifying issue-drivers and proactively building incremental, practical progress to support sustainable change.
5. Ethical: honest, principled, and transparent actions; employees and partners are respected and empowered.
6. Global: operating in alignment across all political and international borders.