Global Tiger Forum

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An international intergovernmental organization dedicated solely to tiger conservation is called the Global Tiger Forum.
An International Symposium on Tiger Conservation held in New Delhi in 1993 suggested creating an Inter-Governmental International Body to launch a worldwide campaign to protect tigers.The Global Tiger Forum (GTF) was founded in 1994 and is based in New Delhi.

• Every three years, the GTF General Assembly convenes.

• It makes use of technical know-how, common strategies, cooperative policies, scientific modules, and other relevant programs.

• The Global Tiger Forum states that its purpose is to promote the benefits of tiger conservation and to offer leadership and a global strategy for ensuring the survival of tigers, their prey, and their habitat.

It is the only intergovernmental organization dedicated to tiger conservation globally, with membership from 14 tiger range nations.
• Under the catchphrase "T x 2," leaders of 13 nations that are home to tigers pledged to double the number of tigers in the wild during the 2010 St. Petersburg Tiger Summit.
• The World Bank's Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) program united international partners to advance the tiger agenda.
• The Global Tiger Initiative Council (GTIC), which includes the Global Tiger Forum as one of its limbs, is the result of the initiative's institutionalization over time as a distinct organization.
• GTF has successfully formed alliances with a number of like-minded domestic and international organizations, including the World Bank, Clemson University, USAID, WWF, WCT, WII, IIFM, IFAW, WTI, and WCS.

• Tx2 § A global pledge to double the number of wild tigers by 2022 is known as the TX2 target.
2006 is the base year.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has established the objective through the Global Tiger Initiative, Global Tiger Forum, and other vital forums.
At the St Petersburg Summit (Russia, 2010), all 13 tiger range nations got together for the first time and pledged to increase the number of wild tigers by 2022.
India has already made it happen.