3,049Grants to

1,860(Sub)Species

The MBZ Fund and GEF is delighted to announce that 78 small grants have been awarded as part of this program, constituting a total donation of $616,858. Click here to see all these grants. Those with case studies are featured below.

Featured Fonseca projects

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 240535141) - Hairy-nosed otter - Awarded $5,000 on October 10, 2024
10-10-2024 - Hairy-nosed otter

Developing non-invasive methods to monitor otter population in Kerinci Seblat national park

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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation (Project No. 240535175) - Pampas Cat - Awarded $5,000 on October 10, 2024
10-10-2024 - Pampas Cat

Hidden in the Espinal? Conserving the most endangered small felid of central Argentina: the Pampas cat

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Approved by the GEF Council in December 2022 initially as the “Gustavo Fonseca Youth Conservation Leadership Program,” the new innovative program supports the professional development of promising young conservationists from developing countries.

The program, in honor of tropical scientist Gustavo Fonseca, the GEF’s long-serving Director of Programs who passed away in August 2022, will include conservation fellowships, grants for biodiversity field work, awards for participation in international conservation events, and a recurrent global conservation symposium bringing together young environmental leaders.

In October 2024 the first Fonseca Leadership Program projects were accepted, click here to see these new grants.