Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme in Asia III

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Wild tigers form the top of the ecological pyramid in large parts of Asian forests. Viable tiger populations are therefore a key indicator of intact ecosystems. However, over the last 100 years, the number of wild tigers has fallen dramatically from an estimated 100,000 to around 4,000. Tiger habitats are also areas in which a large proportion of the local population lives in poverty or is threatened by poverty. Tiger habitats provide a variety of ecosystem services for the local population. The destruction of these habitats therefore has serious consequences for them too. The aim of the project is to improve the management of selected tiger habitats including their natural resources, reduce the threat to tiger prey and reduce the dependence of the local population on forest resources. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the recipient of the financial contribution and sponsor of the project, analogous to phases I and II of the project (BMZ no. 2013 36 544 and 2018 36 519), and is therefore responsible for implementing the project. The estimated total costs are around EUR 5.75 million. A grant of EUR 5.0 million will be provided from the budget item FZ with regions to finance the project. A further EUR 750,000 will be provided in the form of own contributions (match funding) by the partners at project level.