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Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme

Tiger by the Grass

Photo: Eric Kilby (CC BY-SA 2.0)

NEW REPORT: IUCN’s Tiger Programme finds there has been an average increase of the tiger population within project sites by 40% between 2015 and 2021

Read the report here: https://iucnsos.org/tiger-impact-report/

Tigers, Habitats and People

Tiger populations have plummeted from around 100,000 individuals in 1910 to 3,200 individuals in 2010, occupying 7% of their original range. Poaching, habitat destruction and human-wildlife conflict are to blame. Effective policy and conservation programmes are imperative for tiger survival. 

Initiated in 2014, the Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme (ITHCP) or ‘Tiger Programme‘ is a grant-making initiative which contributes to the Global Tiger Recovery Programme (GTRP), a global effort to double tiger numbers in the wild by 2022. The programme consists of a portfolio of 12 large-scale projects in key Tiger Conservation Landscapes across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Nepal and Myanmar. 

IUCN Tiger Programme Photo: IUCN Tiger Programme

 

The Tiger Programme is based on three pillars: 

  • Protecting tiger species and their prey from the threat of poaching; 
     
  • Preserving tiger habitats, including core habitats, buffer zones and corridors; 
     
  • Supporting human populations living in tiger landscapes.

Around 75,000 community members living in park buffer zones or corridor areas benefitted from the Tiger Programme, through reduced human-animal conflict and more sustainable income sources.

 

Overview of the ITHCP Landscapes

Terai Arc Sumatran Tiger South and Central India
 
Myanmar The Sundarbans  

Funding

The initiative is funded by The German Cooperation via KfW Development Bank, over three phases. The first phase is being implemented from 2014 to 2021, and the second one from 2019 to 2023. Additionally, Phase 3 of the ITHCP will operate until the end of 2024, meaning the programme will have run for more than 10 years in total. As the first phase of the programme draws to a close, the main aim of the second and third phases is to continue working in areas where funding is desperately needed and to create a sense of self-sufficiency, so projects are sustainable in the long-term beyond the lifespan of funding programs.

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Tiger Programme Logos Photo: IUCN / KfW / German Cooperation

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