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Funding opportunities
1. HKBWS China Conservation Fund
In order to promote bird studies and bird watching activities in China mainland, Hong Kong Bird Watching Society has established the HKBWS China Conservation Fund since 1999.
The aim of the fund includes:
- To promote bird watching activities;
- To facilitate observation and publishing of bird records;
- To support ornithological researches directly related to conservation.
Small grants of up to HK$10,000 are offered to projects related to bird studies and bird watching. Fund applications are considered once a year. Project supported in the past included:
- Survey of Xinjiang Ground Jay in Xinjiang
- Survey of Derby's Parakeet in Yunnan
- Bird survey in Chongming Island
- Bird survey in Moulan at Guizhou
* Applications for the 2009 round will start in October 2008.
Successful applications for the 2008 round are as follows:
| Province / location |
Project title |
Project leader |
Organization |
Ref. |
| Fujian |
Bird surveys in Meihuashan National Nature Reserve, Fujian |
Lin Zhi |
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08/03 |
| Fujian |
Public promotion of bird watching in Nanping, Fujian |
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Wuyi Bird Watching Society |
08/04 |
| Sichuan |
Ecological observation and research on the conservation of Omei Shan Liocihla |
Han Lianxian |
Faculty of Conservation Biology, Southwest Forestry University |
08/10 |
| Wenzhou |
Waterbird surveys in Wenzhou wetlands |
Li Xiaodong |
Green Eyes, China |
08/13 |
Xishuang banna |
Birdwatching promotion work in Xishuangbanna |
Luo Aidong |
XishuangBanna Wildbird Society |
08/16 |
Successful applications for the 2007 round are as follows:
| Province / location |
Project title |
Project leader |
Organization |
Ref. |
| Fujian |
Survey on birds in Longxishan Mountain |
Jiang Hangdong |
Xiamen Bird Watching Society |
07/07 |
| Hubei |
Bird survey in Shennongjia Forest 2007 |
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Wuhan Bird Watching Society |
07/08 |
| Beijing |
Survey and protection of swallows and swifts in Beijing |
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Beijing Bird Watching Society |
07/09 |
| Yunnan |
Investigation of swift species, their abundance and status in Yanzi Cave, Guizhou |
Han Bin |
Bird Watching Club of the Southwest Forestry University |
07/11 |
Successful applications for the 2006 round are as follows:
| Province / location |
Project title |
Project leader |
Organization |
Ref. |
| Beijing |
Development and management of "China Birdwatching Database" |
Zhang Zhengwang |
China Ornithological Society |
06/01 |
| Fujian |
A national coastal waterbird survey |
Chen Zhihong |
Xiamen Bird Watching Society |
06/03 |
| Fujian |
A survey of Blyths's Kingfisher in Wuyishan |
Jiang Hangdong |
Xiamen Bird Watching Society |
06/05 |
| Yunnan |
A survey of Green Peafowl and Mrs Hume's Pheasant in Konglonghe Nature Reserve |
Han Lianxian |
Southwest Forestry University |
06/07 |
| Shenzhen |
A bird survey in Baiyu Villiage, Qinghai |
Dong Jiangtian |
Shenzhen Bird Watching Society |
06/08 |
| Beijing |
A survey on the distribution of hornbills in Xishuangbanna |
Zhao Huaidong |
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06/10 |
Successful applications for the 2005 round are as follows:
| Province / location |
Project title |
Project leader |
Organization |
Ref. |
| Shanghai |
Upgrade of "Birdtalker - the record system for amateur bird watchers" |
Zhao Junfeng |
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05/01 |
| Beijing |
A survey of Grey-sided Thrush and its conservation |
Li Haitao |
Beijing Bird Watching Society (in prep.) |
05/02 |
| Yunnan |
A survey of the birds in Cangshan, Dali, Yunnan |
Han Lianxian |
Southwest Forestry University |
05/03 |
| Shenzhen |
Survey of Birds of Shenzhen |
Dong Jiangtian |
Shenzhen Bird Watching Society |
05/05 |
The China Conservation Fund support projects which facilitate collection of records. For example, it supported the development of "A Database of the Birds of China" in 2004/05 which is a collaboration between Shenzhen Bird Watching Society and the China Ornithological Society.
Since 2002, the HKBWS China Conservation Fund has supported the China Ornithological Society annually for the collection of bird watching records, and in turn as an important part of the China Bird Report. >> More info.
2. Other funding opportunities
A number of funding source are available to support projects on education, research and conservation of birds, examples are:
We keep posting information of various sources of small grants onto the forum, please CLICK HERE for detail information.
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