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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 827 grants constituting a total donation of $8,347,267 for species conservation projects based in Africa.

Conservation Case Studies in Africa

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532911) - Harrisoni’s Giant Mastiff Bat - Awarded $7,500 on December 19, 2023
19-12-2023 - Harrisoni’s Giant Mastiff Bat

Harrisoni’s giant mastiff bat (Otomops harrisoni) is a vulnerable species globally, and it’s known to roost in caves, as it was proven by this research in Rwanda. We used local community knowledge along with cave identification forms to locate bat caves, and a set of complementary methods, including acoustic monitoring, mist nets, and hand nets, were used to identify the roost of O. harrisoni and other cave dwelling bat species diversity ...

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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. 232531392) - Living Stone - Awarded $7,500 on May 03, 2023
03-05-2023 - Living Stone

Population survey and establishment of long-term monitoring plots of Lithops gracilidelineata, a threatened ‘living-stone’ plant endemic to the Namib Desert

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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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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232531209) - Ashy Red Colobus - Awarded $15,000 on May 01, 2023
01-05-2023 - Ashy Red Colobus

Film Production for Grass-Roots Replication of Successful Community Conservation of the Threatened Primates of Kibale National Park

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