2,801Grants to

1,734(Sub)Species

Asia

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 940 grants constituting a total donation of $8,083,813 for species conservation projects based in Asia.

Conservation Case Studies in Asia

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172515064) - White-bellied heron - Awarded $7,100 on May 01, 2017
01-05-2017 - White-bellied heron

Bhutan has the highest population of the White-bellied Heron equivalent to 47 percent of the global population, according to the resolution of the second international workshop on White-bellied Heron conservation held in 2015. With the financial support from international conservation and financial institutions, the long term conservation of this endangered bird was successful where the credit goes to RSPN in particular and other individual ...

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 17053607) - Kokoleceran - Awarded $3,750 on May 01, 2017
01-05-2017 - Kokoleceran

Reintroduction of Two Endangered Endemic Trees in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia: Monitoring after 2 years of planting

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172515422) - Pallas's cat - Awarded $6,830 on May 01, 2017
01-05-2017 - Pallas's cat

The project will contribute to the knowledge of actual number and distribution of Pallas's cat in Kyrgyzstan and become a base for the species monitoring in the country. We plan to summarize the existent data on species as well as to abtain new data. The important is to union efforts of wildlife reseachers (particularly snow leopard researchers) in Pallas's cat conservation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162513987) - Keruing - Awarded $4,500 on December 19, 2016
19-12-2016 - Keruing

Dipterocarpus cinereus (Dipterocarpaceae) is Indonesian endemic dipterocarp and declared Extinct in 1998 by IUCN. Recent expedition rediscovered few numbers of trees were still remained in Mursala Island. Considering the alarming rate both of their numbers and habitat deterioration, ex-situ conservation activities seems as an urgent task.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162514342) - Azerbaijani Spring Roach - Awarded $7,000 on December 19, 2016
19-12-2016 - Azerbaijani Spring Roach

Survey of two critically endangered and restricted endemic species of the genus Pseudophoxinus in Caucasus to set up conservation plan

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162512780) - Forsten's Tortoise - Awarded $10,000 on December 19, 2016
19-12-2016 - Forsten's Tortoise

The endemic chelonians of Sulawesi are threatened with extinction due to severe deforestation and unsustainable collection for the pet and bushmeat trades combined with a lack of any prior research or conservation efforts. By determining distribution, developing community-based monitoring programs and building much needed assurance colonies through captive breeding programs, we are taking critical steps toward ensuring the long-term ...

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 160514442) - Javanese Narrow-headed Soft Shell Turtle  - Awarded $5,000 on December 19, 2016
19-12-2016 - Javanese Narrow-headed Soft Shell Turtle

Current research aims are assessed Javanese Narrow-headed Soft Shell Turtle (JNSST; Chitra chitra javanensis; in bahasa: Labi-labi Bintang) existence in Java Island and its diet preference data. Research will be conducted on three large rivers across Island that flow over years (Ciliwung, Bengawan Solo, and Brantas).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 160514695) - Sociable Lapwing - Awarded $4,950 on December 19, 2016
19-12-2016 - Sociable Lapwing

Assessing the importance of Pakistan for wintering populations of the Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing

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