Conservation Case Studies in Asia | The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 190520667) - Malabar Torrent Toad - Awarded $3,863 on April 28, 2019

28-04-2019 - Malabar Torrent Toad

Understanding the ecology and conservation priorities of the endangered Ghatophryne ornata (Gunther,1876) through research and community participation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180516584) - Bleeding Toad - Awarded $3,000 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Bleeding Toad

Annual Monitoring of Frogs and Toad Community at Mount Slamet, Central Java, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180519277) - Bornean Tunnel Frog - Awarded $4,480 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Bornean Tunnel Frog

Population survey and life history study on Limnonectes cintalubang

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180520032) - Jerdon’s Courser - Awarded $4,970 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Jerdon’s Courser

Rediscovering the Jerdon’s Courser: an attempt to locate the cryptic and critically endangered species

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182519786) - Black Softshell Turtle - Awarded $7,000 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Black Softshell Turtle

Conservation of the Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) in Assam, India

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182519928) - Javan Slow Loris - Awarded $10,000 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Javan Slow Loris

Community-based wildlife-friendly Fairtrade coffee production and importance of Javan Slow Loris and Common Palm Civet conservation in Java, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518774) - Pinanga sibuyanensis - Awarded $3,750 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Pinanga sibuyanensis

Sibuyan Island, known as the ‘Galapagos of Asia’, is home to three critically endangered island-endemic palms (Arecaceae), viz. Pinanga sibuyanensis, Heterospathe sibuyanensis, and Orania sibuyanensis. Hitherto, no studies have been published regarding these palms aside from their incomplete taxonomic descriptions. Thus this project endeavors to document their distribution, ecology and natural history and disseminate the knowledge to be ...

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180517901) - grasshoppers - Awarded $2,500 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - grasshoppers

Photographic documentation of the Orthoptera fauna of KhyberPakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180515881) - Indian narrow headed softshell turtle - Awarded $4,750 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Indian narrow headed softshell turtle

Conservation and ecology of Indian narrow headed soft-shell turtle (Chitra indica) in National Chambal Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182515710) - White-headed duck - Awarded $10,000 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - White-headed duck

Searching for White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) Breeding and Wintering Grounds in Central Anatolia and Monitoring of Its Populations

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