| Recently Awarded Projects |
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The NEF Selection Committee approved the following projects in its recent meeting. |
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| Research Grant Programme (10) |
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| 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.) |
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| 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 |
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| The breeding activities of the saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus in two river systems in Sabah, Malaysia |
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| 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 |
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| Influences of dhole Cuon alpinus on population and distribution of banteng Bos javanicus in Baluran National Park, Indonesia |
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| 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 |
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| Distribution pattern and geographical variation of stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) in Java |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Assessment of bat diversity within Vinh region, North-Central Vietnam |
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| 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 |
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| Inventory of swallowtail butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), their host plants and parasitoids at several national parks in Sumatra, Indonesia |
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| 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 |
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| Preservation of can-dock, Nuphar lutea (L.) Smith, in highland wetlands of Armenia and rehabilitation of this species within its natural-historical areal boundaries |
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| 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 |
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| Conservation status and trends of reef invertebrates with special reference to macrobenthic molluscs and echinoderms |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Publication Programme (1) |
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| Publication of 'A handbook on cave classification for the Philippines' |
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| 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 |
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| Small-scale Research Grant Programme (7) |
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| Population status and habitat preference of lesser adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus in Nepal |
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| 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 |
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| Positional behaviour and habitat use of Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus avunculus, in Khau Ca Area, Ha Giang Province, Northeastern Vietnam |
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| 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 |
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| Survey of otters in Pokhara Valley lakes of Nepal |
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| 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 |
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| Population monitoring and conservation of the Vietnam granular newt, Tylototriton vietnamensis, an endemic and threatened species of Vietnam |
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| 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 |
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| Ecology of avian community in Singgalang Mountain, West Sumatra, Indonesia |
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| 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 |
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| Status, habitat and conservation of swamp francolin Francolinus gularis in Suklphanta Wildlife Reserve, Nepal |
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| Grantee |
Paras Bikram Singh |
| Country |
Nepal |
Organisation /Institution |
Biodiversity Conservation Society, Nepal |
| Year |
2009 |
| Approved funding term |
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| Approved amount |
495,200 Japanese yen |
| Grant for this year |
247,600 Japanese yen |
| for more information |
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| Dietary chemistry and mechanics of Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus avunculus, in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam |
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| 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 |
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| Conservation Activity Programme (3) |
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| Educational programmes on conservation of 'babirusa' species, Babyrousa spp., and their natural habitats in Sulawesi |
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| 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 |
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| Rhinoceros conservation awareness project |
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| 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 |
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| Environmental education for junior high school students through water quality assessment of the Me Linh Biodiversity Station |
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| 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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