It is time to look back and celebrate the lifecycle of JRS projects in 2025: onboarding an ever-expanding number of grantee partners, monitoring ongoing biodiversity field work in diverse landscapes and seeing a number of projects to successful completion. Below is a collection of the exciting news stories and updates from the field from JRS partners in 2025.
From the JRS team to the entire biodiversity research community in Africa and beyond: our very best wishes for fruitful collaborations in 2026!
January 2025
Malagasy Stakeholders Gather to Advance Wetlands Database Project
The Launch of Big Bees of South Africa: a Photographic Guide
February 2025
Biodiversity Milestones in Zambia’s Kafue Flats
Cameroon’s University of Bamenda Hosts Biodiversity Data Training for Early Career Scientists
March 2025
DNA Barcoding Workshop in Kenya Kicks off Year Two for Lake Victoria Basin Biodiversity Project
Community Engagement to Protect Lake Ol Bolossat for a Common Future
April 2025
Somabhula Grassland Biodiversity Surveys Launch Capacity-building for Mozambique and Zimbabwe
May 2025
Capacity Building in West Africa for Bryophyte Identification
JRS Recognizes East African Biodiversity Champions
June 2025
Namibian Nature Foundation Expands Citizen Science Training
AWARD Launches BIO-SMART Phase 2 Project
July 2025
JRS Partners with Tusk Trust to Build African Capacity
JRS Establishes Indigenous Partnerships in Kenya and D.R. Congo
August 2025
Mapping of Sensitive Savannah Plants in Senegal and Chad
Collecting Critical Data for Species Recovery and Habitat Restoration in Zambia
September 2025
Malagasy Team Showcase Wetlands Knowledge Base at Ramsar COP15
Establishing Baselines for Fisheries in Gabon’s Lake Region
October 2025
Biodiversity Mapping: Field Report from Guéra Region, Chad
JRS at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 9-15, 2025
November 2025
Field Report: Documenting Rare Flora Species in Southern Namibia
Illuminating the Value of Bryophytes in Benin
December 2025
Creating Impact: InfoNile Bridges Science and Reporting to Highlight Freshwater Biodiversity
