JRS is proud to announce support to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in its work with partners from the National Herbarium of Guinea, the Centre Forestière Nzérékoré and Guinée Ecologie to identify unnamed Guinean plant specimens, digitize colonial specimen data from…
What? JRS Biodiversity Foundation is funding a consortium led by Kabale University to protect the biodiversity in papyrus wetlands in Uganda. This project titled Site selection to protect papyrus endemic biodiversity in Uganda will generate and process data on the…
For over 60 years the East Africa Wild Life Society (EAWLS) has promoted conservation and wise use of natural resources in the East African region through evidence-based advocacy. JRS is proud to support EAWLS as it undertakes a project to…
Field research yields valuable biodiversity data, and this can be shared far beyond the original study or institution. Accurate, timely data is key to decision-making for sound land use planning as well as for conservation. This is why platforms such…
Researchers at North-West University will use a new JRS award to help spread awareness of the diversity of bees in South Africa and to their importance as pollinators. This innovative grant will empower a passionate group of citizen scientists, students…
JRS is thrilled to announce an 18-month grant to support the digitization of reptile and amphibian species data from the collections at The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe in a collaboration with The Dambari Wildlife Trust. Notably, the collection contributes…
JRS is proud to sponsor the 2nd International Conference on Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems & Livelihoods Under Global Environmental Change (GORILLA Conference) taking place from December 7-10 at the Protea Hotel in Kampala, Uganda. Hon. Dr. Monica Musenero, …
JRS support will fund critical new positions in South African National Parks (SANParks) for the development of a fully functional Biodiversity Information Management System serving the stunning array of wildlife in parks and reserves managed by SANParks staff. In early…
Based on the stellar performance of InfoNile’s 11-country journalist network over the past three years, JRS has awarded a $350,000 accomplishment-based renewal grant. InfoNile, implemented by Water Journalists Africa. Further JRS support will extend impactful training events, sponsor public debates,…
JRS is delighted to announce support to the Aspire Grant Program in partnership with the evidence-based Conservation Action Research Network (CARN). JRS will support grants to 17 young African graduate students and early career professionals in Cameroon, Uganda and the…
