Review of Policies for Biodiversity Informatics in Southern Africa: Case Studies of Botswana and South Africa

This article draws on a research carried out as part of a project that aims to review policies that promote biodiversity informatics in Sub-Saharan Africa. This project was being funded by JRS Biodiversity Foundation and is being carried out by the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR-Rwanda). The authors would like to thank Dr Don S. Doering, the Executive Director of JRS Biodiversity Foundation, and his team for their invaluable support. The authors would also like to thank Professor Roger Sapsford for his valuable comments and suggestions to improve the quality of the paper.Publisher PD