Pollinators (bees, beetles, birds, bats, flies, wasps’ butterflies etc.) play a vital role for peoples’ wellbeing, food security and livelihood. 30% of the food production and humanity’s survival depend on pollination worldwide. Unfortunately this key fact is not widely acknowledged, reducing the efforts of the public and policy makers to conserve this essential resource and ecosystem service.

Aiming to reverse this lack of awareness, the Rome based Indigenous Partnership for Agrobiodiversity and Food Sovereignty together with Kivulini Trust, Kenya, hosted in Nairobi on 25-26 September 2013, a two days workshop on the establishment of an Indigenous Pollinators Network. Attended by local practitioners and indigenous knowledge holders, the workshop had 33 participants representing 12 indigenous communities of Kenya and several organizations such as Slow Food International, World Wildlife Foundation, the National Museums of Kenya, FAO, the Ogiek People Development Project, Yaaku Peoples Association, Marsabit Senior Citizen Development, Kinisa Cultural Group and Guyasa Community Based Organization. The Workshop was funded by GEF and FAO supported Global Pollination Programme.