Question

Which among the following international bodies have taken an active interest in launching the “Global Tiger initiative “to save tigers and conserve tiger habitats?
A. United Nations Environment Programme
B. World Bank
C. World Wildlife institute
D. World Economic Forum

Answer 1

Hint: Tiger is the foremost charismatic and ferocious wild cat and national animal of India. Tiger symbolizes India’s wildlife wealth. It’s considered because of the national animal because of its grace, strength, agility, and large power. The initiative to save tigers was taken by the international financial institution.

Complete step by step answer: The World Bank has taken an active interest in launching the “Global Tiger initiative” to save tigers and conserve tiger habitats. It was launched in the year 2008 as a global alliance of governments, international organizations, civil society, the conservation and scientific communities and the private sector, with the aim to work together to save wild tigers from being extinct. The GTI’s founding partners included the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Smithsonian Institution, Save the Tiger Fund, and International Tiger Coalition (representing more than 40 non-government organizations). There are 13 tiger range countries who have taken an initiative.
Some of the achievements of the initiative include:
i. There was a 60 per cent increase in the number of tigers in Nepal.
ii. In India, the number of tigers has increased from 1706 in 2010 to 2226 in 2015.
iii. In Bangladesh, more than 800 forests departments have received in-country training.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note: The World Bank hosted the GTI Secretariat until July 1, 2015, and acted as a convener of a global network working to save wild tigers and snow leopards from extinction. The Secretariat helped with the strategic imperatives agreed to in the St. Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation and the Global Tiger Recovery Program.