TIGER CONSERVATION
COALITION - ENVIRONMENT
News: Bhutan and the Tiger
Conservation Coalition Commit to Catalysing US$1 billion for tigers
What's in the news?
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Recently, during the Sustainable Finance for Tiger
Landscapes Conference, both Bhutan and the Tiger Conservation Coalition pledged
to catalyze US$1 billion for tiger conservation efforts.
Tiger Conservation
Coalition:
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The Tiger Conservation Coalition comprises a consortium of non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) dedicated to tiger conservation efforts.
Aim:
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To ensure representation and connectivity across
the indigenous range of tigers.
Vision:
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Long-term preservation of viable and ecologically
functional populations of wild tigers in secure habitats.
Members and
Collaboration:
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Bringing together leading tiger biologists and
experts in wildlife crime, human-wildlife coexistence, policy, finance,
development, and communications, the coalition fosters unprecedented alignment
towards achieving tiger conservation at scale.
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Key member NGOs include the Environmental
Investigation Agency (EIA), Fauna & Flora International, the International
Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), Panthera,
TRAFFIC, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Wildlife
Conservation Society (WCS), and the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Initiatives:
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The coalition members collaborated on the
development of Tiger Conservation
Landscapes 3.0, an integrated habitat modelling system aimed at assessing
and monitoring changes in tiger habitats at various scales, from range-wide to
national, biome, and landscape levels, in near real-time.
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This innovative approach serves as a model for
objective, range-wide habitat monitoring, aligning with the goals outlined in
the 30x30 agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Kunming-Montreal
Global Biodiversity Framework.