In April and September of this year, Herta Kolberg and her team from the Namibian Chamber of Environment (NCE) traveled over 5,000km to conduct their second and third field surveys. The April study focused on the Kunene Region and September…
JRS grantee ICIPE successfully organized trainings to document pollinator biodiversity this past spring. Diverse sites across the country included Mount Cameroon National Park, the Dja Faunal Reserve, and Benoue National Park in northern Cameroon. Project Lead Dr. Beatrice Nganso and…
JRS was proud to be featured in an event at the Urban Hotel in Lusaka to showcase the unique biodiversity of the Nsumbu-Tanganyika Landscape of northeastern Zambia on September 5. The gala event was hosted by Frankfurt Zoological Society staff…
JRS grantee Conserve Global is turning up surprising results in biodiversity surveys within its project Advancing Community Conservation Management through Integrated Habitat Monitoring in Northern Zambia Game Management Areas. The project is achieving its aims for a better understanding of the…
JRS continues to expand into new geographies with a new pilot grant in Sierra Leone. Assembled under the organization lead of the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL), researchers from Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone, and Njala…
Little attention is given to insect pollinator diversity and their role for ecosystem service and food security by policy makers, farmers and wider public at large in Ethiopia. Dr. Zerihun Girma and his team at Hawassa University developed their JRS…
NatureUganda continues to uncover surprising reptile and amphibian species during surveys in remote parts of the country. To do so, the project has attracted the talent of several young researchers from universities across the country. Local communities are also contributing…
On June 12, 2024 JRS Executive Director Matthew Cassetta was honored to join representatives from Malagasy ministries and environmental organizations in Antananarivo for a launch event and workshop to engage key stakeholders for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust's Madagascar Wetlands…
From June 3-5, the National Museums of Kenya hosted the 1st Joint International Scientific Conference under the banner of “Utilization of Biological Resources for Sustainable Development, Conservation and Climate Resilience” in collaboration with the Association of Kenyan Entomologists. Over 350…
This past April, JRS Grantee WildTrack collaborating with the Tswalu Foundation and Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation, hosted a tracking workshop centered on rapid, cost-effective and sustainable biodiversity metrics to detect small mammals present but often overlooked in African habitats.…
