About International Big Cat Alliance:
- It is an inter-governmental international organisation launched in 2023 during the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger.
- It focuses on the conservation of seven big cats - Lion, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar and Puma.
- Objective: To facilitate collaboration and synergy among stakeholders, consolidating successful conservation practices and expertise to achieve the conservation of big cats at a global level.
- It brings together 95 range and non-range countries, conservation partners, scientific organisations, and corporates to promote collaboration and share conservation practices.
- Implementation agency: The IBCA is implemented through the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
- Founding Members: India, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Kenya, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Suriname, & Uganda.
- Membership: Membership is open to all UN Member States, including:
- Range countries, where big cats naturally occur.
- Non-range countries that are interested in supporting global conservation of big cats.
- Institutional Support and Funding: India has committed ₹150 crore (for the period 2023–2028) as budgetary support for: Creating a corpus fund, Building infrastructure, and Covering recurring expenses of the IBCA.
- Governance:
- Assembly: It is a main decision making body which is comprised of representatives of all member countries.
- Standing Committee: It is established by the Assembly shall assist in effective and efficient functioning of the IBCA.
- Secretariat: It is based in New Delhi.
