African biodiversity informaticians convened in Pretoria last week to collaborate on the JRS-funded project aimed at ensuring biodiversity data is available to support evidence-based policy making. The workshop took place at Pretoria National Botanic Garden from 25 to 27 March 2014…
Aaron McNevin has been a member of the JRS Biodiversity Board of Trustees since 2009. He is currently the Director of Aquaculture at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) where he began creating standards for responsible aquaculture in 2004, which in…
The University of Cape Town's Animal Demography Unit (UCT ADU), in partnership with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), launches their book Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland on April 16, 2014. This publication…
JRS is always happy to be on the leading edge, so we are excited to learn that March 19th is a brand new holiday, Taxonomist Appreciation Day! Taxonomist Appreciation Day is the invention of Dr. Terry McGlynn, Associate Professor of Biology, California…
South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), in partnership with African Participants of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), is holding a workshop in Pretoria, South Africa from March 25th-27th. The purpose of this workshop is to implement an innovative and…
(Belize City - February 12, 2014) The Healthy Reefs Initiative (HRI) has recently released their 2014 Eco-Audit to help protect the natural, striking beauty of the Mesoamerican Reef. The Mesoamerican Reef extends over 600 miles from the northern tip of the…
To help conserve one of Earth’s ecological treasures, the New York Botanical Garden today announced a multifaceted program today that aims to dramatically improve the management and sustainable use of the Brazilian Amazon forest, part of the largest expanse of…
Seattle, Washington – January 13, 2014 - The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is pleased to announce the award of eight new grants, providing over $1,000,000 in funding over two years to increase access to biodiversity information. "We are excited about the…
JRS is happy to pass on notes of potential funding opportunities of interest to our partners: The Russell E. Train Fellowships support individuals pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in conservation. Each year, WWF supports committed conservationists from target countries…
In April of 2013, more than 50,000 digitized records on the vertebrate fauna of Bolivia, the result of nearly 30 years of scientific research by the Natural History Museum Noel Kempff Mercado (MHNNKM) and its collaborators, became available to the…
