Save Batman, Vanessa, and Bumble Bee with us: support Bee Zoom!
Introducing the hoverfly Batman, the butterfly Vanessa, and the bumblebee Bumble Bee: our ambassadors!
Do you know why pollinators are so important?
75% of the food we eat every day depends on bees, butterflies, bumblebees, hoverflies, and other pollinating insects. They are the silent gardeners of our Planet: by transporting pollen from one flower to another, they enable plant fertilization and the production of fruits and seeds.
Unfortunately, pollinators are in decline due to several factors:
- Habitat loss: urbanization, intensive agriculture, and pesticide use reduce the green spaces and food sources these insects need.
- Climate change: rising temperatures and altered seasons affect the life cycle of pollinators.
- Diseases and parasites: new diseases and parasites are weakening colonies of bees and other insects.
What can we do concretely?
At Fondazione Zoom, the scientific research, outreach, and education entity of the ZOOM biopark, we are committed to protecting biodiversity, particularly wild pollinating insects. With the Bee Zoom project, we are involved in the census and biomonitoring of pollinators to sow native plant species that can ensure their proliferation.
Why did we decide to start a crowdfunding campaign?
We want to create an ecological corridor that allows butterflies, bees, and all pollinators to thrive in the area. Imagine a traversable place made of trees, plants, and flowers, connecting green and cultivated areas, forests, and meadows, which will be a safe haven for bees, butterflies, bumblebees, and other pollinating insects, providing them with food, water, and shelter.
With your contribution, flower by flower, we can start creating an important ecological corridor, because giving a future to pollinators means giving a future to all of us.
Every donation is important to reach our first goal of €6.000, which will allow us to lay the foundation for this important ecological corridor:
- We want to fund one researcher who can identify each insect, tell us if they are healthy, how many there are, and what plants they need.
- We want to purchase 9 monoculture herbaceous species selected to create experimental research strips, each 300 sqm, to understand preferences and enable the proliferation of the pollinators recorded in the area.
- We want to purchase 50 selected herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs for the pollinators in the area, to gather useful data for sowing them throughout the territory and laying the groundwork for the ecological corridor.
Upon reaching the first goal, we will aim to:
- Fund a second biology researcher.
- Purchase another 50 plants.
Together we can make a difference:
- By donating to the Bee Zoom project, you contribute to protecting biodiversity and the planet.
- Support a concrete and scalable project that will have a positive impact on the environment.
- Make a difference for the future of pollinators and the next generations.
Introducing the Bee Zoom Team!
We are Valentina, Michela, and Yari. We are passionate biologists and researchers, and for years, we have been committed, with Fondazione Zoom, to the study and research to safeguard biodiversity and our precious Planet: we work between Italy and Botswana, joining forces with the common goal of educating as many people as possible about the relationship between humans and nature and creating projects with a tangible and concrete social and environmental impact.
Thank you for your support!
The Bee Zoom Team
Our rewards for your contribution
10 € - Adopt Batman
Don't leave Batman alone, become his Robin! Every two months, you will receive an email update from biologist Yari about Batman's status in the wild, along with fascinating stories and adventures.
20 € - Botanical Guide
Be a key player in the creation of the ecological corridor. With your donation, you'll receive a very useful PDF guide that helps you discover which plants are suitable for native pollinators, whether you have a balcony or a garden!
25 € - Butterfly Experience
A magical experience within the Butterfly Oasis! An expert biologist will guide you on a fascinating journey to discover over 300 tropical butterflies, explaining the parallels between the importance of exotic and native pollinators. During the visit, you'll witness the metamorphosis in the nursery and get up close with chameleons, caterpillars, and stick insects. Includes a ticket to Zoom Torino Biopark.
50 € - Family BioBlitz Adventure
A unique experience for the whole family to join a researcher in the field during research and census activities. Dress code? Rain boots, sunscreen, and lots of curiosity! We'll provide the net! Donation per person. Date to be arranged.
100 € - Exclusive Event
An exclusive event: entry at 9 AM to see Zoom Biopark waking up, breakfast with an entomologist (the true expert on butterflies and pollinators!), an experience inside the Butterfly Oasis where you'll prepare food for the animals and witness the flight of those born overnight, a guided tour of about 1 hour to discover all the animals hosted at ZOOM, and finally, a dip in one of the two experiential pools! Price per person, the date will be communicated at the end of the campaign. Scheduled for Saturday.
1.500 € - Environmental Sustainability Webinar
Three 1-hour online meetings to engage your company's employees on corporate sustainability topics. A way to create engagement and think together about how individual actions can make a difference, both at work and in everyday life.
ANY AMOUNT (min. € 5) - Digital Background
Every gesture counts! For each donation, you will receive a digital background to use on your computer and phone with fun and irreverent images and claims. Theme? Climate change and pollinators in all their forms and variants! Limited edition, 10 different subjects.
