2,742Grants to

1,709(Sub)Species

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded 298 grants for this species type, constituting a total donation of $2,761,748.

Plant Conservation Case Studies

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 ...

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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. 180519008) - Gabal Elba Dragon Tree - Awarded $4,980 on October 02, 2018
02-10-2018 - Gabal Elba Dragon Tree

Dracaena ombet is a globally endangered tree species. In Ethiopia, it is only sparsely found in the degraded Desa’a forest. To date, no data on the tree in Ethiopia. Therefore, this project will assess the tree’s current conservation status through collecting data from field and stakeholders. Collected data will then be scientifically analysed to prepare its future conservation actions, predict suitable habitats; and train ...

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182517936) - Mathez's Water-starwort - Awarded $12,500 on May 02, 2018
02-05-2018 - Mathez's Water-starwort

The project wass designed to survey and assessment the conservation condition of Mathez's Water-starwort (Callitriche mathezii)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518008) - Hau kuahiwi - Awarded $6,000 on May 02, 2018
02-05-2018 - Hau kuahiwi

NTBG Researchers Rediscover ‘Extinct’ Hibiscadelphus woodii (Malvaceae) in Kauai Using a Drone

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182514153) - Elim Conebush - Awarded $16,000 on May 02, 2018
02-05-2018 - Elim Conebush

Safeguarding keystone fauna and flora and expanding a conservation corridor between the Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy and the Agulhas Plain, South Africa

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172517270) - false ‘ohe - Awarded $9,500 on December 19, 2017
19-12-2017 - false ‘ohe

Seed Ecology and Conservation of the Critically Endangered Hawaiian Endemic Polyscias racemosa (Araliaceae)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172517028) - Cinnamodendron corticosum - Awarded $11,000 on December 19, 2017
19-12-2017 - Cinnamodendron corticosum

Cinnamodendron corticosum (Canellaceae) is a popular wild spice tree endemic to Jamaica, reportedly confined to two administrative parishes, and the IUCN Red List classifies the species as "vulnerable.” Considering the species’ assumed small geographic range, local reports of over-harvesting, and published deforestation rates in Jamaica, a systematic in-depth conservation status reassessment, through species-distribution analysis of ...

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172516424) - Cycas annaikalensis - Awarded $4,400 on September 18, 2017
18-09-2017 - Cycas annaikalensis

Conservation of Critically Endangered cycad, Cycas annaikalensis in India. Cycas annaikalensis, is the only Critically Endangered cycad species from India, known from only a single population with less than 100 individuals from Kerala state. The goal of this project is to develop a conservation strategy for the, C. annaikalensis by integrating ecological and genetic information.

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