In looking at endangered tiger information available on the Internet, the Global Tiger Recovery Program seems to have a great deal of data regarding the issue of endangered tigers. And, it is information of a current nature.
The goal of the Global Tiger Recovery Program is fairly straight-forward; to save tigers in the wild.
How they plan to go about it is stated in the Global Tiger Recovery Program Conference Document for Endorsement (TRC's are Tiger Range Countries) which states:
The Global Tiger Recovery Program seeks to empower TRCs to address the entire spectrum of threats, domestic as well as those that are transboundary in nature, and work toward increased financial sustainability through the integration of conservation objectives into development.
To solve the tiger crisis, which represents the larger Asian biodiversity crisis, the TRCs, international organizations, and civil society have come together on a collaborative platform within the framework of the Global Tiger Initiative (GTI).
After a two-year process of sharing knowledge and best practices and developing a common vision, a GTRP has been developed, with the shared goal of doubling the number of wild tigers globally by 2022 through actions to: (i) effectively manage, preserve, protect, and enhance tiger habitats; (ii) eradicate poaching, smuggling, and illegal trade of tigers, their parts, and derivatives; (iii) cooperate in transboundary landscape management and in combating illegal trade; (iv) engage with indigenous and local communities; (v) increase the effectiveness of tiger and habitat management; and (vi) restore tigers to their former range.
In summary the GTRP states:
The GTRP is the last best hope for tigers. Wild tigers are at a tipping point and action, or inaction, in the coming decade will decide their fate. Action will lead to the tiger’s recovery; inaction or mere maintenance of the status quo will lead to its extinction.
The GTRP represents the last best hope for the survival of the world’s most magnificent species and the conservation of the valuable landscapes in which it lives.
If GTRP is in fact the 'last best hope' for wild tigers, then it would be time well spent exploring the program to understand all of its' elements (the who's, the what's, the where's...etc) and how it plans to -in reality- accomplish their goal.
So that is exactly what I plan to do; spend time exploring the Global Tiger Recovery Program. And I will post my thoughts and findings in this journal as this exploration unfolds.
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