FMT in partnership with The Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT) brings you a Covid-19 “healer” from China.
The China Green Development Society Hive Fund (CGDSHF) promotes the practice of keeping native bee species, in the hope of helping them sustain their community forests.
Normally, the CDGSHF worries about protecting hives from large-scale pesticide use. However, the pandemic has added a new challenge: internal travel restrictions within China means that beekeepers have been unable to return to their farms to maintain their hives.
Without maintenance and transport, hives exhaust the flowers around their area, and eventually die off. The hives then deteriorate.
Old Xu, a beekeeper in Sichuan, received funds through CGDSHF from volunteers in Chengdu.
“Compared to just financial support, I am more grateful for the trust CGDSHF places in me.”
He was only able to save around 20% of his hives, but his action allowed his business to continue.
Zhang Da Qian is a translator in the International Department China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation.‘The Other Hundred Healers’ is an initiative by the non-profit organisation GIFT. The 240-page, full-colour, hardcover book can be purchased here at US$40 per copy for a minimum order of 20 copies.
