Sensitization workshop on CA|TS in Madhya Pradesh
A sensitization workshop was organized by Global Tiger Forum (GTF) in coordination with Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) forest department and the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) on October 15, 2019, at the RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration, Bhopal. The said workshop was attended by officials from M.P. forest department, GTF & WWF-India, including site managers of the 24 sites registered under CA|TS in M.P. and independent CA|TS reviewer...
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Status of Tiger Habitats in High Altitude Ecosystems of Bhutan, India and Nepal (Situation Analysis)
Tiger habitats in high altitude require protection through sustainable land use, as they are a high value ecosystem with several hydrological and ecological processes providing ecosystem services and adaptation to mitigate the ill effects of climate change. Since several high-altitude habitats in South Asia have the spatial presence of tiger, active in-situ efforts are called for ensuring their conservation. The instant situation analysis study aim...
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Transboundary consultation between Malaysia & Thailand
The Global Tiger Forum (GTF), in collaboration with USAID and WCT, organized a trans-boundary consultation between Malaysia and Thailand on Addressing Illegal Wildlife Trade and Trafficking at Aloft Hotel, KL Sentral, Malaysia on 7 – 8 August 2019. The workshop was attended by representatives from the Perak State Parks Corporation (Malaysia), Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources (Malaysia), Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Malay...
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The GTF and the SAWEN entered into an MoU
The Global Tiger Forum, GTF has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) on 26 July 2019 at Kathmandu. The MoU was singed by Rajesh Gopal, Secretary General, GTF and Man Bahadur Khadka, Director General, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) in the presence of senior government officials from India & Nepal and representatives from conservation agencies of b...
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Tables Turned on Poachers
Source: Star online, Monday, 29 Jul 2019, Malaysia PUTRAJAYA: Two battalions of the police general operations force (GOF) have been directed to assist the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) in tackling poachers, especially those hunting the endangered Malayan tigers, says Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador. The Inspector-General of Police said one of the battalions, comprising 500 members, would be deployed together with Pe...
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