2,801Grants to

1,734(Sub)Species

South America

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 477 grants constituting a total donation of $4,451,611 for species conservation projects based in South America.

Conservation Case Studies in South America

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162514219) - Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat - Awarded $7,000 on December 19, 2016
19-12-2016 - Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca is only known from two locations in Ecuador: Cachabí and Lita, and there hasn't been done either scientific or conservation work in both sites. The Lita tunnels are no longer functional for rail traffic, however, ecotourism activities and pedestrian traffic could be affecting the welfare of this population. It is imperative to declare the Lita tunnels as an Important Area for Bat Conservation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162513235) - Painted tree frog - Awarded $4,000 on September 22, 2016
22-09-2016 - Painted tree frog

Aparasphenodon pomba is a species recently described in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, which is only found in a small forest fragment not legally protected. This species is classified as critically endangered in the Brazilian list of species threatened by extinction. In our project, we are searching for new occurrence areas for A. pomba, identifying any factors/agents possibly impacting this species.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162513903) - Blond Titi Monkey - Awarded $12,500 on September 22, 2016
22-09-2016 - Blond Titi Monkey

LANDSCAPE AND HISTORY OF LAND USE: EFFECTS ON SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION, DENSITY AND PERSISTENCE OF Callicebus barbarabrownae (Hershkovitz, 1990)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162512279) - Junin Grebe - Awarded $12,450 on April 21, 2016
21-04-2016 - Junin Grebe

Strategic Conservation Plan for the critically endangered Junin Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii) at Lake Junin, Peru

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162512917) - Northern Muriqui - Awarded $12,000 on April 21, 2016
21-04-2016 - Northern Muriqui

Population Viability of Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) at Caparaó National Park, Brazil

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162512539) - Brown-headed Spider Monkey - Awarded $6,000 on April 21, 2016
21-04-2016 - Brown-headed Spider Monkey

Population status and phylogenetic relationships of the Critically Endangered brown-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps) in northwestern Colombia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 160512857) - Terminalia acuminata - Awarded $2,540 on April 20, 2016
20-04-2016 - Terminalia acuminata

Guarajuba (Terminalia acuminata), is one out of three Brazilian plants declared Extinct in the Wild by the IUCN Red List. Rediscovered in 2015, this distinctive tree survives as several discrete subpopulations within the city of Rio de Janeiro. While the rediscovery gives cause for optimism, the extant population is in urgent need of research and evidence-based action to save it from the brink of extinction.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 160512553) - Aparasphenodon arapapa - Awarded $2,500 on April 20, 2016
20-04-2016 - Aparasphenodon arapapa

Accessing the current state of conservation of the casqued-headed bromeliad-breeding frog Aparasphenodon arapapa endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162512859) - Cauca Poison Frog  - Awarded $5,000 on April 20, 2016
20-04-2016 - Cauca Poison Frog

Our project intends to link forestry and pastures areas in the conservation of the Cauca Poison Frog (Andinobates bombetes) in the Santa Rosa watershed, through the evaluation of the effect two matrices have on the relative abundance of the frog, the establishment of stepping stones in these matrices to determine the dispersion level, and the implementation of educational workshops with the community.

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