Pre conference training group participants photo. (photo / NMK AV) From June 3–12, 2026, JRS supported the Pathways for Emerging Biodiversity Changemakers in Africa (PEBCA) program, followed by the 2nd Joint International Scientific Conference hosted by the National Museums of…
In late May 2026, a JRS funded research team from the University of Lubumbashi's herbarium, embarked on a botanical mission to Kundelungu National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Led by a multidisciplinary group with expertise in plant…
Hawassa University's Wondogenet College of Forestry and Natural Resources (WGCFNR), in partnership with JRS Biodiversity Foundation, is working to highlight the often overlooked importance of insect pollinators Through a combination of field research, scientific publication, and multi-stakeholder engagement, the university…
JRS recently began implementation of five new grants across sub-Saharan Africa, spanning biodiversity monitoring, bioinformatics, and agrobiodiversity. These grants will build on and complement existing community knowledge, creating repositories of biodiversity data and research skills for local stakeholders. The African…
The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe in partnership with the Dambari Wildlife Trust checks in with a field report from year two, conducting fieldwork in the Somabhula grassland (Debshan and Jabulani) in the Shangani area. Co-director, Dr. Moira Fitzpatrick shares a report summary…
JRS grantee SOS SAHEL continues to demonstrate excellent progress with their project Biodiversity Mapping in Transfrontier Buffer Zones, with the Oubadji-Linkéring project now accounting for approximately 40% of all plant observations in Senegal on iNaturalist. As of early 2026, the…
Drs. Zoe Jewell and Sky Alibhai co-founded WildTrack in 2011 to address a widespread need for less invasive and more cost-effective tools to monitor endangered species. In 2025 they completed the 18-month JRS sponsored project Novel Biodiversity Metric: Small Mammal Track Analysis using…
JRS celebrates the successful completion of Conserve Global's Advancing Community Conservation Management through Integrated Habitat Monitoring in Northern Zambia Game Management Areas project. Over the past 36 months the project generated volumes of technical biodiversity and landscape data as well…
Since 2022 JRS has partnered with the Conservation Action Research Network (CARN) to support young African graduate students and early career professionals through the ASPIRE Grant Program working in the areas of biodiversity, conservation and environmental sustainability. In 2024 JRS…
Dr. Zerihun Girma and his team at Hawassa University developed their JRS funded project: Insect Pollinator Diversity under Different Land Uses in and around Kafa Biosphere Reserve and Bale Mountains National Park in 2023 to generate information on the understudied…
