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The MBZ Fund and GEF are delighted to announce that 115 small grants have been awarded as part of this program, constituting a total donation of $933,997. Click here to see all these grants. The are 43 GEF Grants with case studies featured below.

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Micro Frog (Microbatrachella capensis)
24th December 2024 - GEF Grant 240536241

Annual acoustic monitoring of threatened and endemic frog species on the Agulhas Plain - a critical biodiversity hotspot
Mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
20th May 2025 - GEF Grant 252536776

Assesing the status conservation of the Mountain Tapir in Puracé National Park, southwestern Colombia
Northern brown howler monkey (Alouatta guariba guariba)
26th September 2025 - GEF Grant 252536517

Drones and poop: conservation tools for the critically endangered Alouatta guariba guariba in their northernmost distribution ...
Northern tiger-cat (Leopardus tigrinus)
23rd December 2024 - GEF Grant 242536512

Our project aims to conserve the endangered savanna tiger-cat (Leopardus tigrinus) in Brazil’s Caatinga, focusing on the ...
Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)
23rd December 2024 - GEF Grant 242536690

Agroforestry for Okapi: Enhancing Community Practices for Habitat Protection
Operculicarya pachypus (Operculicarya pachypus)
24th December 2024 - GEF Grant 242534841

Saving Operculicarya pachypus, a threatened endemic succulent by implementing an adapted conservation strategy
Oryzias wolasi (Oryzias wolasi)
26th September 2025 - GEF Grant 250538837

Conservation of Oryzias wolasi in Wolasi River Ecosystem, Southeast Sulawesi Province under threatened by nickel mining and palm ...
Pacific Coast Musk Turtle (Staurotypus salvinii)
24th December 2024 - GEF Grant 242536595

Conservation of the Pacific Coast Musk Turtle: community conservation of an endangered freshwater turtle in Chiapas, Mexico.
Pampas Cat (Leopardus colocolo)
10th October 2024 - GEF Grant 240535175

Hidden in the Espinal? Conserving the most endangered small felid of central Argentina: the Pampas cat
Pig-Tailed Snub-nosed Langur (Simias concolor)
23rd December 2024 - GEF Grant 242536207

This project uses thermal drones to estimate populations of endangered Mentawai primates outside of Siberut National Park, ...
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We use the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species classification system to access the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species.