Europe

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 156 grants constituting a total donation of $1,432,248 for species conservation projects based in Europe.

Conservation Case Studies in Europe

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232530334) - Konrad's Bumblebee - Awarded $11,500 on September 27, 2023

27-09-2023 - Konrad's Bumblebee

Can we save a high-altitude narrow-range bumblebee facing extinction? Applying practical ways to enhance habitat quality

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532379) - Spiny Butterfly Ray - Awarded $6,059 on September 27, 2023

27-09-2023 - Spiny Butterfly Ray

The Spiny butterfly ray, one of the Mediterranean’s rarest elasmobranchs, is the focus of this project in the southern Adriatic Sea. Aimed at assessing population frequency, habitat conditions, and threats, the project also promotes awareness and policy initiatives. Despite presumed regional absence, significant records and potential nurseries were identified (Gajić et al., 2023; Gajić & Karalić, 2024).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529928) - Albanian Saddle Bush-cricket - Awarded $5,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Albanian Saddle Bush-cricket

Urgent conservation issue for the Albanian Saddle Bush-cricket (Uromenus dyrrhachiacus)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530593) - Ignat's Stone Grasshopper - Awarded $5,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Ignat's Stone Grasshopper

Distribution, ecology and conservation status of two little known Iberian endemic Stone Grasshoppers of the genus Acinipe in South Portugal.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530488) - Aeolian wall lizard - Awarded $9,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Aeolian wall lizard

Saving the largest extant population of the critically endangered Aeolian wall lizard, Podarcis raffonei.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222529609) - Giant steppe grasshopper - Awarded $9,000 on September 22, 2022

22-09-2022 - Giant steppe grasshopper

Assessing the sensitivity to habitat changes of grasshoppers in the genus Prionotropis

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529079) - Willemses' Stone Grasshopper - Awarded $4,800 on April 29, 2022

29-04-2022 - Willemses' Stone Grasshopper

Ecology and conservation of Willemses' Stone Grasshopper (EN) in Greece

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529020) - Monolistra del Buco del Piombo - Awarded $1,700 on April 29, 2022

29-04-2022 - Monolistra del Buco del Piombo

Conservation of the cave-dwelling isopod Monolistra pavani: effects on groundwater ecosystem services

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220528570) - European ground squirrel - Awarded $4,950 on April 29, 2022

29-04-2022 - European ground squirrel

European ground squirrel in Ukraine: status and conservation efforts

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 212527457) - Fan mussel - Awarded $11,000 on September 29, 2021

29-09-2021 - Fan mussel

Assisted recruitment of the critically endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis in Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean)

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