GTRP 2.0 and NBSAPs workshop
A two day workshop to discuss the Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP 2.0) with Tiger Range Countries (TRCs) and National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) of South Asia was organized by The Global Tiger Forum (GTF) and the Global Tiger Initiative Council (GTIC) in association with the World Bank in hybrid mode on 29 and 30 November 2022 at Hotel Pride Plaza, New Delhi.
GEF-7 wild cats project – National level project inception workshop at Dudhwa landscape
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, with State Governments of Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, UNDP, WWF and the Global Tiger Forum is implementing a Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project: “Strengthening conservation and resilience of globally significant wild cat landscapes through a focus on small cat and leopard conservation.”
To mark the beginning of the implementation of the project, a National level Inception Workshop was organized to officially launch the project and incorporate inputs of all stakeholders as we move towards project implementation. The said Inception workshop was held on 16 November 2022, in the Meeting Hall of Dudhwa National Park, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, India, which is one of the three project landscapes in the country.
This project will secure the conservation of globally significant wild cat landscapes in northern, north-eastern and western India through a landscape conservation approach for wild cats that brings together species conservation programs, connects stakeholders and empowers communities, and operates across PAs, tiger corridors and buffer zones.
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Small wild cats – project safeguards disclosure meeting
A one-day project safeguards disclosure meeting was held on 30 June 2022 at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve with the local community for the GOI-GEF-UNDP-WWF Small wild cats project.
Knowledge dissemination workshop of GoI-GEF-UNDP India supported IHRML Project in Kerala
A two-day Knowledge dissemination workshop of GOI-GEF-UNDP supported IHRML project, Kerala was convened from 29 to 30 June 2022 at Kerala Arts & Crafts Village, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
GTF is working towards developing an integrative landscape strategy for the sustenance of field actions that have benefited local communities and natural ecosystems.
In-situ capacity building of frontline at Amangarh Tiger Reserve
Under the ongoing GTF-NTCA project, a two days workshop was organized at Amangarh Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh from 13 to 14 June 2022 with a focus on day today monitoring of the biodiversity and refinement of basic on-field skills of the frontline staff.
In-situ capacity building of frontline at Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve
Under the ongoing GTF-NTCA project, “In-situ capacity building of frontline staff in Tiger Reserves” a workshop was organized in Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu in April 2022 (18-19 April in Srivilliputhur Division and 20-21 April in Megamalai division) with highly interactive modules that gave an opportunity to the participants to refine their basic on-field skills, while building a pool of spearhead trainees for meeting day to day challenges in the tiger reserve.
GTF and TRCs consultations for Global Tiger Recovery Programme (GTRP) implementation
In the span of the last seven months, Global Tiger Forum continues to engage with the 13 Tiger Range Countries for Tiger Conservation.
As many as 22 independent consultations were initiated by the Global Tiger Forum, mediated by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), Malaysia. The TRCs continued to lend their inputs for the successful implementation of the Global Tiger Recovery Programme (GTRP) and these helped to fine-tune the Kuala Lumpur Joint Statement and Southeast Asia Tiger Recovery Action Plan (STRAP).
Bilateral Engagement between Cambodia and India on Tiger Reintroduction
An Indian Delegation comprising of senior forest officials, tiger conservation experts, and a scientist from MoEF&CC-Govt. of India, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Global Tiger Forum (GTF), and Wildlife Institute of India (WII) visited Cambodia (from 5 to 8 March 2022) as part of a bilateral exchange visit between India and Cambodia on the technical aspect of tiger reintroduction.
The delegation met with H.E. Say Samal, Hon’ble Minister for Environment, Cambodia, his team, and members of Embassy of India at Phnom Penh. The delegation visited Cardamom hill landscape (potential tiger reintroduction site) to discuss the following aspects with the senior forest officials:
- Protected Area Management
- Habitat interventions and prey recovery
- Legal provisions for reintroduction
- Protection and surveillance interventions
SMTR Technical Visit
A four-membered team comprising of representatives from Global Tiger Forum, Wildlife Institute of India, and WWF-India visited Srivilliputhur Megamalai Tiger Reserve (SMTR), Tamil Nadu between 02 to 05 February 2022.
The said team interacted with senior officials of the tiger reserve and field formations and undertook field surveys in both divisions of the SMTR namely – Srivilliputhur and Megamalai. These interactions and discussions emanated from thematic areas of tiger conservation viz. wildlife monitoring, habitat status, protection & enforcement infrastructure, and community engagement programmes
