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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 775 grants constituting a total donation of $7,813,462 for species conservation projects based in Africa.
RIPPLE Africa's Fish Conservation Project helps local communities in the Nkhata Bay District of northern Malawi to preserve and increase stocks of the endangered cichlid, Oreochromis lidole (Chambo Fish) in Lake Malawi. Fish Conservation Committees made up of local people educate fishermen, issue local fishing permits, monitor the size and mesh sizes of of nets and enforce a closed breeding season.
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Conserving loveridges Sunbird's habitat in Uluguru Nature Reserve for enhancing loveridges sunbird's management and protection. According to IUCN Red list as of 2010, the above specie is considered to be Endangered where one of the contributing factor is degradation of its habitat in Uluguru Nature Reserve. The project supported by MBZ has succeeded to increase participatory conservation by adjacent villages in Kibogwa ward.
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Extent and socio-ecological correlates of illegal poisoning in Namibia - Implications for targeted conservation actions for the White-backed vulture
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Ecological requirements and conservation of Lepilemur fleuretae and Avahi meridionalis in the lowland rainforest of Tsitongambarika, South-Eastern Madagascar
View Madame Fleurette’s sportive lemur project
Conservation of two sportive lemurs in northwest Madagascar
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This project investigates the behavioural ecology of the Sambirano Mouse Lemur, Microcebus sambiranensis, an Endangered primate of North-Western Madagascar that has never before been studied. Its’ vocal characteristics, sleeping site ecology and home-ranging will be investigated to fill crucial gaps in the understanding of the species and to facilitate the lemur conservation efforts currently ongoing within the Sahamalaza-Iles Radama ...
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The Pinstripe Damba is an endemic and Critically Endangered fish of northwestern Madagascar. Since 2008, this fish is known only from one lake: Tseny. The challenge is to increase the population size to a level that will allow both conservation and harvesting for food. As a step forward, this project works to raise local awareness on fishery regulations.
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Sawfishes in Madagascar: Documenting and conserving critically endangered species in their last stronghold in African waters.
View Largetooth sawfish project
Strengthening Ploughshare Tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) Protection and Local Economies in Baly Bay National Park, Madagascar
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Reduced prey availability is thought to be the largest factor driving the decline of the African Penguin. However, it remains unclear whether commercial fisheries affect the penguins by competing for food. This project will assess the impact of small-scale fishery closures and spatial restrictions on fishing. This will provide insights in to the penguin-fisheries relationship and the effectiveness of fisheries management as a conservation ...
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