JRS proudly supported and participated in the 2024 Tusk Conservation Symposium held in Rwanda from March 4-8, 2024. The Tusk Conservation Symposium is a biennial gathering of African conservation leaders and practitioners, convened by JRS grantee the Tusk Trust. Tusk…
JRS celebrates the high-level launch of the Rwanda Biodiversity Information System (RBIS) on March 24, 2023. The development of RBIS has been supported by a JRS grant since 2019, and is designed to house available regional wetland biodiversity data on…
SEATTLE, Washington – September 11, 2018 – The JRS Biodiversity Foundation announces three new grant awards, totaling $545,000, to support access to freshwater biodiversity data in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. These investments are a part of the JRS Freshwater Biodiversity…
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…
