




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.
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.
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.
NWF Call for Proposals for 2023 was opened and an information webinar was organized. For the details, please check Other Grant Opportunity page.
We are seeking applications for nature conservation related studies that are planned and to be conducted by young scientists. For the detailed information, please check its programme page. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
Programme Guideline 2023 for Research Grant Programme is posted on its programme page. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
Programme Guideline 2023 for Publication Programme is posted on its programme page. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
Among 100 applications submitted by April 2022, 63 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.
Two applications were submitted by July 2022. After careful examination, one application was awarded. The granted research project is posted on CGF Projects awarded.
10 reports and 4 policy recomendations, derived from the project "Bio-ecological Nature Conservation Project in Mountainous Region of Northern Vietnam," are now available at the project page.
Among 48 applications submitted by April 2022, 24 of them, which fulfilled the criteria and followed the instructions, were reviewd. After careful examination, nine applications were awarded. The list of granted research projects is posted on Recently Awarded.
NEF's past projects and current programme are added to Comprehensive Programme.
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