The WWF has selected two young ambassadors among nearly 500 candidates to represent Vietnam at the International Youth Tiger Summit, being held in Vladivostock, Russia, from Nov. 18-24.
Le Minh Quoc, 21, a student of the Faculty of Information Technology of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Science, and Doan Hoang An, 25, a graduate from the College of Saint Benedict, the US, are chosen for their excellent knowledge and enthusiasm for tiger and wildlife conservation.
They are among young ambassadors from 13 tiger range countries and countries that have no tigers of their own but are supporting tiger conservation efforts.
The ambassadors will visit the habitat and trails of Siberia’s Amur tigers, get first-hand information on the state of the wild population and the necessary measures for its conservation.
The Summit will draft a Youth Declaration on tiger conservation, which will be presented to the high-level International Tiger Forum, hosted by Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg from Nov. 21-24.
The heads of governments and ministries of the 12 tiger range countries will sign a Leader’s Declaration on Nov. 23.
High-level government representatives from donor countries such as the EU and US, and heads of international institutions and organisations including the World Bank (WB), Global Tiger Initiative (GTI), Global Tiger Forum (GTF), Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC) have also been invited.
The International Tiger Summit caps off a year-long process to get high-level political support that will propel tiger conservation to new heights, through adoption of an ambitious programme for the recovery of tiger that aims to double the species’ population.
According to the WWF, the tiger populations are plunging due to illegal hunt and trade, habitat loss and fragmentation. In the last century, tiger numbered 100,000 but now only 3,200 and still falling./.
Le Minh Quoc, 21, a student of the Faculty of Information Technology of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Science, and Doan Hoang An, 25, a graduate from the College of Saint Benedict, the US, are chosen for their excellent knowledge and enthusiasm for tiger and wildlife conservation.
They are among young ambassadors from 13 tiger range countries and countries that have no tigers of their own but are supporting tiger conservation efforts.
The ambassadors will visit the habitat and trails of Siberia’s Amur tigers, get first-hand information on the state of the wild population and the necessary measures for its conservation.
The Summit will draft a Youth Declaration on tiger conservation, which will be presented to the high-level International Tiger Forum, hosted by Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg from Nov. 21-24.
The heads of governments and ministries of the 12 tiger range countries will sign a Leader’s Declaration on Nov. 23.
High-level government representatives from donor countries such as the EU and US, and heads of international institutions and organisations including the World Bank (WB), Global Tiger Initiative (GTI), Global Tiger Forum (GTF), Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network (TRAFFIC) have also been invited.
The International Tiger Summit caps off a year-long process to get high-level political support that will propel tiger conservation to new heights, through adoption of an ambitious programme for the recovery of tiger that aims to double the species’ population.
According to the WWF, the tiger populations are plunging due to illegal hunt and trade, habitat loss and fragmentation. In the last century, tiger numbered 100,000 but now only 3,200 and still falling./.
