Conservation Case Studies in Europe | The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 180520056) - Milky flatworm - Awarded $3,400 on December 20, 2018

20-12-2018 - Milky flatworm

Conservation, description and assessment of Dendrocoelum planarians of Italy

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518977) - Mediterranean Pillow Coral - Awarded $6,500 on October 02, 2018

02-10-2018 - Mediterranean Pillow Coral

Conservation actions for monitoring and protecting the endangered and the only reef-like structured species in the Mediterranean Sea, Cladocora caespitosa

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 182518082) - Russian sturgeon - Awarded $17,000 on May 01, 2018

01-05-2018 - Russian sturgeon

Research and conservation of wild sturgeon and and their aquatic habitat from the Northwest of Black Sea

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172517353) - Four-spotted click beetle - Awarded $5,000 on December 19, 2017

19-12-2017 - Four-spotted click beetle

The projest goal is to assess the status and distribution of Ampedus quadrisignatus and several other globaly threatened and data deficient saproxylic click beetles in oak and beech forests in central part of Dinaric Alps (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Ampedus quadrisignatus is an obligate saproxylic click beetle that is very rare throughout its range. Its populations are severely fragmented and declining due to habitat degradation.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 170515768) - Long-horned Mining Bee - Awarded $3,200 on September 18, 2017

18-09-2017 - Long-horned Mining Bee

Conserve the Long-horned Mining Bee in Cornwall

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 170516011) - Sea spider - Awarded $5,000 on September 18, 2017

18-09-2017 - Sea spider

The great forgotten: Conservation Assessment of the Iberian Sea Spiders (Pycnogonida)

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172515985) - Western Ruivaco - Awarded $15,600 on September 18, 2017

18-09-2017 - Western Ruivaco

Habitat restoration and population monitoring of an endangered freshwater fish endemic to the westernmost tip of Europe.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 172516417) - Apennine yellow-bellied toad - Awarded $8,000 on September 18, 2017

18-09-2017 - Apennine yellow-bellied toad

The objective of our project is to ensure the persistence of Bombina pachypus in Liguria (NW Italy) through habitat restoration and the establishment of new populations. The project is a continuation of the funded project n. 152510524, achieving all stated objectives: we clarified the causes of the species decline, identified new populations, developed and tested a sustainable reintroduction method, carried out releases and habitat management.

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162514520) - Italian cave-dwelling flatworm - Awarded $20,000 on December 19, 2016

19-12-2016 - Italian cave-dwelling flatworm

Conservation assessment of the subterranean aquatic planarians of Italy

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 162514588) - Beluga sturgeon - Awarded $13,500 on December 19, 2016

19-12-2016 - Beluga sturgeon

”Survey and Research in the Natural Habitat in the Northwest of the Black Sea, of the Criticall Endangered Anadromous Sturgeon Species” It was an extremely interesting project that helped us to continue our monitoring and research of the Flagspecies of the Danube River, Beluga Sturgeon, Russian Sturgeon and Stellate Sturgeon and make a step forward in their conservation.

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