The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded $20,498,786 to 2208 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.
Black Softshell Turtle
Conservation of the Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) in Assam, India
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African white-backed vulture
Saving African White-backed Vultures (Gyps africanus) in Southern Tanzania
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Caracal
African golden cats are severely threatened by poaching both as bycatch and direct hunting. We implement community-based initiatives through "pig seed banks" to improve local livelihoods while dissuading poaching and the threat it poses to African golden cats and other wildlife. This is the first-ever community-based conservation initiative on the African golden cat anywhere in the species range.
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Javan Slow Loris
Community-based wildlife-friendly Fairtrade coffee production and importance of Javan Slow Loris and Common Palm Civet conservation in Java, Indonesia
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Tamaraw
Capacity reinforcement and community-based approach to better protect the critically endangered Tamaraw – Mindoro Island – Philippines
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Tea-tree Fingers
Assessing the conservation status of the most threatened fungi in New Zealand and Australia. An Australasian Fungal Red Listing Workshop will be held in Melbourne, Australia, on 22-26 July 2019. Invitations have been extended to international and Australasian experts, linking to the Global Red List Initiative led by Dahlberg, Krikorev,and Mueller.
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Yellow afrobolete
This project aims to conserve in long-term some wild fungi species endangered in Benin (West Africa)
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Chardon du Fouta
Conserving Guinea’s Critically Endangered National Flower Vernonia djalonensis. This Critically Endangered endemic species was chosen in a national vote as Guinean National Flower. It is currently only known from one site which is threatened by urbanisation and industrial infrastructure. We aim to create awareness of this species and the importance of the unique Guinean flora and protect the National Flower for future generations.
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Dracaena umbraculifera
Capturing the genetic diversity of the recently rediscovered plant Dracaena umbraculifera before it is too late.
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Orleans Autumn Aster
Saving Marasmodes undulata, one of the most threatened plants in the Cape Floristic Region
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