Deep in the miombo forests of North-west Zambia, honeybees are changing peoples’ lives. Villagers are partnering with “Bee Sweet Honey”, a Zambian company that sells high-quality, certified organic honey and which is fast gaining acclaim in both local and overseas markets.
Episode 1: Donor funding, Covid-19 & Conservation: Ed Sayer and Claire Lewis from the North Luangwa Conservation Programme
Sleeping under the stars, without the reassurance of the thin tent canvas, it felt like the natural world seeped into our pores just a little more deeply. With just the swaying canopy of an ancient leadwood tree shielding us from a beaming sky of stars, the distant sawing of a leopard in the night was that more thrilling, the sand-papery sounds of large herbivores slurping water below that much more calming. Their earthy scent wafted up to us. And we felt the beautiful, unique privilege of being the only two humans in a very wide stretch of wilderness.