April 12th, 2013
The U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Convention of the Parties was held in Bangkok in March to review the ever-changing, often contentious international priorities to regulate trade of wildlife and plants, as well as determine the status of protection efforts for individual species.
March 2nd, 2013
Bangkok is the setting for CITES (Convention on Trade in Endangered Species) CoP 16 meetings which get under way this week, drawing delegates from 177 countries to consider trade protection for the world’s endangered species.
November 14th, 2012
Download and view presentations from the conference. Click on the links below to download each presentation:
October 15th, 2012
The Royal Government of Bhutan is hosting the 2nd Asian Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation in late October in the capital of Bhutan, Thimphu.
October 6th, 2012
The World Bank Institute and Global Tiger Initiative hosted green economy expert Pavan Sukhdev for a panel discussion about the future of green business on the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday in Washington.
August 1st, 2012
New Delhi hosted a major meeting of minds in May 2012 to fully consider how well the tiger range countries and international partners were fulfilling the ambitious commitments endorsed at St. Petersburg in 2010. The proceedings suggested measured but uneven progress across the tiger range.
July 26th, 2012
Global Tiger Day is July 29, and will be celebrated around the world with special ceremonies, youth rallies, and educational activities to help bring the message of tiger conservation to remote villages in the Hukaung Valley in Myanmar all the way to Dhaka, Bangladesh, and even in Washington, DC.
July 13th, 2012
Four years after the launch of the Global Tiger Initiative, the partnership has taken firm root in the thirteen tiger range country governments and begun to attract interest from outside the traditional conservation community.
June 26th, 2012
Several champions of the Global Tiger Initiative, ministers from tiger range countries, and international partners will speak on Tuesday, June 26 at the World Bank to assess progress on implementing the Global Tiger Recovery Program. The Recovery Program was endorsed 18 months ago in St. Petersburg, and the Global Tiger Initiative will release the first Implementation Report at this meeting: Global Tiger Initiative – Outcomes and Challenges.
May 11th, 2012
Senior officials from the 13 tiger range countries are convening in New Delhi with conservationists and representatives from law enforcement and donor agencies, and specialists on infrastructure to review progress since the 2010 Tiger Summit and coordinate actions for the next phase of the Global Tiger Recovery Program.
