2,801Grants to
1,734(Sub)Species
Small Grant Login
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 775 grants constituting a total donation of $7,813,462 for species conservation projects based in Africa.
Ambohitantely Special Reserve in Madagascar is the only remaining patch of humid forest on the central plateau north of the capital Antananarivo. The remaining 3,000Ha of forest is home to two site endemic Critically Endangered frog species: Anilany helenae and Anodonthyla vallani. This project seeks to undertake the first population assessment of each species as a basis for long-term monitoring.
View Helena's stump-toad frog project
A genetic approach to conserving the critically endangered day gecko Phelsuma antanosy in Madagascar
View Phelsuma antanosy project
Assessing habitat and microclimate disturbance on herpetofauna living in Kenya's coastal canopies: a search for rare arboreal species.
View Tana River Gecko project
Ecology and conservation of Mauritian free-tailed bat (Mormopterus acetabulosus)
View Mauritian free-tailed bat project
Understanding bushmeat hunting on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, through passive acoustic monitoring
View Bioko Red colobus project
Status and Conservation of the Endangered Baer’s Wood Mouse (Hylomyscus baeri) in Ghana.
View Baer's Wood Mouse project
The Pepper-bark tree is Extinct in the Wild in Zimbabwe, largely due to habitat loss and over-collection for herbal medicine, however is still survives in a small number of private gardens. The Global Trees Campaign (GTC) will reintroduce this important medicinal tree back into Zimbabwe and facilitate its cultivation in home gardens to generate sustainable incomes.
View Pepperbark Tree project
Addressing knowledge gaps on the distribution and population status for three Critically Endangered species restricted to Silhouette Island (Seychelles).
View Psychotria silhouettae project
Victoria tilapia (Oreochromis variabilis), cichlid fish species endemic to lakes Victoria and Kyoga is critically endangered; therefore it’s at risk of being extinct in the wild. This project will contribute to reviving the populations of critically endangered Victoria tilapia in Lake Nawampasa through working with fishing communities to address threats to this fish species and its habitats.
View Victotria Tilapia project
The Giant thicket rat is endemic to Mt. Kenya ecosystem. The species is assessed as Endangered (EN) because its extent of occurrence (EOO) is approximately 1,913 km², all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat. The Mt. Kenya ecosystem is an Important Bird Area (IBA) & UNESCO World Heritage Site.
View Giant Thicket Rat project