Conservation Case Studies in Asia | The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182519786) - Black Softshell Turtle - Awarded $7,000 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Black Softshell Turtle

Conservation of the Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) in Assam, India

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182519928) - Javan Slow Loris - Awarded $10,000 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Javan Slow Loris

Community-based wildlife-friendly Fairtrade coffee production and importance of Javan Slow Loris and Common Palm Civet conservation in Java, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182519646) - Tamaraw - Awarded $12,000 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Tamaraw

Capacity reinforcement and community-based approach to better protect the critically endangered Tamaraw – Mindoro Island – Philippines

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518774) - Pinanga sibuyanensis - Awarded $3,750 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Pinanga sibuyanensis

Sibuyan Island, known as the ‘Galapagos of Asia’, is home to three critically endangered island-endemic palms (Arecaceae), viz. Pinanga sibuyanensis, Heterospathe sibuyanensis, and Orania sibuyanensis. Hitherto, no studies have been published regarding these palms aside from their incomplete taxonomic descriptions. Thus this project endeavors to document their distribution, ecology and natural history and disseminate the knowledge to be ...

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180519099) - Mouterde's ragwort - Awarded $4,500 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Mouterde's ragwort

Distribution and Red List Assessment of the restricted-range endemic Jacobaea mouterdei (Asteraceae)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180517901) - grasshoppers - Awarded $2,500 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - grasshoppers

Photographic documentation of the Orthoptera fauna of KhyberPakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180515881) - Indian narrow headed softshell turtle - Awarded $4,750 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Indian narrow headed softshell turtle

Conservation and ecology of Indian narrow headed soft-shell turtle (Chitra indica) in National Chambal Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182515710) - White-headed duck - Awarded $10,000 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - White-headed duck

Searching for White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) Breeding and Wintering Grounds in Central Anatolia and Monitoring of Its Populations

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180517915) - Kazbeg birch mouse - Awarded $2,000 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - Kazbeg birch mouse

Sicista kazbegica in North Ossetia appeared to be even more endangered that was initially believed

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518056) - Fishing cat - Awarded $10,200 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - Fishing cat

Conservation of a newly recorded population of fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) at Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary, south west Cambodia (continuation)

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