Progress

In 2016, we launched our pollinator program. Since the program began, we have funded projects that strive to bring pollinator biodiversity data to the public. We have funded six projects, committing $1,400,000. We are happy to share the draft strategy for our work in Pollinators and we invite your comments and questions. We hope that this transparency about our strategy development will engage our stakeholders in a dialogue to ensure we find the best intersection of our mission and the needs to advance the access to data and information about African pollinator biodiversity. Download JRS Emergent Pollinator Strategy 7 July 2016. The most recent 2018 projects are in these areas:

• A grant to assess changing climate’s effects on native pollinators in the Eastern Arc Mountains and share data with decision-makers.
• A planning grant to adapt the Atlas of Living Australia to serve Tanzania’s coastal forest pollinator biodiversity data.

Technical Scope: We welcome proposals that focus on any significant pollinator group. We have an interest in building our grant portfolio related to Hymenoptera (bees & wasps) or Lepidoptera (butterflies). Our technical priorities are:

1. Methods: (1) Approaches for large scale/low-cost pollinator data collection; (2) Methods for pollinator identification; and (3) Methodology, standards, and database design for plant-pollinator data.
2. Platforms: (1) Develop transferrable database and website models; (2) Develop pollinator knowledge platforms; and (3) Online access to field guides and checklists.
3. Capacity Development: (1) Biodiversity informatics expertise; (2) Baseline datasets; (3) High-quality pollinator biodiversity data components of agricultural studies; and (4) Network formation and capacity building.

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