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. 14058504) - Indochinese silvered langur - Awarded $1,800 on April 30, 2014
30-04-2014 - Indochinese silvered langur

The project 'Tails of Cambodia' aims to empower local children through education to protect Cambodia’s primates. The project further includes training of local educators to implement Tails of Cambodia independently, training of ACCB's staff members to study primate behaviour, and a study on the activity budget of the Indochinese silvered langur (Trachypithecus germaini).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14258193) - Black-winged Starling  - Awarded $7,000 on April 29, 2014
29-04-2014 - Black-winged Starling

Reintroduction of the Black-winged Starling (Sturnus melanopterus melanopterus) in West Java, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14058843) - Spoon-billed Sandpiper - Awarded $4,000 on April 29, 2014
29-04-2014 - Spoon-billed Sandpiper

2014 Spoon-billed Sandpiper autumn survey in Rudong, Chinaï¼› The team will be the first ones to try to banding SBS at its most important stopover along the flyway and in the same time monitoring the waders population at Rudong mudlflat; the location is around 200 km north west of Shanghai

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14258557) - White Spotted Bush Frog - Awarded $9,000 on April 29, 2014
29-04-2014 - White Spotted Bush Frog

Reproductive ecology and conservation of critically endangered White spotted bush frog and allied bamboo nesting frogs in Western Ghats, India

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14258819) - Dragonflies and Damselflies - Awarded $12,500 on April 29, 2014
29-04-2014 - Dragonflies and Damselflies

Extensive Dragonfly survey targeting Urothemis thomasi to clarify its status and distribution across the Hajar Mountains

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13257912) - Sumatran Orangutan - Awarded $16,000 on December 23, 2013
23-12-2013 - Sumatran Orangutan

The objective is to establish a new safety-net population of orangutans in Sumatra through the rehabilitation and release of confiscated individuals. This project will allow us to release 15 individuals by June, 2014. After release SOCP will protect and monitor these orangutans by maintaining our onsite veterinarian and employing local staff to survey their foraging and nest-building behaviours, health, and reproductive fitness.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13257336) - Purple-faced langur - Awarded $12,500 on December 23, 2013
23-12-2013 - Purple-faced langur

This project’s’ primary objective is to help conserve Sri Lanka’s three endangered and endemic non-human primates, by training communities living around areas with suitable conservation attributes (safe havens) to manage these areas and derive benefits through sustainable development.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13257936) - Laotian Rock Rat - Awarded $12,500 on December 23, 2013
23-12-2013 - Laotian Rock Rat

Laotian rock rat (Laonastes aenigmamus) is restricted to small areas of Great Annamite Range both in Laos and Vietnam. The species.is globally threatened at "Endangered". Key threats for the species are hunting/snaring and habitat loss/ degradation. This Project aims to enhance survival of Laotian Rock Rat population in Phong Nha - Ke Bang NP (Vietnam) throughthrough conservation education and trap/snare removal

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 13257645) - Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat - Awarded $9,000 on December 23, 2013
23-12-2013 - Kolar Leaf-nosed Bat

The globally Endangered Kolar Leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros hypophyllus) is endemic to Karnataka, India. No information other than the original description exists of this species. The project aims for conservation of the species, understand its distribution, population status and threats affecting its survival.

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