2,979Grants to

1,827(Sub)Species

Africa

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

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. 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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