Overview
- Saudi Arabia, which officials said Monday intends to join, would become the International Big Cat Alliance’s 26th member according to India’s Environment Ministry.
- India will host the first IBCA Summit in New Delhi on June 1–2, with plans to adopt a Delhi Declaration after two rounds of member deliberations already took place.
- Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav urged corporate leaders to fund habitat restoration, technology-based monitoring, community programs, and training, noting an existing IBCA pact with industry group CII.
- Senior officials said China is unlikely to join despite an invitation, while Brazil’s procedures are still in progress, and reports differ on current member and observer counts.
- IBCA is already running joint training and exchanges, including a Hyderabad workshop on monitoring, anti-poaching, and habitat management involving participants from Malaysia, Russia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.