JRS is proud to support African Parks with a grant to sustain research and monitoring programs that are essential to effective conservation at two protected areas: Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Greater Zakouma Ecosystem…
JRS is excited to support the first cohort of students to the newly-developed M.S. program of the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST). The students are already getting out to forest research sites with local mentors to develop their…
We are excited to share the news of our investment in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility's (GBIF's) Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) program, and include GBIF's announcement, BID programme funds 18 new projects in sub-Saharan Africa, below: The GBIF Secretariat…
In 2018, the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute's (TAWIRI’s) JRS-funded project, Assessing Landscape Level Impacts of Climate Change on Montane Forest Pollinators in Tanzania, set out to develop and publish a web portal where climatic, elevational range, and demographic data on…
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am writing today to announce that sadly after seven and a half years as Executive Director, Dr. Don Doering will leave the J.R.S. Biodiversity Foundation at the end of August 2020. Don departs J.R.S. after…
The JRS Biodiversity Foundation stands in solidarity and support with those fighting for justice in the U.S. and fighting against systemic racism and oppression of people of color. We see a direct connection that systems of oppression and power that…
Michele JL Martin is the Vice President of Finance and Operations at The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. Michele has provided expert advice to enable environmental and social organizations to increase their impact. Michele served as a…
The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is excited to announce the addition of two new Trustees to our Board: Akiça Bahri and Guy Midgley! Akiça Bahri, Ph.D., is an agricultural engineer by training and a Professor at the National Agricultural Institute of…
SEATTLE, Washington – January 24, 2018 – The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is proud to announce a new $324,000 award to the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) to develop an African Pollinator Plant Interaction (APPI) database, a public platform containing pollinator-plant interaction records. Pollinator biodiversity loss is occurring worldwide, predominately due to the…
The JRS funded project Assessment of Lepidoptera Pollinator Species Diversity in East Africa, led by Dr. Esther Kioko, is injecting new life into biodiversity thinking by supporting three graduate students studying pollinator biology at the National Museums of Kenya, Makerere University…
