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A Przewalski's horse leaves its container after being released in Takhin Tal National Park, in south-west Mongolia. Reuters
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, with Marilyn Cornwell of the Tiaro and District Landcare Group, Queensland, Australia, and Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Managing Director of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, and MBZ Fund, in May, 2018. Photo: MBZÂ Fund
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Dr Trevor Coote, conservation field biologist on the International Partulid Programme and recipient of MBZ Fund grants, releasing the critically endangered polynesian tree snail, or Partula, on the South Pacific island of Moorea. Photo: Trevor Coote.
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The Grootbos conservation team. The team works to conserve the critically endangered fynbos, while also focusing on the training and skills development of the surrounding communities in South Africa. Photo: MBZ Fund
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Dr Luis Ortiz Catedral, conservation biologist at Massey University in New Zealand, is also a recipient of MBZ grant. Photo: Joshue Ortiz-Catedral)
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The Bornean orangutan. A grant from the MBZ Fund aids efforts to help their conservation. Photo: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
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Red Siskin found in northern Colombia and Venezuela. Alamy
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The Przewalski’s horse was practically extinct in the 1970s because of competition with livestock, hunting and intrusion into their habitat. AFP
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Grants also go to help the Malabar water lily in India. Photo: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
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Flamingos at the Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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A herd of dugongs moving about the waters of the western region, Abu Dhabi. Photo: Abu Dhabi Marine Conservation Group
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A turtle is released into the ocean by the The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. Photo: Abdullah Al Junaibi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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The rare and endangered El Oro parakeet in the Buenaventura Reserve, Ecuador. The MBZ Fund aids projects across the world to safeguard these species. Photo: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
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A Bornean orangutan in a tree in the Indonesian rainforest of Gunung Palung National Park, in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. AP
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A Przewalski's horse leaves its container after being released in Takhin Tal National Park, in south-west Mongolia. Reuters
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, with Marilyn Cornwell of the Tiaro and District Landcare Group, Queensland, Australia, and Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Managing Director of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, and MBZ Fund, in May, 2018. Photo: MBZÂ Fund
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Dr Trevor Coote, conservation field biologist on the International Partulid Programme and recipient of MBZ Fund grants, releasing the critically endangered polynesian tree snail, or Partula, on the South Pacific island of Moorea. Photo: Trevor Coote.
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The Grootbos conservation team. The team works to conserve the critically endangered fynbos, while also focusing on the training and skills development of the surrounding communities in South Africa. Photo: MBZ Fund
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/F7JGATJJ4YEYLYXFSD3O7TDVPU.jpg?smart=true&auth=834d3208007551f9b14ce2c6d14b462804aeeb7de6991052bcbd5ee29b4001e0&width=400&height=225)
Dr Luis Ortiz Catedral, conservation biologist at Massey University in New Zealand, is also a recipient of MBZ grant. Photo: Joshue Ortiz-Catedral)
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The Bornean orangutan. A grant from the MBZ Fund aids efforts to help their conservation. Photo: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
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Red Siskin found in northern Colombia and Venezuela. Alamy
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The Przewalski’s horse was practically extinct in the 1970s because of competition with livestock, hunting and intrusion into their habitat. AFP
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Grants also go to help the Malabar water lily in India. Photo: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
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Flamingos at the Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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A herd of dugongs moving about the waters of the western region, Abu Dhabi. Photo: Abu Dhabi Marine Conservation Group
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A turtle is released into the ocean by the The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. Photo: Abdullah Al Junaibi for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs
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The rare and endangered El Oro parakeet in the Buenaventura Reserve, Ecuador. The MBZ Fund aids projects across the world to safeguard these species. Photo: Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
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A Bornean orangutan in a tree in the Indonesian rainforest of Gunung Palung National Park, in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. AP
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A Przewalski's horse leaves its container after being released in Takhin Tal National Park, in south-west Mongolia. Reuters