Human-wildlife conflict involves negative interactions between humans and wild animals. Driven by habitat fragmentation, this socio-ecological challenge causes human casualties, crop damage, and property loss, while threatening wildlife through retaliatory killings and habitat degradation.
Click to View MoreThe International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in New Delhi focused on conserving seven big cat species. India will host the first global summit in June 2026 to adopt the historic New Delhi Declaration
Click to View MoreLocated in Madhya Pradesh, Kanha is one of India’s largest tiger reserves and the inspiration for Kipling’s The Jungle Book. It is famous for saving the Barasingha (swamp deer) from extinction and offers diverse landscapes of lush sal and bamboo forests.
Click to View MoreIndia’s Seventh National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity shows mixed progress toward the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Gains include ecosystem restoration and biodiversity mainstreaming, but challenges remain from land degradation, data gaps, and difficulty meeting the “30×30” conservation target, requiring stronger implementation, monitoring, and whole-of-society action by 2030.
Click to View MoreIndia will host the first Global Big Cat Summit in 2026, reinforcing leadership in environmental diplomacy through the International Big Cat Alliance. The alliance promotes South-South cooperation to conserve seven big cat species, addressing habitat loss, conflict, and poaching through strong institutions, community-led conservation, and technology-driven solutions.
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