KOTA KINABALU: Captive breeding of Sabah's endangered Bornean banteng (wild buffaloes) is needed as the ever-present threat of poaching might wipe out the species altogether in the state, a scientific study finds.
BIRDLIFE International Cambodia Programme has completed digging 20 ponds in the Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary in Stung Treng province’s Siem Pang district to improve water resources and habitat for wildlife and livestock and increase food resources for residents and fauna.
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SHARE Covered in scales and capable of curling into a ball for protection, pangolins are among the most distinctive of mammals. , with tens of thousands trafficked each year. Their scales, made of keratin, are used in traditional Chinese and African medicine despite a lack of scientific evidence for their effectiveness. Pangolins are also killed for their meat, which is considered a delicacy in some countries. This support from the fund will help establish an environmental education programme in some target primary and secondary schools, where future stewards of the parks rich biodiversity will be engaged Aghah Valery Binda Over the past decade, an estimated one million have been poached, and one is taken from the wild on average every five minutes.
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Abu Dhabi: To support conservation initiatives around the world, a three-year partnership with $1.5 million (Dh5.51 million) annual fund has been formed by Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala Investment Company in association with the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZ Fund). The initiative will be directed towards protecting endangered flora and fauna in Africa and Asia, with focus on countries where Mubadala has portfolio companies, including Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand and some of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. The announcement was made by Mubadala on Wednesday, on the eve of Earth Day, an annual event happening on April 22 to demonstrate global solidarity for environmental protection.
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala announces $1.5m annual funding for conservation 0 Comments Get daily business news from the region delivered straight to your inbox I agree to the terms and conditions SIGN UP Funding will go to Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund to protect endangered species April 22, 2021 Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor Mubadala has announced a $1.5m annual grant to the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZ Fund) to support conservation initiatives around the world. The funds will go towards supporting endangered flora and fauna in Africa and Asia, with a focus on countries where Mubadala has portfolio companies including Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand.
Mubadala initiative to protect endangered species around the world ABU DHABI, 2 hours, 22 minutes ago In line with Earth Day, Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, has announced a three-year partnership with the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZ Fund) to support conservation initiatives around the world.
Through the partnership, Mubadala will provide the MBZ Fund with $1.5 million annually to be directed towards supporting endangered flora and fauna in Africa and Asia, with a focus on countries where Mubadala has portfolio companies including Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, and more, representing some of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. This will also be the first agreement of its kind in the region where corporate and conservation donor entities are collaborating to invest in preventing biodiversity loss.
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candidates for the role, and the election takes place in September. Perhaps now that I am campaigning, I am struck more by the residual stereotype of an Arab woman Razan Al Mubarak, Environment Agency Abu Dhabi If successful, she will become the first Arab woman to lead the organisation – and only the second woman to hold the position since it was established almost 75 years ago. It will also top a long list of personal firsts for Ms Al Mubarak over the course of her 20-year career. Speaking to The National on International Women’s Day, she said female empowerment is a journey and challenging stereotypes is a “duty”.