Unveiling Tiger Conservation Efforts: Tiger Conservation Project
Description
Description: Delve into Project Tiger's impact since 1973. Learn about NTCA's role, global collaborations like GTF and GTI, tools such as M-STrIPES, and united steps towards doubling tiger populations. Explore the mission to safeguard these majestic creatures.
Introduction
Discover the world of tiger conservation through Project Tiger and
global initiatives. Since its inception in 1973, Project Tiger has been a
pivotal force in protecting these majestic creatures. This comprehensive
overview sheds light on the strategies, authorities, and collaborative efforts
dedicated to preserving tigers.
Project Tiger Conservation:
- The project launched in 1973, Project Tiger is a centrally sponsored scheme.
- Aim: Preservation of the tiger population.
- Offers financial aid to 'tiger range States'.
- Focus: In-situ conservation in selected tiger reserves.
- Key Goal: Safeguarding iconic tigers from extinction.
Objectives of Project Tiger
To guarantee a viable population of tigers for financial, scientific, aesthetic, social and ecological values.
Limit the elements which lead to the reduction of tiger habitat and to tone them down by suitable strategy.
Site-particular eco-development to decrease the dependency of local individuals and indigenous people on tiger reserve.
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
A statutory body constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 for tiger conservation.
It is headed by the minister of MOEFCC.
Objectives
Providing statutory authority to Project Tiger so that compliance of its directives becomes legal.
Fostering accountability of Centre-State in management of Tiger Reserves, by providing a basis for MoU with States within our federal structure.
Providing for an oversight by Parliament.
Addressing livelihood interests of local people in areas surrounding Tiger Reserves.
Functions: Its functions are to assist in population assessment of tigers, law enforcement, wildlife forensics, infrastructural development and mitigation, smart patrolling and advisory role in policy formulation.
Steps for Conservation of Tigers
Global Tiger Forum (GTF)
India is the founder member of the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) of Tiger Range Countries for addressing international issues related to tiger conservation.
The Tiger Range Countries (TRC) – countries where tigers still roam free are: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malayasia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand, Vietnam and North-Korea.
GTF is the only intergovernmental organisation related to tigers in the World.
It is focused on saving the remaining 5 sub species of tigers distributed over 13 Tiger Range countries of the world.
Founded in 1993; HO: New Delhi.
GTF general assembly meets on every three years. The Chairperson, usually a Minister from one of the Tiger Range countries heads GTF for a fixed tenure of 3 years.
Current membership: 7 tiger range countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Vietnam.
Non Tiger Range countries: United Kingdom
St. Petersburg Declaration
For doubling tiger population (India was a party to this declaration) by 2022.
TX2
WWF has launced TX2 campaign to double the number of Tigers in the Tiger by 2022.
M-STrIPES:
M-STrIPES, short for Monitoring System for Tigers - Intensive Patrolling and Ecological Status is a software-based monitoring system to strengthen patrolling and surveillance of the Endangered Bengal tiger.
Global Tiger Initiative
The Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) was launched in 2008 as a global alliance of governments, international organizations, civil society, the conservation and scientific communities and the private sector, with the aim of working together to save wild tigers from extinction. In 2013, the scope was broadened to include Snow Leopards.
Tiger Range countries are: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
TRAFFIC:
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, is the leading non-governmental organization working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. It was founded by WWF and IUCN.
