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Group photo of Motokawa team
Collected reptiles
Harp trap for collecting bats
Group photo of Tagane team
Musa sp., Musaceae
Vandenboschia auriculata
Pressing plant specimens
Snapshots from the Vietnam Survey: These photos were taken during field surveys conducted by the Motokawa team in October 2025 and the Tagane team in December 2025.
A result of Tagane Team is now available as a pictorial guide.
A Photo Guide to Plants of Nam Kading National Protected Area in Laos (PDF 484MB)
NEF's pamphlet is updated.
Pamphlet 2024 (PDF 5.6MB)
A result of Tagane Team is now available as a pictorial guide.
A Photo Guide to Plants of Nui Chua National Park (129MB)
A result of fish research in the Thailand Mekong is now available as a field guide.
A Field Guide to Fishes of the Thailand Mekong (82.2MB)
Results of fish research in northern Thailand is now available as a field guide.
A Field Guide to the Northern Thai Fishes (13.7MB)
Findings of Dr Gizelle Akiate Batomalaque's research project "Biodiversity and conservation assessment of non-marine mollusks of the Batanes Group of Islands, Philippines" has been published as a poster.
Non-marine mollusks of Batanes Islands (3.5MB)
Dr Jean B. Jontila's 10-year work on sea cucumber has been published as a field guide under Publication Programme.
The sea cucumbers in Palawan, Philippines: a field guide (31.7MB)
Restuls of NEF's project on fish fauna of the Indochinese Mekong 2006-2011 is available as a guidebook.
Fishes of the Indochinese Mekong (e-book)
Results of fish research in Lao PDR is now available as a field guide.
Fishes of the Mekong Basin of Laos (223MB)
Results of fish research in Canbodia is now available as a field guide.
Fishes of the Cambodian Freshwater Bodies (35.6MB)
Results of fish research in Vietnam is now available as a field guide.
Fishes of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam (PDF 76.8MB)
Results of fish research in the Mekong - Chao Phraya region is available.
A research team led by Associate Prof. Shuichiro Tagane of Kagoshima University has published three new scientific papers. Details including the authors and title of the paper can be found in the Project Reports & Deliverables of Plant diversity assessment in limestone karsts in Laos and Vietnam. We invite you to take a look.
A new research paper from a CGF funded project has been published. The information on the published paper is added to the Publications (PDF 261KB) of CGF Programme, available on the Recently Awarded & Deliverables page.
Among 244 applications submitted by October 2025, 118 of them, which fulfilled the criteria, were reviewed. After careful examination, 20 applications were awarded. The list of granted research projects is posted on Recently Awarded & Deliverables.
The team led by Assistant Prof. Ai Suzuki of Ritsumeikan University conducted a field survey in Bangladesh from December 1 to 14, 2025. Details of the survey are available in Project Updates of Scientific research and conservation measures of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the inland wetlands of northeastern Bangladesh.
On December 29, 2025, Dr. Ai Suzuki, Assistant Professor at Ritsumeikan University and leader of the Bangladesh team in our Nature Conservation Project, visited our office. As she was unable to attend the study session held on December 16, Dr. Suzuki kindly gave a presentation to share the research results achieved to date. For more information on Dr. Suzuki's research activities, please refer to the section titled "Scientific research and conservation measures of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the inland wetlands of northeastern Bangladesh" in Our Projects.
The team led by Associate Prof. Shuichiro Tagane of Kagoshima University conducted a field survey in Vietnam from December 6 to 15, 2025. Details of the survey are available in Project Updates of Plant diversity assessment in limestone karsts in Laos and Vietnam.
The team led by Prof. Masaharu Motokawa of Kyoto University conducted a field survey in Vietnam from October 18 to 27, 2025. Details of the survey are available in Project Updates of Species diversity of terrestrial vertebrates in the mountains of Indochina.
The team led by Prof. Goro Yoshizaki of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology conducted a field survey and a workshop in Indonesia from August 20 to 25, 2025. Details of the survey are available in Project Updates of Construction of a reproductive stem cell bank for rare Indonesian fish species: Aiming to preserve valuable genetic resources forever (preliminary survey).
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