2,742Grants to

1,709(Sub)Species

Africa

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 760 grants constituting a total donation of $7,684,910 for species conservation projects based in Africa.

Conservation Case Studies in Africa

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202516022) - White-thighed Colobus - Awarded $10,500 on April 16, 2020
16-04-2020 - White-thighed Colobus

Local Community Actions to Safeguard Critically Endangered White-thighed Colobus Monkey at the Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 202523358) - African golden cat - Awarded $7,300 on April 16, 2020
16-04-2020 - African golden cat

Helping the African golden cat discovered in Mpem et Djim National Park in Cameroon, to persist in challenging livelihood context

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 200523259) - African Golden Cat - Awarded $5,000 on April 16, 2020
16-04-2020 - African Golden Cat

Camera Trap Survey for wildcats (African Golden Cat and Leopard) and other threatened Mammalian Species around Gola Rainforest National Park

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192522631) - Chambo - Awarded $12,500 on December 29, 2019
29-12-2019 - Chambo

Fish for Tomorrow in Lake Malawi - extension of Ripple Africa's community led fish conservation project into Salima District. This will enable us to introduce the project into one of Malawi’s largest breeding areas for the critically endangered Oreochromis lidole. Local fishing communities are empowered to protect breeding areas, confiscate illegal fishing gear and enforce a closed season for gill net use.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192522705) - Table Mountain Ghost Frog - Awarded $13,000 on December 29, 2019
29-12-2019 - Table Mountain Ghost Frog

The Table Mountain Ghost frog is a unique, Critically Endangered amphibian endemic to just six streams on Table Mountain, South Africa. This project aims to collect quantitative baseline data on the life history, population size and habitat requirements of the species and to use these data to accurately identify and implement conservation interventions to ensure the survival of this amazing species.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 190522493) - Tana Delta smooth snake - Awarded $4,910 on December 29, 2019
29-12-2019 - Tana Delta smooth snake

In search of a long-lost Kenyan endemic snake: a case study of Tana Delta Smooth Snake Meizodon krameri Schätti, 1985

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192522915) - Udzungwa Red Colobus - Awarded $7,000 on December 29, 2019
29-12-2019 - Udzungwa Red Colobus

Participatory conservation trainings with schools and community stakeholders to protect endangered Udzungwa red colobus in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 192522461) - Mittermeier's Sportive Lemur - Awarded $12,500 on December 29, 2019
29-12-2019 - Mittermeier's Sportive Lemur

Conservation of Lepilemur mittermeieri (EN) and its habitat in the Ampasindava Peninsula-Ambanja District, north-west of Madagascar.

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