JRS is proud to highlight the ongoing work of one of its longest-running and successful grant projects — InfoNile, implemented by Water Journalists Africa since 2019. Below we share a report of a recent photo-journalism event in Kampala from InfoNile's Communication…
JRS participated in the Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS2024) held for the first time outside Europe in Nairobi, Kenya, from 23-24 October 2024. The Summit gathered leaders from around the world to explore building resilient and sustainable food systems, positioning the…
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 Executive Director, Matthew Cassetta, was joined by JRS Trustee Dr. Julius Ecuru as attendees at the 2024 Crop Research and Innovation for Agricultural Transformation, Resilience, and Inclusion Conference in Maputo, Mozambique, organized by the African Crop Science Society. They…
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…
