2,617Grants to

1,649(Sub)Species

Asia

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 876 grants constituting a total donation of $7,590,823 for species conservation projects based in Asia.

Conservation Case Studies in Asia

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232527685) - Red Panda - Awarded $9,510 on April 27, 2023
27-04-2023 - Red Panda

Linking Citizen Science to turn paper results into red panda conservation outputs in Khotang and Bhojpur Districts, eastern Nepal.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220530426) - Mouterde's knapweed - Awarded $4,960 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Mouterde's knapweed

Conservation of the globally endangered Centaurea mouterdei Wagenitz in Chouf District, Mount Lebanon.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530290) - Asian elephant - Awarded $10,000 on December 20, 2022
20-12-2022 - Asian elephant

This project utilizes AI cameras and thermal drones to establish an early warning system for human-elephant conflict mitigation, benefiting farmers by alerting them to nearby elephants, and ecotourism operators by guiding tourists to designated elephant viewing areas. We therefore aim to address human-elephant conflicts, promote sustainable tourism, support local livelihoods and conserve/build local values for elephants.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222529371) - Dung beetles - Awarded $8,000 on September 22, 2022
22-09-2022 - Dung beetles

Community composition of dung beetles, with rare and endangered species in forest fragments of tropical karst ecosystems in Vietnam

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220529591) - Chinese pangolin - Awarded $4,950 on September 21, 2022
21-09-2022 - Chinese pangolin

Breaching the barrier of Pangolin conservation through research, education and community conservation programs in central Nepal

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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. 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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