Global Tiger Initiative Council was recreated with 2 arms for | UPSC Environment Ecology PSIR

Global Tiger Initiative Council was recreated with 2 arms for implementation:

a) Global Tiger Forum (GTF) – New Delhi 1993

b) Global Snow Leopard & Ecosystem Program – Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) 2013

Since 2013, Global Tiger Initiative includes Snow Leopards conservation as well

Global Snow Leopard & Ecosystem Program (GSLESP)
Members:

Kyrgyzstan
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Pakistan & 13 Tiger Range Countries of GTF

These 18 Countries adopted Bishkek Declaration that aims members to work together to identify & secure at least 20 snow leopard landscapes by 2020 or, in short – “Secure 20 by 2020.”