International Big Cat Alliance welcomes Saudi Arabia as newest Member Country

New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha ) : The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) has welcomed Saudi Arabia as its newest Member Country. In a social media post, IBCA said Saudi Arabia’s joining is a significant collective step towards advancing global cooperation for Big Cat conservation and a sustainable planet.

Major points About International Big Cat Alliance:

The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) was officially launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 9, 2023.

From 23rd January, 2025, the IBCA and its Secretariat have become a full-fledged treaty based inter-governmental international organization and international legal entity.

The Union Cabinet, in its meeting held on 29th February 2024, approved the establishment of IBCA with headquarters in India.

It was launched with the aim of conservation of seven big cats - Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar and Puma – with membership of all UN countries/the range countries harbouring the said species and non-range countries where historically these species are not found but interested to support big cat conservation.

The IBCA was established by Government of India, through the nodal organisation viz., National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), vide order dated 12th March, 2024.

The primary objective of IBCA is to facilitate collaboration and synergy among stakeholders, consolidating successful conservation practices and expertise to achieve a common goal of conservation of big cats at global level. This unified approach, bolstered by financial support, aims to bolster the conservation agenda, halt the decline in big cat populations, and reverse current trends.