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Fonseca, Alves, Saraiva, Landeiro, Dias Brazilian Pollinators Initiative – Time line
2002. The workshop World Bee Checklist was held within the meeting Trends and
Developments in Biodiversity Informatics, (http://www.cria.org.br/eventos/tdbi/wbcw), in
Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil, coordinated by CRIA (V. P. Canhos), ITIS (M. Ruggiero) and BPI
(V.L. Imperatriz-Fonseca).
2002. The Brazilian Pollinators Initiative and the role of bees in pollination was
presented at National Meetings (XIV Brazilian Beekeeping Congress; V Encontro Sobre
Abelhas de Ribeirão Preto). Dr B. F. S. Dias presented the plans for a global project, under
FAO facilitation and GEF support.
2003. First Brazilian Field Course on Biology and Ecology of Pollination, by B. F. Viana
(Bahia Federal University) and P. G. Kevan (Guelph University).
2003. Brazilian participation in the workshop in South Africa (Building a Policy and
Pollinator Conservation Strategy). Delegates: V. L. Imperatriz-Fonseca, B. M. Magalhães
Freitas and M. S. de Castro.
2003. The Brazilian Government included the Pollinators and Pollination in the Pluriannual
Government Program (2004-2007).
2003. The Brazilian Government (MMA) improved financing aids for a National Project on
crop pollination in Brazil (PROBIO). 13 proposals approved.
2003. B. M. Freitas represented BPI at the CGIAR meeting Managing Agricultural
Biodiversity for Sustainable Development, in Kenya, Africa.
2003. S. Paulo Declaration on Pollinators plus 5 Forum, with 2 workshops: “Standard
Methodologies” and “Pollinator Initiatives and the role of IT: building synergism and
cooperation”. Participation: 12 countries, 77 participants. Financial support: FAO, MMA and
MCT (Brazil), USP.
2004. International Workshop on Solitary bees and their role in pollination, held in
Beberibe, Ceará, organized by B. M. Freitas, from Ceará Federal University. Published
book: FREITAS, B.M. & PEREIRA, JOP. (eds.) Solitary bees - conservation, rearing and
management for pollination.
2004. XV Brazilian Beekeeping Congress and First Brazilian Meliponiculture Congress- BPI
for beekeepers.
2004. Beginning of Pollinators Collections Network at CRIA, with digitalization of two bee
collections In S. Paulo State, around 107.000 records. Support from FAPESP.
2004. First National Stakeholders Meeting of the Brazilian Pollinators Initiative as part
of the FAO Project EP/GLO/301/GEF .
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