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The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded $27,994,167 to 2979 conservation projects for all species types with all IUCN classifications throughout the world. Project managers that have decided to publish their projects, are illustrated on the map below.

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. 182518774) - Pinanga sibuyanensis - Awarded $3,750 on October 02, 2018
Project No. 182518774 - Awarded $3,750 on October 02, 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. 180519099) - Mouterde's ragwort - Awarded $4,500 on October 02, 2018
Project No. 180519099 - Awarded $4,500 on October 02, 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. 180519008) - Gabal Elba Dragon Tree - Awarded $4,980 on October 02, 2018
Project No. 180519008 - Awarded $4,980 on October 02, 2018
Scaly-foot Snail

A Red List for molluscs from hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518473) - Scaly-foot Snail - Awarded $8,000 on October 02, 2018
Project No. 182518473 - Awarded $8,000 on October 02, 2018
Mediterranean Pillow Coral

Conservation actions for monitoring and protecting the endangered and the only reef-like structured species in the Mediterranean Sea, Cladocora caespitosa

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518977) - Mediterranean Pillow Coral   - Awarded $6,500 on October 02, 2018
Project No. 182518977 - Awarded $6,500 on October 02, 2018
grasshoppers

Photographic documentation of the Orthoptera fauna of KhyberPakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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

Pelmatojulus excisus is a giant millipede known only in some restricted areas in Cameroon rainforest. Despite their ecological importance, this giant endemic species has received no conservation attention and remain known as Not Listed in IUCN RedList. The current study intend to Identify the status and distribution of the target species; provide data on its ecology and develop conservation measures.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180514904) - Cameroon Giant Fire Millipede - Awarded $5,000 on October 02, 2018
Project No. 180514904 - Awarded $5,000 on October 02, 2018
Leafhopper

The project aimed to know the status of the native leafhopper Duocrassana longula in endangered forests of the High Mountains of Oaxaca. Status of populations and habitat conditions are little studied in Mexico.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180518408) - Leafhopper - Awarded $3,500 on October 02, 2018
Project No. 180518408 - Awarded $3,500 on October 02, 2018
Green swamp forest grasshopper

Distribution and ecology of the very rare, poorly known and endemic grasshopper, Gemeneta opilionoides Bolivar (1905): implications for conservation

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180518890) - Green swamp forest grasshopper - Awarded $4,787 on October 02, 2018
Project No. 180518890 - Awarded $4,787 on October 02, 2018
Short-snouted seahorse

The unknown European seahorses:contribution to increasing the knowledge for the classification and conservation status of the Atlantic seahorse in Portugal

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182519021) - Short-snouted seahorse - Awarded $13,060 on October 02, 2018
Project No. 182519021 - Awarded $13,060 on October 02, 2018