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.
Bellinger River Snapping Turtle
In February 2015, the Bellinger River Snapping Turtle (Myuchelys georgesi) experienced a mass mortality event in which an unknown disease killed most of the adult population, but spared juveniles. This project works to conserve the remaining Bellinger River Snapping turtles and bring the species back from the brink of extinction.
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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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Tahina palm
Conservation of the Critically Endangered palm Tahina spectabilis in Madagascar.
A decade ago, an extraordinary monotypic palm was discovered in a remote location in Madagascar. With only a tiny known population, in a threatened habitat, and a reproductive strategy where the palm dies after flowering, this species urgently needed conservation action to protect it....
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kokiʻo keʻokeʻo
Conservation collections, genetic diversity and breeding systems studies, and outplanting of the Critically Endangered Hawaiian taxon, Hibiscus waimeae subsp. hannerae
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Lycian Salamanders
Field surveys for “Molecular ecology and conservation of Lyciasalamandra speciesâ€
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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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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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Boreal Felt Lichen
Developing conservation strategies for the critically endangered lichen Erioderma pedicellatum in Kamchatka
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Pampas cat
Spatial ecology and Conservation of the Pampas cat Leopardus colocolo in the Sechura Desert of northwestern Peru
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Fishing cat
Conservation of fishing cat and its mangrove habitats in Godavari delta, India
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