Case Study Map

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund has awarded $28,744,053 to 3049 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.

Andean Cat

Quechua women united for the conservation of Andean Cats in Ayacucho, Peru

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232533158) - Andean Cat - Awarded $6,000 on December 15, 2023

Project No. 232533158 - Awarded $6,000 on December 15, 2023

Dung beetle

Diversity of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the Cardamom Mountains, Southwest Cambodia

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532176) - Dung beetle - Awarded $9,500 on October 05, 2023

Project No. 232532176 - Awarded $9,500 on October 05, 2023

Chatham Island taiko

Our work helps to protect the critically endangered Chatham Island tāiko with the support of private landowners. This fund will help support the monitoring field work that takes place deep in the native bush of the Chatham Island reserve where the tāiko breed each season.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232531094) - Chatham Island taiko - Awarded $23,550 on September 27, 2023

Project No. 232531094 - Awarded $23,550 on September 27, 2023

Swiss cheese mushroom

Population survey, molecular characterization and ex situ conservation of the endangered South American edible fungal species Rickiella edulis Rickiella edulis is facing a high threat of extinction (Endangered) and its current population (ca. 2,000 individuals) is decreasing. It is a forestal species and its main threat is deforestation and forest fragmentation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532246) - Swiss cheese mushroom - Awarded $10,000 on September 27, 2023

Project No. 232532246 - Awarded $10,000 on September 27, 2023

Black oak

Conservation and management of Trigonobalanus excelsa forests in the Colombian Massif.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232531800) - Black oak - Awarded $12,000 on September 27, 2023

Project No. 232531800 - Awarded $12,000 on September 27, 2023

Magnolia banghamii

Survey and conservation of endemic, Data Deficient trees in Sumatra, Indonesia: Magnolia banghamii, M. calophylloides and M. sumatrae

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232532157) - Magnolia banghamii - Awarded $10,000 on September 27, 2023

Project No. 232532157 - Awarded $10,000 on September 27, 2023

Konrad's Bumblebee

Can we save a high-altitude narrow-range bumblebee facing extinction? Applying practical ways to enhance habitat quality

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232530334) - Konrad's Bumblebee - Awarded $11,500 on September 27, 2023

Project No. 232530334 - Awarded $11,500 on September 27, 2023

Sandfish

Population assesment and status of the endangered commercial sea cucumber in South Sulawesi

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 232531888) - Sandfish - Awarded $5,500 on September 27, 2023

Project No. 232531888 - Awarded $5,500 on September 27, 2023

Gardel’s sand-dune lizard

Conservation of the microendemic and recently-discovered lizard (Liolaemus gardeli; Squamata, Liolaemidae) in South America. The region encompasses an area of relict dunes within the Tacurembó River basin. Liolaemus gardeli is a newly discovered lizard species, described for a very restricted distribution and endemic to a single locality, this species occurs in dunes with sandy soils and patches of herbaceous vegetation.

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