Only donor dole can ‘save’ tiger
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KATHMANDU, NOV 28 -
The first global tiger summit held in Russia this week concluded with pledges from donors of almost US $ 330 million to help save tigers from extinction.
The meet was attended by representatives from 13 tiger-range countries including Nepal. The four-day global summit was held from Nov. 21 to Nov. 24 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The summit concluded with an endorsement of the Global Tiger Recovery Programme (GTRP) that aims to double the existing wild tiger population of the world by 2022, crack down on poaching and illicit trade of tiger parts, said an official who attended the summit. Meanwhile, officials from the 13 nations also adopted the St. Petersburg Declaration.
The GTRP estimates the 13 tiger-range countries will need around US $ 350 million in the next five years of the 12-year plan to crack down on poaching and illicit trade in tiger pelts and body parts.
Meanwhile, the representatives including international donors namely World Bank (WB) agreed that the conservation efforts to save the tigers in some of the poor countries like Nepal and Bangladesh depends on sizable donations from the donors. The nations will be seeking donor commitments to help finance conservation measures, the agreement signed among the countries said.
Though the donors pledged to fund around US $ 330 m for tiger conservation, they gave no written commitment. The summit was also unable to agree on a new multi-donor funding mechanism under the WB, the major donor to implement the GTRP.
The total wild tiger population is believed to be around 3,200 worldwide, down from 100,000 a century ago. In Nepal, the total tiger population is 155, according to the 2010 census.
Posted on: 2010-11-28 08:43
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