Overview
- Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav, who launched the summit website and logo Wednesday, confirmed the New Delhi gathering in early June and the plan to adopt the Delhi Declaration.
- Officials say representatives from about 95 countries will attend, with more than 400 conservation stakeholders and some heads of state expected.
- The International Big Cat Alliance groups countries that host lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, or pumas, and it currently counts 24 members with several observers.
- Program plans include technical sessions on June 1–2 for officials and experts and a public exhibition featuring tribal art, films, virtual reality, and examples of India’s conservation work.
- India frames the summit as a platform to deepen South–South cooperation and align big-cat protection with global biodiversity and climate goals, with IBCA designed to share know-how and channel technical and financial support.