2,801Grants to

1,734(Sub)Species

Africa

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 801 grants constituting a total donation of $8,069,572 for species conservation projects based in Africa.

Conservation Case Studies in Africa

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 242535112) - African golden cat  - Awarded $6,000 on October 10, 2024
10-10-2024 - African golden cat

Mitigating Poaching of African Golden Cat in Ongo Community Forest through livestock Seed Banks and Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 242533421) - Giant leafless Vanilla - Awarded $19,000 on May 09, 2024
09-05-2024 - Giant leafless Vanilla

Conservation and reproductive biology of the giant leafless Vanilla atsinananensis, endemic to the highly threatened eastern lowland forests of Madagascar

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 240533815) - Kampango - Awarded $4,830 on May 09, 2024
09-05-2024 - Kampango

Conservation of the critically endangered Kampango fish (Bagrus meridionalis) in Lake Nyasa-Tanzania through community education and empowerment.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 240533461) - goliath  frogs - Awarded $4,500 on May 09, 2024
09-05-2024 - goliath frogs

Strengthening the management capacities of local actors for the conservation of conraua goliath in the Nlonako reserve

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 230532950) - Giant bronze gecko - Awarded $4,980 on December 18, 2023
18-12-2023 - Giant bronze gecko

Population estimate of the Critically Endangered Seychelles endemic giant bronze gecko, Ailuronyx trachygaster.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 230530818) - Begonia montis-elephantis - Awarded $4,410 on September 27, 2023
27-09-2023 - Begonia montis-elephantis

Conservation of Begonia montis-elephantis, an endemic and critically endangered plant species in Mont de l'Elephant, Cameroon. The Mont de l'Elephant is a Tropical Important Plant Area in Cameroon and a refuge of endemic and endangered species like Begonia montis-species.Due to mining and farming activities, Begonia montis-elephantis will disapear of disappear into the wild if no conservation measures are taken.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232531121) - Gambles's relic - Awarded $7,000 on May 03, 2023
03-05-2023 - Gambles's relic

Seeking a lost damselfly: Conservation of the mysterious Obudu Relic (Pentaphlebia gamblesi) in Nigeria’s southern montane forest streams. This project aims to provide information and raise awareness on the current state of the critically endangered relic damselfly, Pentaphlebia gamblesi, and other threatened damselflies of the Obudu Plateau of Nigeria through surveys, community engagement and awareness creation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232530706) - Papyrus Wisp - Awarded $10,000 on May 03, 2023
03-05-2023 - Papyrus Wisp

This project will establish scientific baseline and capacity for effective conservation management of threatened freshwater fauna in Akagera NP, Rwanda. We will survey different taxa and establish monitoring schemes for globaly threatened species.

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