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. 220529630) - Indian Pangolin - Awarded $5,000 on September 21, 2022
21-09-2022 - Indian Pangolin

Capacity building for enhancing Indian Pangolin conservation efforts in the Eastern Ghats. The project aims at developing a long-term conservation management plan at a regional level in consultation with the Forest Department and form a network of “Pangolin Saviors” at the grassroots level to monitor any threats to the species. We intend to achieve this through community outreach and incentive based programs.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222529001) - Sumatran Elephant - Awarded $15,000 on April 29, 2022
29-04-2022 - Sumatran Elephant

Protecting critical elephant habitat and preventing elephant population decline through community-based action for human-elephant co-existence in the Ulu Masen Forest.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529076) - Guangxi warty newt - Awarded $2,764 on April 29, 2022
29-04-2022 - Guangxi warty newt

Population size, fine-scale habitat suitability map and conservation on endangered Guangxi warty newt (Paramesotriton guangxiensis) in northern Vietnam

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529130) - Asian giant tortoise - Awarded $5,000 on April 29, 2022
29-04-2022 - Asian giant tortoise

Understanding the distribution and spatial ecology of Critically Endangered Asian Giant Tortoise in Sumatra, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220528372) - Lindu shrimp - Awarded $5,000 on April 29, 2022
29-04-2022 - Lindu shrimp

Caridina linduensis Roux, 1904 is one of the endemic species and obligate in Lake Lindu that faced a high level of extinction due to anthropogenic activities. This project will provide the first assessment of the population of Caridina linduensis and conservation efforts to maintain their existence in the wild.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 212527737) - Nusair's mountain Iris - Awarded $10,000 on December 19, 2021
19-12-2021 - Nusair's mountain Iris

Habitat and population assessment of the rare, critically endangered and endemic Iris nusairiensis in the Syrian coastal mountains

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 212527706) - Crown Wand Orchid - Awarded $5,000 on December 19, 2021
19-12-2021 - Crown Wand Orchid

In-Situ Conservation and habitat restoration of critically endangered orchid Paphiopedilum fairrieanum (Orchidaceae) in Bhutan.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 212527924) - Emirati Leaf-toed Gecko - Awarded $9,000 on December 19, 2021
19-12-2021 - Emirati Leaf-toed Gecko

On the brink of extinction: Conservation of the Critically Endangered Emirati Leaf-toed Gecko, the only endemic vertebrate of the UAE

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 212527935) - Togean Islands babirusa - Awarded $8,000 on December 19, 2021
19-12-2021 - Togean Islands babirusa

Developing an optimal monitoring program for the Endangered Togean babirusa through the support of citizen scientists

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