OUR GRANTS

Enhancing the understanding of biological diversity for the benefit and sustainability of life on earth.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022)

Enhancing Data Access to Transform Guinea’s Capacity to Identify and Protect its Threatened Plants

$274,721 (36 months)

Kabale University (2022)

Site Selection to Protect Papyrus Endemic Biodiversity in Uganda

$256,446 (36 months)

University of Florida (2022)

Freshwater Biodiversity Data of Rivers of the Lake Victoria Basin

$279,885 (36 months)

North-West University (2022)

Building bee taxonomic capacity among citizen scientists in South Africa

$84,920 (36 months)

Nature Uganda (2022)

Training a Cohort of Herpetologists to Increase Baseline Data Knowledge in Uganda – to Build Capacity for Herpetology Surveys in Key Ecosystems of East Africa.

$256,446 (24 months)

Dambari Wildlife Trust & Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe (2022)

Zimbabwe Herpetofauna Data: Mobilizing Data for Mapping Biodiversity Distribution, for Climate Change and Conservation Strategies

$50,000 (18 months)

The East African Wildlife Society (2022)

Unlocking Biodiversity Data to Facilitate Designation of Lake Ol Bolossat as a 7th Ramsar Site in Kenya

$272,136 (36 months)

World Wildlife Fund (2022)

Improving Conservation Decision-making in Africa with Environmental DNA Technology

$40,000 (4 months)

Frankfurt Zoological Society (2022)

Ecological Monitoring in the Nsumbu-Mweru ecosystem of Zambia

$263,684 (24 months)

Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (2022)

Invertebrate surveys in Afromontane ecosystems

$142,901 (36 months)

South African National Parks (2022)

Overcoming pandemic threats to South Africa's national parks

$498,100 (24 months)

Media For Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (2021)

Journalists acting for biodiversity

$56,862 (24 months)

Threatened Species Conservation Alliance (2021)

Reinforcing the capacity for conservation science and planning for young West African conservationists

$75,636 (24 Months)

Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (2021)

Biodiversity data collection and training conservationists in East and West Usambaras, Tanzania

$277,794 (36 months)

Freshwater Research Centre (2020)

Demand-driven, high impact, expansion of the Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS) for freshwater decision-making in South Africa

$ 337,000 (36 Months)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (2020)

South Africa Biodiversity Data Pipeline for Wetlands and Waterbirds (BIRDIE)

$294,967 (36 months)

Southern Africa Development Community – Groundwater Management Institute (2020)

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) and Biodiversity in the Khakea/Bray Transboundary Aquifer

$308,100 (36 months)

South African National Parks (2020)

Science support, monitoring, and capacity development for biodiversity conservation in South Africa

$208,740 (24 months)

African Parks (2020)

Research and monitoring for evidence-based management in Garamba (DRC) and Zakouma (Chad) National Parks

$210,500 (18 months)

Frankfurt Zoological Society - U.S. (2020)

Biodiversity Monitoring in Serengeti, Mahale, and Gonarezhou National Parks

$280,000 (24 months)

Malawi University of Science and Technology (2020)

Development of a Biodiversity Informatics MSc program at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST)

$339,500 (36 months)

Freshwater Research Centre Odonata Map (2019)

Atlas and Phenology of Dragonflies and Damselflies in South Africa

$113,900 (18 Months)

Wildlife Conservation Society (2020)

Biodiversity monitoring in Boma, Afi and Mbe, Nouabalé-Ndoki, and Tarangire Parks

$525,000 (24 months)

Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic (2021)

Critical biodiversity surveys in the transboundary Lake Tanganyika & Ruzizi Basin

$47,500 (12 months)

Freshwater Research Centre Workshop (2019)

Developing freshwater biodiversity information systems: Workshop for African Freshwater Information System Projects

$ 54,900 (7 Months)

Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (2019)

Development of a National Biodiversity Data Portal (NBDP) based on ALA Open Source Software

$ 240,000.00 (36 Months)

Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana (2020)

ORBIS: Okavango Repository for BIodiverSity Data Planning

$50,000 (6 months)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (2019)

African Biodiversity Challenge: Unlocking Decision-Data Pathways for Sustainable Development

$ 321,000 (36 months)

Sokoine University of Agriculture (2019)

Freshwater Biodiversity Information System for Sustainable Conservation of Rufiji River Basin in Tanzania

$ 53,280 (11 months)

Association for Water and Rural Development (2019)

Enhanced bioinformatics capacity for data sharing and decision-support for freshwater biodiversity conservation of the transboundary rivers of the Kruger National Park

$ 284,000 (36 Months)

Basque Center for Climate Change (2019)

Integrative modelling to understand pollination services across agricultural landscapes

$ 43,000

Water Journalists Africa (2019)

InfoNile.org: A Geojournalism Platform Connecting Journalists and Scientists in the Nile Basin for Data-Based Communication on Biodiversity

$ 299,900

Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management, University of Rwanda (2019)

Developing a freshwater biodiversity information system for sustainable development and climate change adaptation in Rwanda

$334,000 (36 months)

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Freshwater Planning (2019)

Planning for Saving the critically endangered riverine species of Malawi

$ 36,339 (5 months)

KwaZulu-Natal Museum: Entomological Society of South Africa Conference (2019)

Conference Support for 21st Congress of the Entomology Society of Southern Africa

$7,500 (4 Months)

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Pollinators Planning (2019)

Planning for Harnessing pollinator biodiversity informatics in Malawi to understand the importance of agroecological interventions

$ 36,950

Maasai Mara University (2019)

Triggering the development of digital content for bat ecology and conservation in Africa: First course connecting African and Latin American students through bat conservation

$13,280

National Museums of Kenya (2019)

Assessment of Lepidoptera Pollinator Species Diversity in East Africa

$50,000 (12 Months)

Naturalis: Biodiversity_Next Conference (2019)

Biodiversity_Next Conference and African Theme Sponsorship

$60,000 (Six months)

African Conservation Centre (2018)

Follow on Support for Kenya Biodiversity Web Portal Project

$ 80,000 (9 Months)

Madagascar Biodiversity Fund - FAPBM (2019)

Securing the value and sustainability of the Madagascar Lemurs Portal

$51,000 (12 Months)

Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (2018)

Assessing Landscape Level Impacts of Climate Change on Montane Forest Pollinators in Tanzania

$ 275,000 (36 Months)

Royal Museum for Central Africa (2019)

The Pollinator Information Network for Sub-Saharan Two-Winged Insects (PIN-DIP)

$40,000 (9 Months)

Albertine Rift Conservation Society (2018)

Planning phase: using ecological integrity assessment and advanced information management to guide wetland management and decision-making in Rwanda

$35,000 (4 months)

22nd AETFAT Botantical Congress in Livingstone, Zambia Sponsorship (2019)

$ 25,000.00

The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (2018)

Conference Support: SPNHC and TDWG 2018 Conference; Collections and data in an uncertain world

$8,500 (4 months)

Makerere University (2019)

Generating information on bee pollinator diversity and distribution in Uganda through the application of ecological and informatics tools

$ 275,000.00 (36 months)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (2018)

Conference Support: GBIC2: Delivering a Roadmap for Biodiversity Knowledge in the Information Age

$24,000 (4 months)

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (2018)

Conference Support: 6th Pan African Fish and Fisheries Association Conference

$15,000 (4 months)

National Museum, Bloemfontein (2018)

Conference Support: 9th International Congress of Dipterology

$10,000 (6 months)

Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (2018)

Planning phase: Data platform of wild pollinators’ biodiversity in Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa

$31,510 (4 months)

University of Oxford (2018)

Second Generation of the Biodiversity Informatics Training Curriculum for Africa

$279,800 (36 months)

National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (2018)

From the lab to the World: Unlocking Uganda’s freshwater biodiversity data for sustainable development

$260,000 (36 months)

University of Abomey-Calavi (2018)

Regional graduate course for capacity development in biodiversity informatics in Africa

$260,500.00 (36 months)

National Museums of Kenya (2018)

Developing a Freshwater Biodiversity Information System for the Tana River Basin, Kenya, for Improved Ecosystem Management and Development Planning

$ 250,000 (36 months)

Albertine Rift Conservation Society (2018)

Using Ecological Integrity Assessment to Guide Wetlands Management in Rwanda

$ 250,000 (24 months)

Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management, University of Rwanda (2018)

Planning phase: developing a freshwater biodiversity information system for sustainable development and climate change adaptation in Rwanda

$10,584 (9 months)

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (2017)

Integrative Pollinator-Plant Interaction Assessment of Ecosystem Service Diversity in Sub-Saharan Africa

$324,040 (36 months)

University of Botswana Okavango Research Institute (2017)

Scaling fisheries monitoring in the Okavango Delta with low‐cost technology

$180,840 (24 months)

Bangor University (2017)

Mapping for Conservation of Native Tilapia Resources in East Africa

$264,100 (36 months )

Freshwater Research Centre (2017)

Developing a freshwater biodiversity information system for evaluating long-term change in rivers in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

$273,000 (35 Months )

CAB International (2017)

Creating global access to Africa’s most complete and current dataset on Invasive Alien Plant Species

$45,750 (18 mo. Months)

College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka (2017)

Pollinator Monitoring Project in Tanzania

$284,400 (36 months )

National Museums of Kenya (2016)

Assessment of Lepidoptera Pollinator Species Diversity in East Africa

$264,200 (36 Months)

University of Cape Town (2016)

Atlas and Phenology of Dragonflies and Damselflies in South Africa

$102,000 (48 Months)

University of Botswana Okavango Research Institute (2016)

Building Capacity for Biodiversity Data Management and Dissemination in the Okavango Delta

$111,600

Madagascar Biodiversity Fund - FAPBM (2016)

Development of the Madagascar Lemurs Portal

$264,100 (36 Months)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (2016)

African Biodiversity Challenge: Unlocking Data for Sustainable Development

$293,000 (36 months)

Freshwater Research Centre (2016)

Planning grant to develop a freshwater biodiversity information system for evaluating long term change in rivers in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

$30,000 (9 Months)

International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN, 2016)

Biodiversity Information For the Lake Malawi Catchment Eastern Africa: Data For Decision-makers

$252,000 (36 Months)

Royal Museum for Central Africa (2016)

The Pollinator Information Network for Sub-Saharan Two-Winged Insects (PIN-DIP)

$209,000 (36 Months)

BirdWatch Zambia (2016)

Planning grant for bird diversity assessments in Zambia's major wetland important bird and biodiversity areas

$15,000 (5 Months)

African Conservation Centre (2014)

Biodiversity Knowledgebase to Support Decision-making in Kenya

$359,600

African Technology Policy Studies Network (2014)

Biodiversity Informatics Policy Landscape

$50,050 (18 Months)

Albertine Rift Conservation Society (2011)

Albertine Rift Biodiversity Portal

$196,075 (24 Months)

California Academy of Sciences (2014)

Digitizing Southwestern-African Herpetological Collections

$56,006 (12 Months)

Colorado State University

Living Atlas of East African Flora

$168,061 (30 Months)

Conservation International Foundation (2014)

GDSA Country Policy and Bioinformatics Projects Review

$42,800 (18 Months)

CyberTracker (2012)

Cyber Tracker Upgrade

$134,400 (12 Months)

CyberTracker (2013)

CyberTracker Software and Website Upgrade

$60,000 (24 Months)

ElephantVoices

Elephant Partners

$290,712 (38 months)

Field Museum of Natural History

The Bats of Kenya

$90,095 (46 Months)

Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund - GDFCF (2011)

Applied Informatics through the Rural Brain

$200,000 (12 Months)

Institute of Ecology at National Autonomous University of Mexico (2014)

Mexico National Bat Monitoring

$162,500 (30 Months)

Institute of Policy Analysis and Research - Rwanda (2014)

Biodiversity Informatics Policy Research

$49,400 (18 Months)

Mesoamerican Reef Fund (2014)

HRI Reef Health Database

$30,000 (24 Months)

Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado (2011)

The Geospatial Center for Biodiversity

$190,750 (25 Months)

New York Botanical Garden (2009)

Rescue and Integration of Botanical Data for Conservation in the Southwestern Amazon

$ 199,410 (36 Months)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2014)

Madagascan Plants Threat Assessment

$160,700 (18 Month)

Stellenbosch University (2012)

Dragonfly Freshwater Health Tool

$296,000 (47 Months)

Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (2014)

Tanzania Biodiversity Information Management Tool

$75,000 (24 Months)

Universidad Central de Venezuela (2014)

Mobilizing Venezuelan Biodiversity Data

$100,000 (24 Months)

University of Bergen Museum (2012)

West African Marine Biodiversity

$ 288,000 (36 Months)

University of Kansas Center for Research

Biodiversity Informatics Training for Africa and the World

$414,858 (54 Months)

University of Cape Town (2008)

Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

$135,057 (32 Months)

Wildlife Conservation Society - Neotropics Bat Call Database

Neotropical Bat Recording

$81,620 (15 Months)

Zoological Society of San Diego (2012)

Enhancing Access to Peruvian Plant Specimens through Herbarium Digitization

$ 86,050 (24 Months)

WCN - Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Program

Improving Ethiopian Wolf Monitoring

$64,600 (36 Months)

Zoological Society of San Diego (2014)

Enhancing Access to Peruvian Plant Specimens through Herbarium Digitization

$71,900 (24 Months)

Wildlife Conservation Society - REBIOMA (2011)

Madagacar Biodiversity Data Sharing

$200,000 (27 Months)

Ohio State University (2015)

Revitalizing Hexacorallians of the World

$7,000 (12 Months)

University of Pretoria - Neuroptera (2012)

Afrotropical Neuroptera Biodiversity Database

$86,000 (36 Months)

University of Ghana (2012)

DNA Barcoding and Conservation of Tree Species

$199,520 (24 Months)

Universidad de los Andes

Páramo Plants Online

$139,700.00 (36 Months)

University of Pretoria (2011)

Dung Beetle Diversity

$197,568 (24 Months)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (2014)

Biodiversity Heritage Library Africa

$150,000 (36 Months)

National Museum Bloemfontein

South African Arachnid Biodiversity

$180,000 (30 Months)

New York Botanical Garden (2012)

Vietnam Flora

$181,700 (48 Months)

Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2011)

Flora of Colombia Online

$197,778 (28 Months)

Tulane University (2011)

African Biodiversity Information Scientist Mentoring Program in Conjunction with Annual TWDG Conferences

$9,990 (2011) & $35,550 (2012-2014) (27 Months)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (2012)

Mobilizing Africa's Biodiversity Data

$246,000 (30 Months)

Albertine Rift Conservation Society (2013)

Albertine Rift Biodiversity Portal

$100,000 (15 Months)

Office National pour l’Environnement

Lemur Atlas Technical Assistance

$35,000 (27 Months)

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (2011)

African Pollinator Biodiversity

$198,000 (24 Months)

Mesoamerican Reef Fund (2012)

Meso-American Reef Health Database (2012)

$127,270 (24 Months)

Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (2011)

Regional Flora Database

$199,983 (27 Months)

Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund - GDFCF (2013)

Guanacaste Parataxonomist Program

$200,000 (24 Months)

Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques UAC (2014)

Implementation of the National Biodiversity Information System (NBIS) of Benin

$150,000 (32 Months)

Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt

Plant Conservation in Colombia

$182,950 (36 Months)

Museo Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado (2013)

Geospatial Center for Biodiversity - Bolivia

$189,970 (30 Months)

National Land Use Planning Commission

Identifcation Tool for Tanzanian Plant Conservation Areas

$199,375 (40 Months)

National Biodiversity Institute (INBio) of Costa Rica

Benin National Biodiversity Information System

$182,319 (30 Months)

Missouri Botanical Garden

The Vahinala Project: A Catalog of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar

$199,455 (36 Months)

NatureServe Policy Review (2015)

How biodiversity information informs national policy in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia

$94,000 (18 Months)

CAB International

East African Invasive Species

$182,210 (36 Months)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

2012 Biodiversity Informatics Conference

$25,000 (17 Months)

Universidad Central de Venezuela (2012)

Neotropical Leaf Beetles

$92,494 (24 Months)

University of Ghana (2014)

Capture of Primary Biodiversity Data for West African Plants

$230,230.00 (42 months)

University of Florida (2015)

Digitizing Southwestern-African Herpetological Collections

$121,707 (18 Months)

Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (2013)

Atlantic Forest Information System

$65,000 (21 Months)

Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2013)

Plantas de Colombia Online

$170,000 (24 Months)

Wildlife Conservation Society - REBIOMA (2013)

REBIOMA Madagascar Data Portal

$120,000 (24 Months)

University of Pretoria (2013)

South African Dung Beetle Atlas

$145,000 (24 Months)

Tulane University (2014)

Pre-TDWG 2014-2015 Collaboration Building

$106,950 (12 Months)

Wildlife Conservation Society - Camera Traps (2014)

Camera Trap Data Repository for Biodiversity Monitoring

$202,929 (24 Months)

Wildlife Conservation Society - Madagascar (2015)

Project Planning Grant for the ‘Madagascar Lemurs Portal’

$29,000

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Freshwater

Freshwater resources in Africa are insecure in quantity and quality, and water resource development is a high priority for governments and international donors. We are developing grantmaking initiatives in Freshwater data and information systems to support conservation and development. We aim to address the urgent need for better freshwater biodiversity assessment and access to freshwater biodiversity data by all stakeholders.

Pollinators

Pollination is critical to sustaining human nutrition and agricultural livelihoods, yet studies show a widespread global decline in pollinator biodiversity. In Africa, the conservation sector lacks the baseline data, effective monitoring methods, information services, and evidence of pollinator status and value to influence policy. Our Pollinator Biodiversity Program aims to increase the accessibility and quality of pollinator biodiversity data through a long-term investment in collecting baseline data, developing technologies and methods to do so, and creating data sharing platforms relevant at regional and local levels.

Capacity

Our goal is to expand the tools and processes used to collect, manage, and disseminate biodiversity data and information in sub-Saharan Africa. That makes capacity-building the over-arching focus of the Foundation. Our other two Programs in Freshwater and Pollinator Biodiversity are intended to drive and sustain biodiversity informatics capacity.

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