Many ways to walk with the forest.
Make a donation today and support our conservation, science, and capacity-building programs. No donation is too small. Every gift is acknowledged in the monthly newsletter and routed directly to the program of your choice.
Three ways to support the program.
Stingless Bees is the active program for this season. Each option has its own donation page with currency choice, frequency, and what donors receive after payment.
Scaptotrigona
Adopt a Scaptotrigona colony cared for by Kukama families in the Pacaya Samiria buffer zone. Your contribution protects the bees, the tree where they nest, and the community that keeps both alive.
Ronsapilla (Native Hive)
Adopt a Ronsapilla colony living in its natural tree habitat — the same species that becomes the iconic forest pollinator when managed in rational boxes, here protected as a wild colony.
Devil's Beard
Adopt a Devil's Beard colony — small, brave, and protective. Funds go to the Indigenous families that care for the bees and the trees that host them.
Ronsapilla (Rational Hive)
Adopt a Ronsapilla colony living in a managed wooden box (rational hive) maintained by Kukama beekeepers. Same species as the native-hive variant, set up for community-scale honey production.
Angelita
Adopt an Angelita colony in a rational hive. A tiny, gentle stingless bee — favourite of the Kukama beekeepers for its calm temperament and the delicate flavour of its honey.
Illota
Adopt an Illota colony in a rational hive. A less common species in the Kukama Stingless bee sanctuary — your support helps the community study and conserve it alongside the better-known Angelita and Ronsapilla.
Stingless Beekeeping Manual
The 2025 Meliponiculture Technical Manual — scientific knowledge and ancestral wisdom for the protection of stingless bees and Amazonian ecosystems. Available in Spanish, English, Ashaninka and Kukama. Buy a copy to read it in full and to fund the next print run for Indigenous communities.
Beyond donations.
Volunteering
ARI accepts research, communications, and field volunteers. Most positions are remote and project-based. Write to us at amazon.ri.ong@gmail.com.
Institutional partnerships
Universities, foundations, and government agencies — we partner across science, policy advocacy, and capacity-building. Reach out for a conversation.
USA-tax-deductible giving
We have a 501(c)(3) fiscal partner in the United States. Contact us to route your gift correctly so it qualifies for a US tax receipt.