Following up on an article in the The African Technopolitan Magazine in January of this year (previous news post), Dr. Aime Tsinda from the Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR) in Rwanda (project website) published a review of East African biodiversity informatics policies in the…
We are pleased to share the announcement of the publication of an excellent review of east African policies on biodiversity informatics by Dr. Aime Tsinda, Roger Mugisha, Lillian Mutesi, Alfred Bizoza and Pamela Abbott at the Institute for Policy Analysis and Research in…
A year ago, I wrote that JRS was making its first grants to explore the policies that drive the demand for biodiversity data and information and the supply of biodiversity data and information in "Learning by Doing: New Policy Research…
SEATTLE, Washington – August 5, 2015 -- The JRS Biodiversity Foundation today announced a new $94,000 grant to study the role of biodiversity information on national policy cycles in Latin America. The research will be led by NatureServe researcher Dr.…
It's a sunny Friday afternoon here in Seattle and I'm reflecting on the past week. A highlight was the JRS announcement of our first policy research grants for three projects to research the policies in sub-Saharan Africa that shape the demand…
SEATTLE, Washington – January 16, 2015 – The JRS Biodiversity Foundation today announced funding for three new grants that support biodiversity policy research. These grants will create a better understanding of the policy landscape among African countries that shapes the…
This is the question I asked myself last year when I joined JRS. I knew that private U.S. foundations often powerfully serve their missions by advancing policy research and analysis. But what would that mean for JRS? Last Friday, JRS…
