The Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting nature conservation in developing countries. It was founded in November 1989 by Mr Eijiro Nagao, President of Marusan Securities Co, Ltd., with private funds of his own and family’s.
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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)
International students to Japan are now eligible for CGF Programme
We have revised the CGF programme aiming at young scientists in developing countries, and international students enrolled in doctoral programs at Japanese universities can also apply. For details, please refer to the CGF programme page.
Fishes of the Indochinese Mekong
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)
Fishes of the Mekong Basin of Laos
Results of fish research in Lao PDR is now available as a field guide.
Fishes of the Mekong Basin of Laos (223MB)
Fishes of the Cambodian Freshwater Bodies
Results of fish research in Canbodia is now available as a field guide.
Fishes of the Cambodian Freshwater Bodies (35.6MB)
Fishes of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Results of fish research in Vietnam is now available as a field guide.
Fishes of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam (PDF 76.8MB)
Fishes of Mainland Southeast Asia
Results of fish research in the Mekong - Chao Phraya region is available.
News
New project for 2023 has started (2023.09.19)
Among the new projects starting in 2023, a group led by Assoc. Prof. Shuichiro Tagane of Kagoshima University had a field survey in Laos. The first report of the field survey appears in the Main Activities of Plant diversity assessment in limestone karsts in Laos and Vietnam in Our Projects.
An achievement of 2022 Publication Programme (2023.09.01)
"The sea cucumbers in Palawan, Philippines: a field guide" by Jean B. Jontila has been published as an achievement of Publication Programme in the year 2022. Please check Topics.
Update (2023.09.01)
A list of publications, derived from the project "Bio-ecological Nature Conservation Project in Mountainous Region of Northern Vietnam," is available at the project page.
Announcement of evaluation results for Research Grant Programme 2023 (2023.07.18)
Among 55 applications submitted by April 2023, 39 of them, which fulfilled the criteria and followed the instructions, were reviewed. After careful examination, 10 applications were awarded. The list of granted research projects is posted on Recently Awarded & Deliverables.
List of deliverables from CGF Grant Programmes (2023.07.18)
List of deliverables was newly posted to "Recently Awarded & Deliverables" under "Grant Opportunity". Information about recent grant deliverables from CGF is provided.
SURE environmental education activities (2023.05.26)
"Environmental education activities to disseminate the importance of paddy field ecosystems in Laos" is introduced in "Projects Completed" of Our Projects.
Starting new projects for 2023 (2023.05.09)
Two new projects in the fiscal year of 2023 starting from May are introduced in "Our Projects".
List of projects awarded – NWF from 2016 (2023.05.09)
We posted a list of projects awarded in the Nagao Wetland Fund (NWF), which started in 2016, on Recently Awarded.
Announcement of selection result – CGF Programme 2022-2 (2023.04.14)
After careful examination, three from five applications have been approved. For the details, please check CGF Projects awarded.
"Fishes of the Indochinese Mekong" was introduced in the Natural History Bulletin of Siam Society (2023.04.11)
"Fishes of the Indochinese Mekong" was introduced in Book reviews of the Natural History Bulletin Vol.64 No.2 of Siam Society. Please access here to check the article.
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