It has been another amazingly busy and successful year for JRS! During 2024 I was privileged to engage with our outstanding grantees and personally monitor fieldwork progress through 21 site visits and participation in 7 grantee workshops across Africa. Here is a reflection on some of the exciting news and field stories from 2024, with shared links below. From JRS to the entire biodiversity research community: our very best wishes for a fruitful 2025!
-Matthew Cassetta, Executive Director, JRS Biodiversity Foundation
January 2024
In with the New Year: Madagascar Wetland Knowledge Base
Floral Biodiversity Survey Training Gets Underway in Guinea
February 2024
Lake Tanganyika Featured in Global Media
East African Cave Bat Surveys Begin
Identifying Gaps in Freshwater Biodiversity Data in the Central African Republic
March 2024
West and Central African Conservation Scientists Gather In Kumasi for Training and Networking
African Conservation Leaders Converge in Rwanda for the Tusk 2024 Conservation Symposium
April 2024
Conservation Team Conducts Bioblitz of the Kafue Flats Wetlands
Aquatic Biodiversity Surveys Underway in Maasai Mara National Reserve
May 2024
JRS Support Advances Field Work of Young African Scientists
Highlighting Data Based Communications for African Biodiversity
June 2024
Innovative Tools for Conservation Data: Small Mammal Tracking
Kenya’s 1st Joint International Scientific Conference Highlights
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Launches Madagascar Wetlands Knowledge Database
July 2024
Uncovering Surprising Reptile and Amphibian Species in Uganda
Reaching Pollinator Collection Milestones in Ethiopia
August 2024
University Consortium Begins KBA Assessment Protocol in Sierra Leone
Surveys Reveal Undescribed Species in Zambia’s Tondwa Game Management Area
September 2024
Unique Biodiversity Showcased at Gala Event in Lusaka
JRS Joins Thought Leaders in Mozambique to Discuss the Future of Agricultural Development in Africa
October 2024
Mobilizing Communities for Biodiversity Research in Cameroon
Field Reports: Traveling over 5,000 km to Document the Rich Floral Biodiversity of Namibia
November 2024
JRS Champions Biodiversity Informatics for Sustainable Growth at the Global Bioeconomy Summit
Nile Basin Biodiversity Highlighted through Photography
Indigenous Plant Atlas of Namibia Enriched by Citizen Science
December 2024
Regenerating Native Forest Corridors in the Usambara Mountains
