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Engaging with JRS’ East African Grantees

JRS Biodiversity Foundation has been instrumental in advancing critical biodiversity research, conservation, and capacity-building efforts across sub-Saharan Africa. Each spring JRS Trustees gather in Africa to engage with grantees and local partners.  On May 14, 2025 the Trustees met in…

Capacity Building in West Africa for Bryophyte Identification

Bryophytes are rarely considered in biodiversity surveys in West Africa but hold an outsized and prominent role in ecosystem functions, contributing to soil development, nutrient biogeochemical cycling, water retention, plant colonization, seed germination, seedling growth, and forest renovation. They also…

Biodiversity Milestones in Zambia’s Kafue Flats

JRS Grantee International Crane Foundation continues to build data on the key biodiversity indicators identified in year one of the project despite the low water levels experienced in 2024.  The team, now led by Kelvin Steven Floyd, collaborated with the…

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