JRS grantee Kabale University has made a strong start with the Site Selection to Protect Papyrus Endemic Biodiversity in Uganda (SEBU) project. Project director, Associate Professor Sarah Nachuha, and her team of 7 students from Kabale University and the University…
JRS grantee NatureUganda recently invited over 30 Ugandan stakeholders including government and wildlife authorities, six partner universities, conservationists and members of the press to mark the launch of their ambitious project Training a Cohort of Herpetologists to Increase Data Knowledge…
What? JRS Biodiversity Foundation is funding a consortium led by Kabale University to protect the biodiversity in papyrus wetlands in Uganda. This project titled Site selection to protect papyrus endemic biodiversity in Uganda will generate and process data on the…
JRS is proud to sponsor the 2nd International Conference on Geographical Science for Resilient Communities, Ecosystems & Livelihoods Under Global Environmental Change (GORILLA Conference) taking place from December 7-10 at the Protea Hotel in Kampala, Uganda. Hon. Dr. Monica Musenero, …
JRS grantee NaFIRRI mobilized data sets from national sources to create biodiversity databases of fish, invertebrate, and algae via an open access platform Global Diversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the Freshwater Biodiversity Portal for Uganda (https://freshwaterbiodiversity.go.ug/). The Freshwater Biodiversity Portal…
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…
