Guwahati: After decades of declining tiger population, the world is finally seeing a rise in their population in some countries, including India.
Such a turnaround began with the Global Tiger Summit in 2010, led by governments, law enforcement agencies, local communities etc. After 12 years, India is proud to host the International Tiger Youth Summit 2022 to celebrate tigers and the young people raising their voices for these magnificent creatures. WWF hosted the event on July 28, 2022 which will culminate in the "2022 Youth Declaration on Tiger Conservation" ahead of next month's inter-governmental discussions on the Global Tiger Recovery Programme. The virtual event, hosted every 12 years during the Lunar Year of the Tiger, brings together young people from 13 tiger range countries and beyond to highlight the desperate need to protect tigers.
Youth ambassadors at the event will then have the opportunity to discuss critical conservation challenges with a panel of key tiger experts. The summit will culminate in the presentation of the "2022 Youth Declaration for Tiger Conservation" to the Global Tiger Forum - the inter-governmental body for tiger conservation coordinating the Global Tiger Recovery Program planning for 2023-2034. This year's Youth Summit declaration will see young leaders call on governments and businesses in tiger range countries to finally put words into action to secure a future for the iconic big cat.
In Choiduar College, Gohpur students observed ITYS, along with WED programme by generating awareness about wildlife and the environment amongst students and communities. Students made masks of various animals and placards to strongly urge the people to save the tiger and their habitat. On the occasion of ITYS, a poem & story-writing competition was organized by the Department of Geography, Gauhati University on the last week of June 2022. Street play & signature campaign for tiger conservation was observed at Assam State Zoo Guwahati on 3rd July 2022 by WWF AAPSO Volunteers. WWF organized an awareness programme for Tiger Conservation in the BSG Assam Camp Sonapur, Nartap ME School on 6th July 2022 with more than 100 students and teachers from 9 schools of Assam, to mark the celebration of the International Year of Tigers 2022.
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