Peru grants legal rights to stingless bees, a global first for insects:

Stingless bees in the Peruvian Amazon have become the first insects in the world to be granted legal rights. Local ordinances passed in two municipalities formally recognize these native pollinators as rights-bearing entities, ensuring their protection across vast rainforest areas. The laws guarantee their right to exist, reproduce, and flourish in healthy ecosystems. Conservationists believe the move could set a global precedent for insect conservation. Scientists note that stingless bees, which lack stingers and differ from European honeybees, are vital to rainforest biodiversity.