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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 440 grants constituting a total donation of $4,535,187 for species conservation projects based in Africa.
Victoria tilapia (Oreochromis variabilis), cichlid fish species endemic to lakes Victoria and Kyoga is critically endangered; therefore it’s at risk of being extinct in the wild. This project will contribute to reviving the populations of critically endangered Victoria tilapia in Lake Nawampasa through working with fishing communities to address threats to this fish species and its habitats.
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Distribution, density, hunting practices, trade dynamics and understanding threats associated with pangolins in Mbam and Djerem national park centre,Cameroon
View Giant ground pangolin project
Ossiculum, a monotypic flagship genus for orchid conservation in Central Africa
View Beentje orchid project
Population Ecology, Pollen Limitation and Community Education to Save a Critically Endangered Cycad Encephalartos sclavoi in West Usambara Forests, Tanzania
View Sclavo's Cycad project
Helping Jipe Communities to Protect Critically Endangered Jipe Tilapia Oreochromis jipe and Ecosystem in Lake Jipe Tanzania
View Jipe tilapia project
Survey of bushmeat markets to assess the status of the African snake trade
View African rock python project
The Otomys barbouri is classified as endangered on the IUCN list of threatened species owing to habitat destruction. With increasing tourist activities, vegetation is predisposed to further degradation which may make the habitat unsuitable for the species. This project is therefore aimed at determining the influence of tourist activities on the population and distribution of Otomys barbouri in the Afro-alpine grasslands of Mt Elgon.
View Barbour's vlei rat project
Contribution to the integration of the Malagasy rainbow frog (Scaphiophryne gottlebei) in the Isalo National Park conservation target, Madagascar
View Malagasy rainbow frog project
Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds Burghers Walk African Penguin Project
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Conservation of the Critically Endangered palm Tahina spectabilis in Madagascar.
A decade ago, an extraordinary monotypic palm was discovered in a remote location in Madagascar. With only a tiny known population, in a threatened habitat, and a reproductive strategy where the palm dies after flowering, this species urgently needed conservation action to protect it....
View Tahina palm project