2,742Grants to

1,709(Sub)Species

Case Study Map

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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.

Sumatran Mountain Maxomys

Sumatra are known as a home for 5 endemic rats. Almost all of them remain uncertain because of lack of research on them. Our work on "Ecological and Conservation Status of Sumatran Poorly-Known Endemic Rats" is a small effort to get better understanding on them and trying to figure it out effective effort to increase their survival.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14058554) - Sumatran Mountain Maxomys - Awarded $4,500 on April 30, 2014
Project No. 14058554 - Awarded $4,500 on April 30, 2014
Indochinese silvered langur

The project 'Tails of Cambodia' aims to empower local children through education to protect Cambodia’s primates. The project further includes training of local educators to implement Tails of Cambodia independently, training of ACCB's staff members to study primate behaviour, and a study on the activity budget of the Indochinese silvered langur (Trachypithecus germaini).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14058504) - Indochinese silvered langur - Awarded $1,800 on April 30, 2014
Project No. 14058504 - Awarded $1,800 on April 30, 2014
Black-winged Starling

Reintroduction of the Black-winged Starling (Sturnus melanopterus melanopterus) in West Java, Indonesia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14258193) - Black-winged Starling  - Awarded $7,000 on April 29, 2014
Project No. 14258193 - Awarded $7,000 on April 29, 2014
Floreana Mockingbird (also Charles' Mockingbird)

This project aims at reducing the loss of genetic diversity of the critically endangered Floreana Mockingbird on the islets of Champion and Gardner. This will be achieved in the Phase II of the project which includes a reciprocal translocation of eggs/chicks between remnant populations onto foster nests. We also develop capacity among field staff to monitor Floreana mockingbirds.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14258424) - Floreana Mockingbird (also Charles' Mockingbird) - Awarded $12,500 on April 29, 2014
Project No. 14258424 - Awarded $12,500 on April 29, 2014
Spoon-billed Sandpiper

2014 Spoon-billed Sandpiper autumn survey in Rudong, Chinaï¼› The team will be the first ones to try to banding SBS at its most important stopover along the flyway and in the same time monitoring the waders population at Rudong mudlflat; the location is around 200 km north west of Shanghai

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14058843) - Spoon-billed Sandpiper - Awarded $4,000 on April 29, 2014
Project No. 14058843 - Awarded $4,000 on April 29, 2014
black robin

Use of nest boxes to reduce risk of predation in the endangered Chatham Island black robin

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14258551) - black robin - Awarded $10,600 on April 29, 2014
Project No. 14258551 - Awarded $10,600 on April 29, 2014
Townsend´s Shearwater

Confirmation of presence in historical range, protection of nesting sites and placement of artificial burrows to aid Townsend´s Shearwater

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14258473) - Townsend´s Shearwater - Awarded $12,500 on April 29, 2014
Project No. 14258473 - Awarded $12,500 on April 29, 2014
Carrizal Seedeater

The project: Conservation of endemic Carrizal Seedeater (Amaurospiza carrizalensis) at Lower Caroni River, Venezuela, aims to evaluate this poorly known bird species, which have just few report in its suitable habitat, in order to update its IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status. For this, we have the support of Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana (UNEG), Corporación Eléctrica Nacional -Bolívar (CORPOELEC), and MBZCF.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14057832) - Carrizal Seedeater - Awarded $2,350 on April 29, 2014
Project No. 14057832 - Awarded $2,350 on April 29, 2014
Snake eyed skink

Cryptic Crypto's: Taxonomic assessment to identify species diversity and prevent further species loss in Cryptoblepharus skinks

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14058475) - Snake eyed skink - Awarded $5,000 on April 29, 2014
Project No. 14058475 - Awarded $5,000 on April 29, 2014
Montseny newt

In the south of Europe, at only 60 km of one of the most popular cities of the world, Barcelona, there is the Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park of Montseny. This mountain range is the home of one of the latest amphibians decribed in Europe, the most endangered of the western side of the continent, the Montseny's newt (Calotriton arnoldi).

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 14258012) - Montseny newt - Awarded $5,000 on April 29, 2014
Project No. 14258012 - Awarded $5,000 on April 29, 2014