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FAO / WORLD BEE DAY CELEBRATION

FAO-produced video with highlights of the 2024 World Bee Day celebration held today at the Italian Presidential Estate in Castelporziano, Rome.

In a speech at the event, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu urged young people to learn more about bees and pollinators, including traditional and modern high-tech beekeeping, to safeguard the vital role these small creatures play in agriculture, ecological balance, and biodiversity preservation.

The celebration saw the participation of Stefania Costanza, First Counsellor Permanent Representative to UN Agencies in Rome, who read a speech on behalf of Francesco Lollobrigida, Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry. And Jeff Pettis, President of APIMONDIA, the International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations.

Duration 3m22s

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Video Type Video News Release (VNR)

Date 05/20/2024 4:41 PM

File size 446.44 MB

Unique ID UF1638G

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Shotlist STORY: FAO / WORLD BEE DAY CELEBRATION
TRT: 03’:23’’
SOURCE: FAO
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT FAO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / ITALIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 20 MAY 2024, ROME, ITALY

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, Italian Presidential Estate in Castelporziano, Rome
2. Tilt down, World Bee Day banner reading “Bee engaged with youth”
3. Med shot, FAO Director-General shaking hands with students
4. Wide shot, group picture from left to center Giulia Bonella, Head of Unit of the Presidential Estate of Castelporziano, Jeff Pettis, President of APIMONDIA, Thanawat Tiensin, Director of FAO's Animal Production and Health Division, QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General
5. Med shot, from left to right, Jeff Pettis, President of APIMONDIA, Giulia Bonella, Head of Unit of the Presidential Estate of Castelporziano and QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General, unveiling an educational panel
6. Wide shot, FAO Director-General speaking
7. SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General: “It’s so inspiring to see so many young faces, especially as this year’s theme “Bee engaged with youth” is dedicated to our young friends. Bees have long been a symbol of productivity and well organized teamwork.”
8. Wide shot, FAO Director-General speaking
9. Med shot, audience listening
10. SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General: “About 75% of the world’s food crops rely on pollination. Pollination increases the quantity, quality and diversity of our foods. And also, nonfood agricultural products.”
11. Med shot, students listening
12. SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General: ““For producers, this means replacing harmful agricultural practices with pollinator-friendly practices. For beekeepers, it means promoting the sustainable use of locally-adapted bees and plants. For governments and decision-makers, it means putting policies in place that ensure harmony between agriculture, environment and bees’ populations.”
13. Pan left, audience listening
14. Wide shot, Stefania Costanza, First Counsellor Permanent Representative to UN Agencies in Rome speaking
15. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Stefania Costanza, First Counsellor Permanent Representative to UN Agencies in Rome: “Young people, protagonists of World Bee Day 2024, can make a fundamental contribution thanks to a greater awareness of the importance of bees which can be transformed into an entrepreneurial commitment as beekeepers. We need young farmers and beekeepers capable of facing the many current challenges and contributing to the innovation of the production chain.”
16. Pan left, audience listening
17. Wide shot, Jeff Pettis, President of APIMONDIA, speaking
18. Med shot, Jeff Pettis, President of APIMONDIA, speaking
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeff Pettis, President of Apimondia: “But if we are going to reach the goal of preserving 30 percent of the earth by 2030, we have a long way to go about the importance of bees and pollination in protecting biodiversity and also fighting climate change”.
20. Wide shot, Jeff Pettis, President of APIMONDIA (camera left), shaking hands with Thanawat Tiensin, Director of FAO's Animal Production and Health Division (camera right) , and QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General (center)
21. Various of QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General visiting the “Beekeeping: when tradition meets innovation” exhibit
22. Close up, bees in a hive
23. Med shot beekeeper of the Italian Presidential Estate in Castelporziano, Rome, showing a jar of manuka honey
24. Close up, beekeeper handling a honeycomb
25. Wide shot, beekeeper talking with FAO staff

Script Marking the World Bee Day 2024, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) QU Dongyu urged on Monday young people to learn more about bees and pollinators, including traditional and modern high-tech beekeeping, to safeguard the vital role these small creatures play in agriculture, ecological balance, and biodiversity preservation.

QU spoke at a World Bee Day 2024 celebration held at the Italian Presidential Estate in Castelporziano, Rome, where he was joined by the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, the First Counsellor Permanent Representative to UN Agencies in Rome Stefania Costanza and the President of APIMONDIA, the International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations, Jeff Pettis.

The ceremony included the inauguration of educational panels erected along the path leading to the center dedicated to the study of bees located within the Estate. In the context of this year’s World Bee Day theme, “Bee engaged with Youth” a group of young students also attended the event.

SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General:
“It’s so inspiring to see so many young faces, especially as this year’s theme “Bee engaged with youth” is dedicated to our young friends. Bees have long been a symbol of productivity and well organized teamwork.”

Small creatures with enormous potential, bees and other pollinators play a crucial role for life on earth, hence the need to value and protect them said the FAO Director-General.

SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General:
“About 75percent of the world’s food crops rely on pollination. Pollination increases the quantity, quality and diversity of our foods. And also, nonfood agricultural products.”

The FAO Director-General appealed to producers, beekeepers, and policymakers to protect bees and their ecosystems.

SOUNDBITE (English), QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General:
“For producers, this means replacing harmful agricultural practices with pollinator-friendly practices. For beekeepers, it means promoting the sustainable use of locally-adapted bees and plants. For governments and decision-makers, it means putting policies in place that ensure harmony between agriculture, environment and bees’ populations.”

Youth are the protagonists of World Bee Day 2024 said Stefania Costanza, First Counsellor Permanent Representative to UN Agencies in Rome reading a speech on behalf of Francesco Lollobrigida, Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry.

SOUNDBITE (Italian) Stefania Costanza, First Counsellor Permanent Representative to UN Agencies in Rome:
“Young people, protagonists of World Bee Day 2024, can make a fundamental contribution thanks to a greater awareness of the importance of bees which can be transformed into an entrepreneurial commitment as beekeepers. We need young farmers and beekeepers capable of facing the many current challenges and contributing to the innovation of the production chain.”

Pollination is fundamental to our diets, said Jeff Pettis President of APIMONDIA in his speech during the ceremony.

SOUNDBITE (English) Jeff Pettis, President of APIMONDIA:
“But if we are going to reach the goal of preserving 30 percent of the earth by 2030, we have a long way to go about the importance of bees and pollination in protecting biodiversity and also fighting climate change”.

During the ceremony, FAO and APIMONDIA extended their memorandum of understanding, which builds on more than 60 years of collaboration and is set to strengthen the collaboration between FAO and Apimondia for sustainable beekeeping.

FAO worked together with the Presidential Estate staff to develop five educational panels that illustrate, in English and Italian, the importance of sustainable beekeeping and the vital role pollinators play in nature, such as ensuring the survival of many plants, enabling forest regeneration, and facilitating adaptation to climate change. Each panel has a QR code that facilitates access to the translation in all official FAO languages; around the educational installations are flowerbeds showcasing an assortment of flora dear to bees and other pollinators.

Experts from the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana (IZSLT) present at the ceremony shared their knowledge and experience with the young audience.

World Bee Day was established in 2017 by a United Nations resolution, at the proposal of the Government of Slovenia to promote actions that governments, the private sector, organizations, civil society, and citizens can take to protect bees and other pollinators and their habitats, promote their diversity, and foster sustainable beekeeping practices.

Beekeeping is an activity that goes beyond honey production and contributes to the achievement of many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since it can be practiced with limited resources and locally available materials, beekeeping provides a source of income for those living in extreme poverty, helping to improve the resilience and livelihoods of rural and indigenous communities.

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