Friday, December 10, 2010

Latest Tiger Conservation Reports.

St. Petersburg, Russia: World leaders and countries that have wild tigers today endorsed a major plan to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022 underscoring their commitments at the historic International Tiger Conservation Forum.Hosted by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, governments capped a year-long political process with about USD 127 million in new funding to support the plan, known as the Global Tiger Recovery Programme.
In addition, the World Bank has offered a USD 100 million loan package to three tiger range countries for conservation work, and the Global Environment Facility offered to provide up to USD 50 million in grant funding for tiger habitat conservation.









Members of the  International Tiger Coalition stand in front of the mosaic

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