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Research Grant Scheme
Recently Awarded Projects
The NEF Selection Committee approved the following projects in its recent meeting.
Research Grant Programme (10)
Research on the population status and conservation of the endangered ornamental plant species in Armenia: tulip (Tulipa L.), iris (Iris L.), snowdrop (Galanthus L.), poppy (Papaver L.), pink (Dianthus L.), primrose (Primula L.)
Grantee Eleonora Gabrielyan
Country Armenia
Organisation
/Institution
National Academy of Sciences
Year 2008
Approved funding term 3 Years
Approved amount 1,935,800 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 890,600 Japanese yen
for more information
The breeding activities of the saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus in two river systems in Sabah, Malaysia
Grantee Abdul Hamid Ahmad
Country Malaysia
Organisation
/Institution
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 1,950,600 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 977,500 Japanese yen
for more information
Influences of dhole Cuon alpinus on population and distribution of banteng Bos javanicus in Baluran National Park, Indonesia
Grantee Satyawan Pudyatmoko
Country Indonesia
Organisation
/Institution
Gadjah Mada University
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 1,997,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 1,000,000 Japanese yen
for more information
Distribution pattern and geographical variation of stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) in Java
Grantee Woro Anggraitoningsih Noerdjito
Country Indonesia
Organisation
/Institution
Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 1,970,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 990,000 Japanese yen
for more information
The potential benefits of forest retention in oil palm plantations for biodiversity conservation: conserving biodiversity may control rodent pest species (Muridae) through enhanced species interactions
Grantee Henry Bernard
Country Malaysia
Organisation
/Institution
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 1,970,600 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 981,300 Japanese yen
for more information
Assessment of bat diversity within Vinh region, North-Central Vietnam
Grantee Tu Tan Vuong
Country Vietnam
Organisation
/Institution
Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 1,377,600 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 896,200 Japanese yen
for more information
Inventory of swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), their host plants and parasitoids at several national parks in Sumatra, Indonesia
Grantee Dahelmi
Country Indonesia
Organisation
/Institution
Andalas University
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 1,515,400 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 994,800 Japanese yen
for more information
Preservation of can-dock, Nuphar lutea (L.) Smith, in highland wetlands of Armenia and rehabilitation of this species within its natural-historical areal boundaries
Grantee Mikhail Voskanov
Country Armenia
Organisation
/Institution
Bioresources Management Agency, Ministry of Nature Protection
Year 2009
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 2,000,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 1,000,000 Japanese yen
for more information
Conservation status and trends of reef invertebrates with special reference to macrobenthic molluscs and echinoderms
Grantee Roger Gasper Dolorosa
Country Philippines
Organisation
/Institution
Western Philippines University
Year 2009
Approved funding term 1 Year
Approved amount 681,300 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 681,300 Japanese yen
for more information
Determination of the genetic structure, gene flow and mating systems of an endangered tree species, Afzelia xylocarpa (Kurz) Craib, to establish conservation programme in Thailand
Grantee Greuk Pakkad
Country Thailand
Organisation
/Institution
Chiang Mai University
Year 2009
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 1,877,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 940,000 Japanese yen
for more information
Publication Programme (1)
Publication of 'A handbook on cave classification for the Philippines'
Grantee Armida Pullo Andres
Country Philippines
Organisation
/Institution
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Year 2008
Approved funding term 1 Years
Approved amount 386,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 386,000 Japanese yen
for more information
Small-scale Research Grant Programme (7)
Population status and habitat preference of lesser adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus in Nepal
Grantee Laxman Prasad Poudyal
Country Nepal
Organisation
/Institution
Tribhuvan University
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 578,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 299,000 Japanese yen
for more information
Positional behaviour and habitat use of Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus avunculus, in Khau Ca Area, Ha Giang Province, Northeastern Vietnam
Grantee Le Quyet Khac
Country Vietnam
Organisation
/Institution
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 598,400 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 299,200 Japanese yen
for more information
Survey of otters in Pokhara Valley lakes of Nepal
Grantee Gandhiv Kafle
Country Nepal
Organisation
/Institution
Wetland Friends of Nepal
Year 2009
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 595,200 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 299,700 Japanese yen
for more information
Population monitoring and conservation of the Vietnam granular newt, Tylototriton vietnamensis, an endemic and threatened species of Vietnam
Grantee Nguyen Thien Tao
Country Vietnam
Organisation
/Institution
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Year 2009
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 600,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 300,000 Japanese yen
for more information
Ecology of avian community in Singgalang Mountain, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Grantee Muhammad Nazri Janra
Country Indonesia
Organisation
/Institution
Andalas University
Year 2009
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 596,200 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 296,700 Japanese yen
for more information
Status, habitat and conservation of swamp francolin Francolinus gularis in Suklphanta Wildlife Reserve, Nepal
Grantee Paras Bikram Singh
Country Nepal
Organisation
/Institution
Biodiversity Conservation Society, Nepal
Year 2009
Approved funding term
Approved amount 495,200 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 247,600 Japanese yen
for more information
Dietary chemistry and mechanics of Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus avunculus, in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam
Grantee Nguyen Thi Lan Anh
Country Vietnam
Organisation
/Institution
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Year 2009
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 600,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 300,000 Japanese yen
for more information
Conservation Activity Programme (3)
Educational programmes on conservation of 'babirusa' species, Babyrousa spp., and their natural habitats in Sulawesi
Grantee I Wayan Balik
Country Indonesia
Organisation
/Institution
Yayasan Babi Rusa
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 590,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 290,000 Japanese yen
for more information
Rhinoceros conservation awareness project
Grantee Deepa Paudel
Country Nepal
Organisation
/Institution
Partnership for Rhino Conservation
Year 2008
Approved funding term 2 Years
Approved amount 590,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 300,000 Japanese yen
for more information
Environmental education for junior high school students through water quality assessment of the Me Linh Biodiversity Station
Grantee Cao Thu Thi Kim
Country Vietnam
Organisation
/Institution
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Year 2009
Approved funding term 1 Year
Approved amount 270,000 Japanese yen
Grant for this year 270,000 Japanese yen
for more information
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