2,894Grants to

1,789(Sub)Species

Asia

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 974 grants constituting a total donation of $8,320,491 for species conservation projects based in Asia.

Conservation Case Studies in Asia

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13255464) - Tonkin Snub-nosed monkey - Awarded $12,300 on June 17, 2013
17-06-2013 - Tonkin Snub-nosed monkey

Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey is confined to a few areas in Viet Nam. The species is listed in IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered and it is experiencing a continuing decline. Khau Ca – Du Gia area contains the largest population of the species. This project aims to update the species profile and ranger skill training in Khau Ca - Du Gia area.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13256005) - Siberian Crane - Awarded $12,500 on June 05, 2013
05-06-2013 - Siberian Crane

Illegal hunting is the primary cause of the decline of the Critically Endangered Siberian Crane. This project promotes widespread public education to hunters in Central Asian countries to improve understanding of the Siberian Crane and its habitats. Relationships are fostered with hunters who were trained to identify species correctly, choose to avoid hunting cranes, report crane sightings and to be involved in crane conservation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13054253) - Gharial  - Awarded $4,999 on May 30, 2013
30-05-2013 - Gharial

This project seeks to assess the status of gharial populations and threats facing them in the Betwa, Ken, Tons and Son rivers (India). In the first phase, we conducted field surveys along Betwa, Ken and Son between February-May 2013, and interview surveys along the Tons in July 2013. The second phase commenced in December 2013, with field surveys and interviews along Ken and Son.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13056010) - Kingiodendron pinnatum - Awarded $4,000 on May 29, 2013
29-05-2013 - Kingiodendron pinnatum

Kingiodendron pinnatum (DC.) Harms (Family: Caesalpiniaceae), an endangered species and population is under threat due to habitat degradation and unscientific overexploitation of the oleo-resin and timber. The present study is aimed at survey and documentation of population size, structure and dynamics of species in Western Ghats, Karnataka and awareness programme on its importance and problem associated with the species and conservation aspects

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13056067) - Dung Beetles - Awarded $3,940 on May 29, 2013
29-05-2013 - Dung Beetles

Diversity of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae and Geotrupidae) in the Suka Elang; Raptor Education Center (Mount Halimun-Salak National Park), West Java, Indonesia.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13054042) - Freshwater crab - Awarded $5,000 on May 29, 2013
29-05-2013 - Freshwater crab

The study centres on ecological questions (distribution, habitats, feeding, population size, growth, sex ratio and nutritional properties), threats and conservation status of freshwater crab, Isolapotamon bausense which is endemic to Borneo and categorized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. The information is needed for effective conservation of the species include proposing the crab to be listed in the Wildlife Protection Ordinance of Sarawak.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13055637) - Gorgan Salamander - Awarded $2,500 on May 29, 2013
29-05-2013 - Gorgan Salamander

This project works on informing local people engaged with Cave Salamander (Paradactylodon gorganensis) which is an endemic species to Iran (family Hynobiidae) . This species is listed as a Critically Endangered species in IUCN red list. Another aspect of this project is training professions of the Department of Environment(DOE), university professors and students and teachers to help us in teaching local people in near future.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 12255396) - Cao Vit Gibbon or Eastern Black Crested Gibbon - Awarded $10,000 on December 23, 2012
23-12-2012 - Cao Vit Gibbon or Eastern Black Crested Gibbon

The Critically Endangered Cao Vit gibbon has long been extinct in most of its former range in north-eastern Vietnam, largely due to hunting. The population is currently estimated at 100-110 individuals. FFI and its partners will work to enhance the capacity of conservation authorities and community teams to perform effective monitoring, and to increase public awareness of the plight of the species and its habitat.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 12254621) - Anamalai's frog - Awarded $12,000 on December 23, 2012
23-12-2012 - Anamalai's frog

It is now established that the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) is present in a population of an Indian night frog (Nyctibatrachus sp.) in the Western Ghats. It is imperative to randomly test populations of freshwater frogs across the Western Ghats and develop conservation strategies to ensure survival of populations and species of endemic and threatened amphibians of the Western Ghats.

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