The JRS Biodiversity Foundation stands in solidarity and support with those fighting for justice in the U.S. and fighting against systemic racism and oppression of people of color. We see a direct connection that systems of oppression and power that…
The National Museums of Kenya (NMK), along with partners National Museum of Tanzania and Makerere University in Uganda, are extending their work to close the knowledge gap for moths and butterflies (Insect order Lepidoptera) in East Africa. Lepidoptera and other…
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is on a mission to mobilize biodiversity data in Malawi by 2022. Researchers are on their way after receiving two JRS grant awards totaling $592,000. Efforts began in 2019 with two JRS…
The JRS Biodiversity Foundation has been working with our grantees and among staff and Board to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. We believe that putting people first in our concern will ensure support to our community and that we may…
JRS first invested in the Madagascar Lemurs Portal (MLP) with a planning grant in early 2016, and four years later, this project is entering its final phase to be an essential tool for conserving Madagascar’s 110 lemur species. Lemurs are…
Note: The workshop has been postponed due to COVID-19. Please contact the FRC for additional information. The Freshwater Research Centre (FRC) in South Africa will host a 3-day workshop funded by JRS so that leaders of projects developing freshwater biodiversity…
The Pollinator Information Network for Sub-Saharan Two-Winged Insects (PINDIP) is a project that began in 2017 with a $209,000 JRS grant award to better characterize Diptera and their pollination interaction webs in sub-Saharan Africa. This grant (PINDIP Phase 2 Funding) funds efforts led by the Royal…
Michele JL Martin is the Vice President of Finance and Operations at The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. Michele has provided expert advice to enable environmental and social organizations to increase their impact. Michele served as a…
The JRS Biodiversity Foundation has pledged $25,000 to support the 22nd Congress of the Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa (French acronym: AETFAT) from March 22-26, 2021, in Livingstone, Zambia. This triennial conference has been…
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: Don S. Doering, Executive Director at info@jrsbiodiversity.org, (206) 454-7915. JRS Supports Cash Prize Competition for the Use of Biodiversity Data in Development Decisions SEATTLE, Washington – November 14, 2019 – The JRS Biodiversity Foundation…
