COP26 leaders urged to increase grassroots conservation funding by 14 leading global wildlife conservation donors. Open letter highlights benefits of locally led nature conservation for mitigating climate change and reversing global biodiversity loss.

Today,[Wednesday 27th October], 14 leading global wildlife conservation donors and supporters are calling upon the UK Prime Minister and COP26 leaders, corporations and philanthropists to increase funding for locally led grassroots conservation projects, which play a vital role in mitigating climate change and reversing biodiversity loss around the world.

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In line with Earth Day, Mubadala Partners with Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund to Protect Endangered Species Around the World. US $1.5 million annual commitment will support conservation projects for endangered flora and fauna. This will be the first agreement of its kind in the region where corporate and conservation donor entities are collaborating to invest in preventing biodiversity loss.

Abu Dhabi, UAE, April 21, 2021: In line with Earth Day, Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, has announced a three-year partnership with the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZ Fund) to support conservation initiatives around the world.

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Abu Dhabi, UAE. Aiming to ensure the survival of grassroots conservation organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZ Fund) today announced it will expand its grant-making criteria to help grantees meet core emergency operating needs precipitated by the crisis.

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The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns have severely disrupted species conservation activities worldwide according to a survey of more than 300 conservationists in 85 countries. The survey was conducted by The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, (MBZ Conservation Fund) where Razan Al Mubarak serves as founding managing director.

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JOY AND CHARITY. Central to the religious and cultural life of the United Arab Emirates, Eid Al Fitr is a joyful time with special food, dances and traditions. Eid Al Fitr is one of the two most important religious holidays in the United Arab Emirates. The other being Eid Al Adha. Both of these holidays n the UAE reflect Islam’s central role in Emirati life and the important place the Eid holiday plays in reinforcing family and community ties. Common to both EId Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha is the focus on visiting family to offer eid greetings, the importance of providing charity to the poor and needy, and the joyful festive spirit. The MBZ Fund wishes all Eid Mubarak!

Three times a year, every year, even during the Covid-19 crisis, the MBZ Fund gives $500,000 to species conservation projects. The total now exceeds $20m. This support has gone to more than 2,150 projects across 160 countries targeting more than 1,350 species and subspeices. More importantly, these grants go to species conservationists who engage in get-your-hands-dirty conservation – in the fields, cave systems, mountains, and steams of the world. Browse our case study section to learn more.

Given the extraordinary circumstances in which the world finds itself the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund would like to take the opportunity to express our thanks and admiration for the hundreds of people who continue to dedicate their lives to the conservation of species and biodiversity. The Fund would like to reassure its stakeholders and interested parties that it will continue its commitment to support species conservation initiatives globally. Please find below some important points for grant recipients, grant applicants waiting for a decision on their application, and those intending to submit an application.

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Her Excellency Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak opened the meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission’s Specialists Group Chairs Meeting in Abu Dhabi today.

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Her Excellency Mrs. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak appealed to the public to help the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund protect the world’s biodiversity and reverse the global extinction crisis.

In a lecture yesterday evening at the Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed, Mrs. Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Managing Director of the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and Secretary General of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi, outlined the successes of the MBZ Fund over the last 10 years and demonstrated how the people of Abu Dhabi and the UAE can help end the global biodiversity crisis.

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While on a bird watching trip to Umm Al Quwain in the north of the United Arab Emirates, a teacher at the British School Al Kubairat in Abu Dhabi spotted an Endangered wading bird with a leg band marked ‘E1’. After further investigation, it was discovered that the bird, a Great knot, had been ringed an astonishing 13,000 miles away by a scientist in Russia.

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