In the decision of the International Symposium on Tiger held at New Delhi during February 1993 wherein a Delhi declaration on tiger conservation was adopted by the participants of the conference, there was a recommendation that a Global Tiger Forum be set up to embark on a world wide campaign to save the wild tiger.
This was followed up in the meeting of the Forestry forum for developing countries held at New Delhi in Sept '93 where a small sub group meeting was taken by the Minister in charge of Environment and Forests, Government of India with the Ministers of various tiger range states present.
This sub group also re-iterated the need for formation of Global Tiger Forum. As a follow up of the decision, the first meeting of the tiger range countries was held in March 1994 at New Delhi attended by 11 tiger range states and others.
In the said meeting a resolution was passed to form the Global Tiger Forum with its secretariat at New Delhi and the Union Minister for Environment & Forest, Govt. of India as the first Chairman of this forum.
This was followed up in the meeting of the Forestry forum for developing countries held at New Delhi in Sept '93 where a small sub group meeting was taken by the Minister in charge of Environment and Forests, Government of India with the Ministers of various tiger range states present.
This sub group also re-iterated the need for formation of Global Tiger Forum. As a follow up of the decision, the first meeting of the tiger range countries was held in March 1994 at New Delhi attended by 11 tiger range states and others.
In the said meeting a resolution was passed to form the Global Tiger Forum with its secretariat at New Delhi and the Union Minister for Environment & Forest, Govt. of India as the first Chairman of this forum.
After the 3rd General Assembly held at Hanoi, Vietnam, in November 2004, The Minister of Forest and Soil Conservation, Government of Nepal, who took over as the Chairperson of the forum.
The current Chairperson of the forum is the Minister of Environment and Forests, Government of India, who took over the responsibilities of GTF after the 5th General Assembly held at New Delhi, India on March 30, 2011.
The current Chairperson of the forum is the Minister of Environment and Forests, Government of India, who took over the responsibilities of GTF after the 5th General Assembly held at New Delhi, India on March 30, 2011.
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