The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 284 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $2,648,338.

Plant Conservation Case Studies

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172515517) - Psychotria silhouettae - Awarded $10,000 on May 01, 2017

01-05-2017 - Psychotria silhouettae

Addressing knowledge gaps on the distribution and population status for three Critically Endangered species restricted to Silhouette Island (Seychelles).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172515103) - Malabar River Lily - Awarded $7,000 on May 01, 2017

01-05-2017 - Malabar River Lily

The Malabar River lily (Crinum malabaricum) is endemic to approximately 5 km of 4 streams in northern Kerala State, south-west India. The streams arise and flow over laterite outcrops which support a wealth of endemic wetland-dependent plants. This project involved collaboration with staff and students of the Government College, Kasaragod to develop a baseline for monitoring population trends in this species.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172515205) - Nehe kuhiwa - Awarded $16,000 on May 01, 2017

01-05-2017 - Nehe kuhiwa

Conservation of the Critically Endangered Hawaiian species Phyllostegia electra (Lamiaceae)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172515574) - White ebony - Awarded $24,051 on May 01, 2017

01-05-2017 - White ebony

Restoring a Mauritian offshore island ecosystem by reintroducing threatened endemic plants; ecology and conservation of the Critically Endangered Diospyros egrettarum

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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. 16255698) - Beentje orchid - Awarded $11,000 on December 19, 2016

19-12-2016 - Beentje orchid

Ossiculum, a monotypic flagship genus for orchid conservation in Central Africa

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162514610) - Sclavo's Cycad - Awarded $7,000 on December 19, 2016

19-12-2016 - Sclavo's Cycad

Population Ecology, Pollen Limitation and Community Education to Save a Critically Endangered Cycad Encephalartos sclavoi in West Usambara Forests, Tanzania

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162514527) - Brandegee oak - Awarded $15,000 on December 19, 2016

19-12-2016 - Brandegee oak

Integrated conservation of the narrow endemic Quercus brandegeei (Endangered) in Southern Baja California, Mexico

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162514350) - Tetramicra malpighiarum - Awarded $2,500 on December 19, 2016

19-12-2016 - Tetramicra malpighiarum

Ecology and conservation of Tetramicra malpighiarum, the most endangered orchid of Cuba. This Cuban endemic orchid is only known from one population with few individuals, and it is exposed to many threats. To find new populations and to know their actual status are key factors for planning effective conservation strategies.

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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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