HRI’s reef conservation work helps protect marine turtle habitats, such as this one photographed in Roatán. April 2014. (Photo Credit: Francesca Diaco)

IPAR staff posing with the African Capacity Building Foundation's Executive Secretary at IPAR's office.

Participants watching the forum closing ceremony and launching of ARBMIS at the African Regional Mountains Forum in Arusha. Individuals from all sectors attended, including government representatives, researchers, and civil actors. October 2014. (Photo Credit: ARCOS)

Participants at the African Regional Mountains Forum during the closing ceremony and the launch of the ARCOS Biodiversity Management Information System. October 2014. (Photo Credit: ARCOS)

The Hon. Minister of Water and the Environment speaks during the closing session of the Africa Regional Mountains Forum, which coincided with the launching of the ARCOS Regional Portal. October 2014. (Photo Credit: ARCOS)

Hon. Lazaro Nyalandu, the minister of natural resources and tourism of Tanzania, launching the ARCOS Biodiversity Management and Information System during the closing session of the African Regional Mountains Forum. October 2014. (Photo Credit: ARCOS)

Faustin Gashakamba, ARCOS Regional Information Systems Manager, presents the ARCOS Regional Portal during the closing ceremony of the African Regional Mountains Forum. October 2014. (Photo Credit: ARCOS)

The Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism in Tanzania and the Minister of Water and the Environment in Uganda Congratulating the Organizers for the Effort Made

Project leader, Dave Blackburn, studies African frog diversity through studies in the field, the lab, and museums. Many projects integrate both different types of data and methods, and depend on scientific specimens collected through new field work, as well as those collected decades ago. (Photo Credit: B. Freiermuth)

Post-doctoral researcher Luis Ceríaco in July 2014 surveying the Angolan collections of the Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical in Portugal. The primary goal of this project is to digitize hard-copy records of amphibian and reptile species so that these records are discoverable and usable by the global scientific community. Angola. (Photo Credit: M. Marques)