Asia

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 896 grants constituting a total donation of $7,729,191 for species conservation projects based in Asia.

Conservation Case Studies in Asia

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532157) - Magnolia banghamii - Awarded $10,000 on September 27, 2023

27-09-2023 - Magnolia banghamii

Survey and conservation of endemic, Data Deficient trees in Sumatra, Indonesia: Magnolia banghamii, M. calophylloides and M. sumatrae

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 230532083) - Owston's civet - Awarded $2,935 on September 27, 2023

27-09-2023 - Owston's civet

Assessing civet coffee and wild meat tourism/consumerism in Vietnam, in relation to endangered Owston’s civet (Chrotogale owstoni) conservation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232530980) - Elongated tortoise - Awarded $5,500 on May 01, 2023

01-05-2023 - Elongated tortoise

Assessing population, habitat use, and threats of Critically Endangered Elongated Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) outside protected areas in Bhutan.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 230531303) - Baker's Drepanolejeunea - Awarded $5,000 on April 27, 2023

27-04-2023 - Baker's Drepanolejeunea

Habitat Assessment and Persistence of the endangered, Luzon-endemic liverwort Drepanolejeunea bakeri Herzog in Mount Bulusan, the Philippines

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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. 220530454) - White tomiris butterfly - Awarded $3,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - White tomiris butterfly

Conservation and restoration of the population of endangered species butterfly (Euchloe tomiris) in Tajikistan

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 220530279) - Sulawesi forest turtle - Awarded $5,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Sulawesi forest turtle

In search of Leucocephalon yuwonoi and Indotestudo forstenii: mapping the distribution, documenting the habitat destruction, and enhancing the locals' protection.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 222530616) - Sunda Pangolin - Awarded $9,000 on December 20, 2022

20-12-2022 - Sunda Pangolin

Using Community Based Social Marketing (CBSM) to reduce pangolin poaching activity in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

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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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