David Cárdenas León

Biographic Data

ID3735392
NAMEDavid Cárdenas León
GIVEN NAMESDavid Cárdenas
FAMILY NAMELeón
SIGNATURELEON D C
AFFILIATIONSUniversidad Nacional del Centro del Perú
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT2
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Policy Brief: Protecting Stingless Bees in the Peruvian Amazon

    Freya Park, Rosa V Espinoza et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2026

    Native stingless bees are vital to the ecological, social, and cultural fabric of Peruvian Amazonian communities. They are essential pollinators, supporting ecosystem regeneration, forest maintenance, local economy, and the biocultural heritage of indigenous peoples. However, these species face escalating threats primarily from deforestation, climate change, and the excessive and inappropriate use of pesticides. Building upon the recently approve…

  • Traditional ecological knowledge on stingless bees in two Ashaninka communities in the central rainforest of Peru

    Open AccessRichar Antonio Demetrio, David Cárdenas León et al.ARTICLEEthnobiology and Conservation2025References: 32

    This article explores the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) on the management of stingless bees and the cultural use of honey among the Ashaninka communities of Marontoari and Pichiquia in the central Amazon Rainforest of Peru. From March 2019 to November 2022, semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven families dedicated to raising stingless bees. The communities' knowledge includes harvesting honey, particularly from species such…