2,742Grants to

1,709(Sub)Species

Case Study Map

There are currently 1110 case studies available to view with selected filtering.



The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded $25,761,849 to 2742 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.

Greater big-footed mouse

Updating the conservation strategy of the greater big-footed mouse in the dry forest of Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 150511342) - Greater big-footed mouse - Awarded $5,000 on September 20, 2015
Project No. 150511342 - Awarded $5,000 on September 20, 2015
Araguaia River Dolphin

Population Assessment and Monitoring of the Araguaia River Dolphin (Inia araguaiensis)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510330) - Araguaia River Dolphin - Awarded $7,000 on September 20, 2015
Project No. 152510330 - Awarded $7,000 on September 20, 2015
Ganges River Dolphin

Strengthening co-existence of fisheries with endangered river dolphins in Nepal's river system

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 15259700) - Ganges River Dolphin - Awarded $4,000 on September 20, 2015
Project No. 15259700 - Awarded $4,000 on September 20, 2015
Black lion tamarin

Conservation Program of the black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) in the Carlos Botelho State Park and its Buffer Zone, Paranapiacaba Ecological Continuum

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152511281) - Black lion tamarin - Awarded $10,000 on September 20, 2015
Project No. 152511281 - Awarded $10,000 on September 20, 2015
Sanje Mangabey

Population Viability of the Endangered Sanje Mangabey in the Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510796) - Sanje Mangabey - Awarded $12,000 on September 20, 2015
Project No. 152510796 - Awarded $12,000 on September 20, 2015
Fishing Cat

The study focuses on examining the ecology and behaviour of the endangered fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the urban wetland habitats found in the Colombo metropolitan area. This habitat is currently under threat, due to severe habitat destruction caused by rapid urban development. Our project hopes to use the relationship these cats have with their urban surroundings to help promote green infrastructure development practices.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 150510828) - Fishing Cat - Awarded $4,000 on September 20, 2015
Project No. 150510828 - Awarded $4,000 on September 20, 2015
Pallas’ cat

As Pallas’ cat is listed as (NT) in the IUCN Red List and it is a “Protected Species” by Iran law, but there is very limited data about the status of it in Iran; This project aimed to run some basic ecological survey and status assessment of Pallas’ cat in parts of Alborz Mountains in Iran, where the presence of Pallas’ cat has been confirmed.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510989) - Pallas’ cat  - Awarded $6,905 on September 20, 2015
Project No. 152510989 - Awarded $6,905 on September 20, 2015
Pallas's cat

Educating and empowering local communities for the conservation of Pallas's cat in Manang valley, Nepal.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152511008) - Pallas's cat - Awarded $6,500 on September 20, 2015
Project No. 152511008 - Awarded $6,500 on September 20, 2015
Bay cat

Camera trapping to confirm the existence of 3 small cat priority species: bay cat, flat-headed cat and marbled cat.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 15256162) - Bay cat - Awarded $10,000 on September 20, 2015
Project No. 15256162 - Awarded $10,000 on September 20, 2015
Galapagos Spiny Gladiator Lichen

Assessing Galapagos endemic Lichens for the Global Fungal Red List Initiative: For almost ten years the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands has worked on a species inventory of lichens, a neglected, yet highly diverse group of organisms. Our project now focuses on assessing the conservation status of endemic lichen species in the archipelago, working on the first IUCN red-list of Galapagos Lichens.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 152510692) - Galapagos Spiny Gladiator Lichen - Awarded $15,000 on April 22, 2015
Project No. 152510692 - Awarded $15,000 on April 22, 2015