Protecting Pollinators, People & the Planet 12 John Prince's Street London, United Kingdom UK Community Interest Company www.worldbeeproject.org info@worldbeeproject.org 2014-2018 © The World Bee Project Protecting Pollinators, People & the Planet CIC Address Email “Protecting Pollinators, People & the Planet”

Historically… There was a healthy relationship between pollination, food security, biodiversity, and human wellbeing. Agriculture provided food and was an important source of jobs Bees preserved the ecological balance and biodiversity in nature Until the last few decades… there was a healthy relationship between pollination, food security, biodiversity, and human wellbeing. Bees and pollinators were part of a thriving functioning of nature’s ecological systems, sustaining life on Earth, providing us with the food we ate, the air we breathed, the water we drank, and the wellbeing we experienced in nature. Agricultural plants were an important source of jobs and income for farmers, particularly for small family farms Bees preserved the ecological balance and biodiversity in nature © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

The Global Crisis “Until the last few decades we relied on wild bees to pollinate our vegetables, fruits, nuts and crops   Now a growing number of pollinator species worldwide are being driven toward extinction.” -2016 IPBES Report Honey bee Apis Mellifera worker bee (female) © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

Global Reliance on Pollination 87% of the world’s flowering plant species depend on pollinators 77% of the global food supply depends on pollinators US $235b-$577b worth of annual global food production relies on pollinators 1.4b jobs worldwide rely on pollinators “Global synthesis of data reveals honey bees are the world's most important single species of pollinator in natural ecosystems and a key contributor to natural ecosystem functions. The honey bee's global importance is further underscored when considering that it is but one of tens of thousands of pollinating species in the world, including wasps, flies, beetles, butterflies, moths and other bee species.” University of California – San Diego, January 10, 2018 © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

The World Bee Project’s programs Aim to create a sustainable relationship between pollination, food security, biodiversity, and human wellbeing The World Bee Project: Hive Network Farms Gardens Eco-label certifications Aim to create a sustainable relationship between pollination, food security, biodiversity, and human wellbeing The World Bee Project Hive Network aims to help inform and implement global actions to improve habitats, create more sustainable ecosystems, and improve food security, nutrition and livelihoods. By expanding the knowledge base of farmers, scientists, researchers, beekeepers and policy makers it hopes to help improve the health of managed honey bee colonies for agricultural and food production success. The World Bee Project Farms: ecological intensification and honey bee and pollinator restoration in smallholder family farms, developing food security, enhancing social inclusion, protecting livelihoods The World Bee Project Urban Gardens: planting to attract honey bees and other pollinators, growing nutritious food, beekeeping training, creating resilient communities The World Bee Project eco-label certifications: setting standards for farmers, food suppliers, cities, and the environment © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

The World Bee Project Hive Network A global network of remotely monitored honey bee hives To help inform and implement global actions to improve habitats, create more sustainable ecosystems, and improve food security, nutrition and livelihoods Knowledge Insights  Sharing Understanding Enabling agricultural environment monitoring Helping A global network of remotely monitored honey bee hives To help inform and implement global actions to improve habitats, create more sustainable ecosystems, and improve food security, nutrition and livelihoods Knowledge - contributing to invaluable local and global research projects Insights on the impact of factors such as land use, agricultural practices and forage quality on the health and productivity of honey bees, as well as to better understanding of diseases, parasites and predatory species and the development of control measures.  Sharing insights with farmers, researchers, scientists, beekeepers, and policy makers Understanding pollination deficits, refining understanding of agri-environment monitoring and evaluation, strengthening existing surveillance, supporting the needs of policy Enabling agricultural environment monitoring - particularly important in developing agricultural economies where beekeeping is also a means of alleviating poverty and maintaining more sustainable agricultural systems Helping in the development of data driven best practices and beekeeper training and education © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

The World Bee Project Hive Network & Oracle Cloud partnership Protect Pollinators, People & the Planet Global network of remotely monitored World Bee Project connected and coordinated honey bee hives, making use of Oracle Cloud’s AI, data visualisations and analytics to gain new insights from the acoustic data. To help inform and implement global actions to improve habitats, create more sustainable ecosystems, and improve food security, nutrition and livelihoods To help improve the health of honey bees for agricultural and food production success by further understanding how this species impacts the ecology and evolutionary dynamics of plant and pollinator species in natural ecosystems © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

Oracle & World Bee Project Hive Network Architecture Data Science & AI NLP, Machine learning, Image recognition, Sound acoustics Internet of Things Sensors, Gateway, Secured & Bi-directional Connectivity API Platform Data exposed as API, Api Catalog Real-Time Analytics Trends, Anomaly detection, Geo location, Real-time events Mobile Platform Mobile app, Chat bot Analytics Insights, Graphs, Charts Honey bee Apis Mellifera worker bee (female) Web Framework Mobile & Web apps, Custom applications Data Store Autonomous, Data warehouse, Summary, API enabled © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

Oracle & World Bee Project Hive Network Architecture Oracle Autonomous API Platform Cloud Service Oracle & World Bee Project Hive Network Architecture Oracle Internet of Things Cloud Service Oracle Event Hub Cloud Service Oracle Analytics Cloud Service Oracle Stream Analytics Cloud Service Oracle Visual Builder Cloud Service Honey bee Apis Mellifera worker bee (female) Oracle Autonomous Mobile Cloud Enterprise Oracle Autonomous Data-Warehouse Cloud Service Oracle Data Science Cloud Service © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

Oracle & World Bee Project Hive Network How does it work? All data collected from individual intelligent sensors placed in WBP hives is sent to Oracle Cloud allowing for real time analysing of vital hive and bee data Bee Hives IoT Gateway(s) Honey bee Apis Mellifera worker bee (female) © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

Example of gathered data Hive weight: Track autumn feeding Brood Temperature: Bees maintain brood nest temperature to around 35C when queen is laying. Honey bee Apis Mellifera worker bee (female) Brood Humidity (red) with brood temperature (green): Bees also regulate brood humidity. This shows humidity rising in winter Adding flight noise (green) shows bees have started flying and are active. © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

Example of 3D gathered data Healthy Colony Example of 3D gathered data NO SWARM SWARM with Warble 21 days Swarmed here Honey bee Apis Mellifera worker bee (female) © The World Bee Project, CIC 2018

Creating a sustainable relationship between pollination, food security, biodiversity, and human wellbeing