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Yucatec Maya Beekeeping and Sustainable Livelihoods

Working with Yucatec Maya communities to reclaim the forgotten skill of native beekeeping as a traditional livelihood and developing ways for the Maya to adapt to economic globalization.

Economic globalization is a pervasive driver of ecological and cultural change worldwide. It shapes the landscapes and livelihoods of even the world’s most remote regions, upsetting traditional patterns of land and natural resource management and creating new challenges for native communities. Ted Lawrence is working with Yucatec Maya communities to reclaim the forgotten skill of native beekeeping as a traditional livelihood and, ultimately, developing ways for the Maya to adapt to economic globalization and build new capacities to conserve biodiversity, traditional livelihoods and their rich cultural heritage.

Topics: Culture, Language and History; Economic Vitality and Entrepreneurship; Food and Agriculture

The Team

  • Graduate student:  Ted Lawrence, natural resources
  • Special committee chair:  Richard Stedman, Department of Natural Resources

    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Special committee chair:  Stephen Morreale, Department of Natural Resources

    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Community partner:  X-kumil

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