Biodiversity Credits

The EIC-funded Biodiversity Credits project aims to use sensor technology along with beehives to assess, regenerate, study, and protect vulnerable ecosystems and biodiversity.

Climate change is having a devastating impact on the environment, leading to the degradation and loss of biodiversity. Bees play a crucial role in biodiversity and offer a promising solution for protecting, healing, and strengthening it.

The project will employ IoT sensors integrated into honey beehives to monitor colony health and wildlife, including avifauna, insects, and pollinators.

Additionally, satellite data collected in collaboration with the European Space Agency will be used to analyse agronomic data. Ultimately, the project will use the collected data to develop effective conservation measures.

Objectives:

3Bee applies technology to MEASURE and REGENERATE ecosystem biodiversity, using bees as sentinels. We collect data through 3 assets:

-) HIVE-TECH – IoT sensor integrated in honey beehives to measure the health of a colony.

-) SPECTRUM – sensor for wildlife monitoring. Thanks to noises sampled and analysed throughout the year, we monitor pollinators, avifauna and insects in real time.

-) FLORA - Satellite data collection with the support of European Space Agency for agronomic analysis (flora density, flowering intensity).

Then, we quantify a Biodiversity Index through a scientific methodology and select biodiversity regeneration projects proposed by the 4.000 beekeepers and growers of our network.

Biodiversity enhancement is measured through data on nectar potential, honey production, insects’ diversity and frequency, and our pollination abundance index. This enhancement is certified by means of a disciplinary protocol that follows ISO standards (Element-E protocol) and Biodiversity Credits are generated for establishing the benefits associated with regenerative techniques.

Thanks to our technology and AI algorithms, our methodology is scalable: we can exploit data of an area where our in-the-field sensors are installed to assess biodiversity in a much larger territory.
Our first customers are large corporations.

They have 4 WHY TO BUY:
-) ESG reporting improvement.
-) Improve transparency of the value chain.
-) Improved brand positioning.
-) Improved E-NPS (Employee Net Promoter Score).

By promoting biodiversity offset projects and generating certified Biodiversity Credits thanks to 3Bee, all these needs will be met.