Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes – Careers Ready

Careers Ready Team

4 months ago

Bhutan Government Earth Day, 2024 occasions But 'Sustainable Finance for Tiger Landscapes Conference Is organizing.

The event is co-organized by the Government of Bhutan and the Tiger Conservation Alliance.
Objective: To raise $1 billion over 10 years to protect tigers and their habitats in Asia.

Approach: To maintain sustainable and prosperous populations of wild tigers in protected habitats.
- To protect tiger populations and their habitats for future generations.
Member NGOs: The alliance includes 10 organizations like EIA, FFI, IUCN, Panthera and WWF.

Since 2010, the GEF has contributed more than $197 million directly and mobilized an additional $880 million in co-financing for tiger conservation.
- They also aim to mobilize sustainable financing for biodiversity conservation and utilization.

Tigers are the largest wild cat species in the world.
scientific name: Panthera Tigris
conservation status
- IUCN Red List: Endangered
- Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I
- CITES: Appendix I
Significance: They are the top predators in the food pyramid and play an important role in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
Accommodation: Tigers require vast areas with diverse habitats.
- To provide habitat for tigers, these areas should be free from human disturbance and rich in herbivores.
- These areas, which are 'tiger landscape' It is said that biodiversity is important for the well-being of the human communities living nearby.
Number change: Year In 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature announced that the global tiger population has stabilized or possibly increased.

Project Tiger: This project was started in the year 1973. Its main objective was to conserve Bengal Tigers.
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA): It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
- It was established in the year 2005.
- This body is responsible for taking protective measures for tigers.
- It also ensures less dependence of local communities on tiger reserves.
- NTCA 'Project Tiger' Is responsible for implementing.
Wildlife Conservation Society of India: This society was founded in the year 1994 by Belinda Wright.
- The organization works with government law enforcement agencies across India to capture tiger poachers and those involved in the trade in tiger parts.

Increase in numbers: Data have indicated a potential 40% increase in tiger numbers, from 3,200 in 2015 to 4,500 in 2022, despite serious threats.

Securing long-term conservation efforts: The $1 billion target will provide a stable financial base for tiger conservation programs over the next decade.
- This allows for continued poaching, habitat restoration initiatives and research on tiger populations and threats.