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Namibian Chamber of Environment

Better Information for Better Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of Namibian Near-endemic Plants

$161,651 (30Months)

University of Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar (UNAD) & SOS SAHEL Senegal (2023)

Niokolo-Koba National Park Buffer Zone Biodiversity Survey

$50,000 (12 Months)

Endangered Wildlife Trust (2023)

Developing a 30-by-30 Landscape Planning Tool for South Africa that Balances the Need for Conservation, Agriculture, and Renewable Energy

$242,481 (36 Months)

Hawassa University (2023)

Insect Pollinator Diversity Under Different Land Uses in and around Kafa Biosphere Reserve and Bale Mountains National Park

$219,213 (36 Months)

University of Namibia (2022)

Establishing Capacity for Sustained Production of National Spatial Biodiversity Data Products: Guiding Progress towards the post2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Goals and Targets

$249,929 (36 Months)

Research Unit of Tropical Mycology and Soil-Plant Fungi Interactions, University of Parakou (2022)

Data Mobilization and Long Term Conservation of Wild Fungi (WEF) in Benin

$65,000 (30 Months)

National Herbarium of Benin (2022)

Mobilizing data for Identification, Taxonomy, Socioeconomic Importance and Conservation Assessment of Bryophytes in Benin

$249,966 (36 months)

University of Florida (2022)

Freshwater Biodiversity Data of Rivers of the Lake Victoria Basin

$279,885 (36 months)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022)

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

$274,721 (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)

Kabale University (2022)

Site Selection to Protect Papyrus Endemic Biodiversity in Uganda

$256,446 (36 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)

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)

North-West University (2022)

Building Bee Taxonomic Capacity Among Citizen Scientists in South Africa

$84,920 (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)

Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (2021)

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

$277,794 (36 months)

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

Journalists acting for biodiversity

$56,862 (24 months)

Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic (2021)

Critical biodiversity surveys in the transboundary Lake Tanganyika & Ruzizi Basin

$47,500 (12 months)

Threatened Species Conservation Alliance (2021)

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

$75,636 (24 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)

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)

South African National Parks (2020)

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

$208,740 (24 months)

Frankfurt Zoological Society - U.S. (2020)

Biodiversity Monitoring in Serengeti, Mahale, and Gonarezhou National Parks

$280,000 (24 months)

Wildlife Conservation Society (2020)

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

$525,000 (24 months)

African Parks (2020)

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

$210,500 (18 months)

Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana (2020)

ORBIS: Okavango Repository for BIodiverSity Data Planning

$50,000 (6 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)

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)

Madagascar Biodiversity Fund - FAPBM (2019)

Securing the value and sustainability of the Madagascar Lemurs Portal

$51,000 (12 Months)

Freshwater Research Centre Odonata Map (2019)

Atlas and Phenology of Dragonflies and Damselflies in South Africa

$113,900 (18 Months)

Freshwater Research Centre Workshop (2019)

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

$ 54,900 (7 Months)

Royal Museum for Central Africa (2019)

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

$40,000 (9 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)

Basque Center for Climate Change (2019)

Integrative modelling to understand pollination services across agricultural landscapes

$ 43,000

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

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

Planning for Saving the critically endangered riverine species of Malawi

$ 36,339 (5 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)

Sokoine University of Agriculture (2019)

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

$ 53,280 (11 months)

Naturalis: Biodiversity_Next Conference (2019)

Biodiversity_Next Conference and African Theme Sponsorship

$60,000 (Six 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)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (2019)

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

$ 321,000 (36 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)

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)

African Conservation Centre (2018)

Follow on Support for Kenya Biodiversity Web Portal Project

$ 80,000 (9 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)

Albertine Rift Conservation Society (2018)

Using Ecological Integrity Assessment to Guide Wetlands Management in Rwanda

$ 250,000 (24 months)

Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (2018)

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

$ 275,000 (36 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)

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)

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)

University of Abomey-Calavi (2018)

Regional graduate course for capacity development in biodiversity informatics in Africa

$260,500.00 (36 months)

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (2018)

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

$15,000 (4 months)

University of Oxford (2018)

Second Generation of the Biodiversity Informatics Training Curriculum for Africa

$279,800 (36 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)

National Museum, Bloemfontein (2018)

Conference Support: 9th International Congress of Dipterology

$10,000 (6 months)

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)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (2018)

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

$24,000 (4 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)

CAB International (2017)

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

$45,750 (18 mo. 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 )

College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka (2017)

Pollinator Monitoring Project in Tanzania

$284,400 (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 )

South African National Biodiversity Institute (2016)

African Biodiversity Challenge: Unlocking Data for Sustainable Development

$293,000 (36 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)

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

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)

Madagascar Biodiversity Fund - FAPBM (2016)

Development of the Madagascar Lemurs Portal

$264,100 (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)

Wildlife Conservation Society - Neotropics Bat Call Database

Neotropical Bat Recording

$81,620 (15 Months)

Wildlife Conservation Society - REBIOMA (2011)

Madagacar Biodiversity Data Sharing

$200,000 (27 Months)

Wildlife Conservation Society - REBIOMA (2013)

REBIOMA Madagascar Data Portal

$120,000 (24 Months)

Zoological Society of San Diego (2012)

Enhancing Access to Peruvian Plant Specimens through Herbarium Digitization

$ 86,050 (24 Months)

Zoological Society of San Diego (2014)

Enhancing Access to Peruvian Plant Specimens through Herbarium Digitization

$71,900 (24 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)

Albertine Rift Conservation Society (2013)

Albertine Rift Biodiversity Portal

$100,000 (15 Months)

CAB International

East African Invasive Species

$182,210 (36 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)

Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques UAC (2014)

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

$150,000 (32 Months)

Field Museum of Natural History

The Bats of Kenya

$90,095 (46 Months)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

2012 Biodiversity Informatics Conference

$25,000 (17 Months)

Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund - GDFCF (2011)

Applied Informatics through the Rural Brain

$200,000 (12 Months)

Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund - GDFCF (2013)

Guanacaste Parataxonomist Program

$200,000 (24 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)

Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt

Plant Conservation in Colombia

$182,950 (36 Months)

Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (2011)

Regional Flora Database

$199,983 (27 Months)

Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (2013)

Atlantic Forest Information System

$65,000 (21 Months)

Mesoamerican Reef Fund (2012)

Meso-American Reef Health Database (2012)

$127,270 (24 Months)

Mesoamerican Reef Fund (2014)

HRI Reef Health Database

$30,000 (24 Months)

Missouri Botanical Garden

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

$199,455 (36 Months)

Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado (2011)

The Geospatial Center for Biodiversity

$190,750 (25 Months)

Museo Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado (2013)

Geospatial Center for Biodiversity - Bolivia

$189,970 (30 Months)

National Biodiversity Institute (INBio) of Costa Rica

Benin National Biodiversity Information System

$182,319 (30 Months)

National Land Use Planning Commission

Identifcation Tool for Tanzanian Plant Conservation Areas

$199,375 (40 Months)

National Museum Bloemfontein

South African Arachnid Biodiversity

$180,000 (30 Months)

NatureServe Policy Review (2015)

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

$94,000 (18 Months)

New York Botanical Garden (2009)

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

$ 199,410 (36 Months)

New York Botanical Garden (2012)

Vietnam Flora

$181,700 (48 Months)

Office National pour l’Environnement

Lemur Atlas Technical Assistance

$35,000 (27 Months)

Ohio State University (2015)

Revitalizing Hexacorallians of the World

$7,000 (12 Months)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2014)

Madagascan Plants Threat Assessment

$160,700 (18 Month)

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (2011)

African Pollinator Biodiversity

$198,000 (24 Months)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (2012)

Mobilizing Africa's Biodiversity Data

$246,000 (30 Months)

South African National Biodiversity Institute (2014)

Biodiversity Heritage Library Africa

$150,000 (36 Months)

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)

Tulane University (2011)

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

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

Tulane University (2014)

Pre-TDWG 2014-2015 Collaboration Building

$106,950 (12 Months)

Universidad Central de Venezuela (2012)

Neotropical Leaf Beetles

$92,494 (24 Months)

Universidad Central de Venezuela (2014)

Mobilizing Venezuelan Biodiversity Data

$100,000 (24 Months)

Universidad de los Andes

Páramo Plants Online

$139,700.00 (36 Months)

Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2011)

Flora of Colombia Online

$197,778 (28 Months)

Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2013)

Plantas de Colombia Online

$170,000 (24 Months)

University of Bergen Museum (2012)

West African Marine Biodiversity

$ 288,000 (36 Months)

University of Cape Town (2008)

Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

$135,057 (32 Months)

University of Florida (2015)

Digitizing Southwestern-African Herpetological Collections

$121,707 (18 Months)

University of Ghana (2012)

DNA Barcoding and Conservation of Tree Species

$199,520 (24 Months)

University of Ghana (2014)

Capture of Primary Biodiversity Data for West African Plants

$230,230.00 (42 months)

University of Kansas Center for Research

Biodiversity Informatics Training for Africa and the World

$414,858 (54 Months)

University of Pretoria (2011)

Dung Beetle Diversity

$197,568 (24 Months)

University of Pretoria (2013)

South African Dung Beetle Atlas

$145,000 (24 Months)

University of Pretoria - Neuroptera (2012)

Afrotropical Neuroptera Biodiversity Database

$86,000 (36 Months)

WCN - Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Program

Improving Ethiopian Wolf Monitoring

$64,600 (36 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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