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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.
On March 12, 2026, a total of nine visitors came to the NEF office: Associate Professor Dr. Shuichiro Tagane of Kagoshima University, seven collaborative researchers from Laos and Vietnam, and one doctoral student from Kagoshima University. They brought printed materials, including a plant guidebook presenting the results of their research to date. An active exchange of views also took place regarding future initiatives and projects.
Guideline 2026 for Publication Programme is posted on its programme page. The application deadlines for 2026 are １５ April and １４ October. For more details, please refer to the respective programme page. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
Guideline 2026 for Research Grant Programme is now available on the programme page. The application deadlines for 2026 are twice: 15 April 2026 and 14 October 2026. For the detailed information, please refer to the respective programme page. We are looking forward to receiving your application.
A research team led by Associate Prof. Shuichiro Tagane of Kagoshima University has published a new scientific paper. 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.
The team led by Prof. Masaharu Motokawa of Kyoto University conducted a field survey in Vietnam from November 20 to December 6, 2025. Details of the survey are available in Project Updates of Species diversity of terrestrial vertebrates in the mountains of Indochina.
Research conducted by a team led by Dr. Ai Suzuki, Assistant Professor at Ritsumeikan University, was featured in an online news article in Bangladesh. Further details are available in Project Updates of Scientific research and conservation measures of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the inland wetlands of northeastern Bangladesh.
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.
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