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Newsdecember 2014 Gtf Is Now on Twitter & Facebook - Follow Us GLOBAL TIGER FORUM NEWSDECEMBER 2014 GTF IS NOW ON TWITTER & FACEBOOK - FOLLOW US www.twitter.com/Unitedfortigers www.facebook.com/Globaltigerforum PAYMENT/DONATION TO GLOBAL TIGER FORUM The payment/donation to the Global Tiger Forum may be made though an Account Payee Cheque or Demand Draft in favour of “Global Tiger Forum” at New Delhi OR Please transfer the amount to ACCOUNT NAME: GLOBAL TIGER FORUM NAME OF THE BANK: BANK OF MAHARASHTRA, ACCOUNT No.: 020072263547 IFSC CODE: MAHB0001160, SWIFT CODE: MAHBINBBCPN, BSR CODE: 0231215 BANK ADDRESS: 01160 NEW DELHI U.P.S.C., SHAJAHAN ROAD, U.P.S.C. DELHI, DHOLPUR HOUSE, NEW DELHI - 110011, INDIA. GRANT/DONATION TO THE GLOBAL TIGER FORUM WITHIN INDIA IS TAX EXEMPTED UNDER SECTION 80G OF THE INCOME TAX ACT. For online donation please go to our website: www.globaltigerforum.com THE GLOBAL TIGER FORUM SECRETARIAT STAFF (AS ON DECEMBER 2014): SECRETARY GENERAL: DR RAJESH GOPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER: G. GIN CHIN LAM TECHNICAL OFFICER: DR ANIRUDDHA MAJUMDER LIAISON OFFICER, MALAYSIA: MR MIKE BLATZER LIAISON OFFICER (WASHINGTON D.C.): DR BARNEY LONG ART: ANANDA BANERJEE COVER PHOTOGRAPH: ADITYA SINGH GLOBAL TIGER FORUM GLOBAL TIGER FORUM IS AN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL INTERNATIONAL BODY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF TIGERS IN THE WILD GTFNEWS DECEMBER 2014 Edited by S P YADAV Global Tiger Forum Secretariat B-16, 1st Floor, Sector - 64, Gautam Budh Nagar Noida- 201301, U.P, INDIA GTFNEWS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CONTENTS Note from the Secretary General (5) 6th General Assembly of the Global Tiger Forum (6) 2nd Stock Taking Conference to Review Implementation of the Global Tiger Recovery Programme (GTRP) (7) Tigers be afraid (10) News from Tiger Range Countries (12) Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China India Indonesia Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Russia Thailand Vietnam News from International Agencies/NGOs (30) (A) CITES (B) Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) (C) WWF (D) SAWEN (South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network) (E) International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) (F) INTERPOL (G) 21st Century Tiger News from National NGOs (41) (A) Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT) (B) Corbett Foundation (C) Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) (D) Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS-India) & Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) (E) Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) Tiger Mortality Statistics of India - July to December 2014 (56) Of the GTF (57) 4 December 2014 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII GTFNEWS NOTE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL These six months were eventful for the GTF, gearing up for a larger mandate to closely hand hold the TRCs, in collaboration with its members. The Forum was represented in the 'Tigers Forever' conference organized by the Panthera in Indonesia, during July, 2014. The sixth General Assembly was organized as a back to back event, during the second Global tiger Stocktaking conference on 16 September at Dhaka. The said assembly was well attended by member, non members, experts and organizations. The inaugural session was graced by the Hon'ble Deputy Minister of Environment and Forests, who released several important reports and publications of the Forum, viz. Action Tiger (3rd edition), Global tiger Atlas and Bibliography on tiger. These were done in collaboration with India, Nepal, WWF and IFAW. The GTF also offered its portfolio of services to TRCs, in conformity with the St Petersburg declaration and the Thimphu Affirmative Nine Point Action Agenda. The Forum committed itself to work in close coordination with like minded organizations for serving as a 'single window' platform to provide technical and resource support to TRCs. The General Assembly was also appraised of the appointment of the new Secretary General of the Forum, and Bhutan was elected as the new Chair. A delegation from the Forum visited the Clemson University (USA) for formalizing a MOU to assist the TRCs. Several important meetings happened during this period, which are important to tiger conservation. The Second annual meeting of SAWEN was held in Nepal during August, and the meeting of the Standing Committee of the CITES in November (2014). The enthusiasm and response from TRCs and members were reassuring, which is very important for the cause. Dr. RAJESH GOPAL Secretary General 2014 December 5 GTFNEWS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII THE SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE GLOBAL TIGER FORUM The sixth General Assembly of the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) was held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on the 16th September 2014. The Assembly was chaired by India, being Chair country of the Global Tiger Forum. The Assembly was attended by member tiger range countries, non-member tiger range countries, member non-tiger countries, international and national NGOs, International organizations, wildlife experts, scientists, donors and observers. Release of Reports/Compilations: The Deputy Minister of Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of Bangladesh released the following reports/compilations by the GTF Secretariat in collaboration with partners such the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Government of India, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation (MFSC), Government of Nepal, Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), International Fund for Animal Welfare and Wildlife Institute of India, during the 6th General Assembly of the Global Tiger Forum: (i) Indo-Nepal Joint Monitoring report (ii) 3rd Edition of Action Tiger (iii) Global Tiger Atlas (iv) Bibliography on Tiger The General Assembly approved the membership of new members in the GTF, MoU with the IUCN, Clemson University, USA, and Virginia Tech Centre for Leadership in Global Sustainability, Arlington, USA. The GTF submitted its offer of “Portfolio of Services” to the Tiger Range Countries on the major issues/ priorities/ thematic areas highlighted in the St. Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation (2010) and the Thimphu Affirmative Nine-Point Action Agenda on Tiger Conservation (2012) and stated that the Secretariat of the Global Tiger Forum (GTF), in close coordination with the Global Tiger initiative (GTI) Secretariat, Clemson University, Open Parks Network and the Wildlife Institute of India, was ready to serve as a “Single Window” platform facilitating technical resource flows between the interested TRCs on the above aspects of GTRP and ready to work as a virtual platform. The GTF formed a Technical Advisory Committee in the field of tiger biology, landscape ecology, protection, trade, community engagement infrastructure and information to cater need of the growing challenges for tiger conservation. The General Assembly of the GTF elected the Minister-in-Charge of Wildlife Conservation of the Royal Government of Bhutan as its Chairperson for three years. 6 December 2014 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII GTFNEWS SECOND STOCKTAKING CONFERENCE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS AND EXPERTS TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GLOBAL TIGER RECOVERY PROGRAM (GTRP) September 13-16, 2014, Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel 107 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh The Second Global Tiger Stocktaking conference was Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Global organised on September 14-16, 2014, at Dhaka, Tiger Initiative (GTI) and the Global Tiger Forum Bangladesh, with the assistance of the ongoing project (GTF). The Conference brought together donor project on (World Bank) Strengthening government representatives and experts from all Regional Co-operation for wildlife protection tiger range countries, non-tiger range countries, (SRCWP), by the Bangladesh Forest Department, international and national NGOs supporting tiger Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of conservation. Dhaka Recommendations on Advancing Implementation of the Global Tiger Recovery Program Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 16, 2014 Senior Officials and Experts of the 13 Tiger Range In taking stock of the GTRP Implementation Plan Countries1 (TRCs) and partner organizations, 2013-14 based on the Thimphu Agenda, conference development partners, and donors met from September participants agreed that significant progress has been 14 to 16, 2014, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, at the 2nd achieved in meeting the goals of the Thimphu Agenda Stocktaking Conference to Review Implementation of and in addressing the wild tiger’s decline toward the Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP). The extinction. Notable achievements include adopting new GTRP is the road map endorsed by TRC leaders in legislation and policies, creating new protected areas, 2010 at the International Tiger Forum in St. growing transboundary collaboration, building capacity Petersburg, Russian Federation, to achieve the goal of of frontline staff, and reaching out for the participation the St. Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation: of the private sector; however, some areas of continued double the number of wild tigers globally by 2022. concern remain. Participants therefore recommend the following actions to advance
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