Aim and objectives
The aim of the Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop is to frame innovative on-ground strategies for tiger conservation based on best practices identified during the last few decades as well as extensive consultations with governments, NGOs, conservation experts and practitioners. This milestone meeting will also serve the purpose of implementing Decision 14.70, adopted at the last meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, and further consolidating and promoting action-oriented solutions towards the fulfillment of the GTI objectives. The Workshop will build on suggestions from international experts, existing national Tiger Action Plans and recent research to articulate;
 
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targets, objectives and activities for the long-term conservation of tigers,
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policies and practical measures for the integration of tiger conservation into national development objectives,
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principles of international co-operation and harmonization of national, regional and trans-boundary management and, ultimately,
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a set of urgent actions to stop the further decline of wild tiger populations,