International workshop on tiger landscapes opens; IBCA and ADB sign MoU
On 2 September 2026, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated an international workshop on tiger landscapes in New Delhi, where the International Big Cat Alliance and the Asian Development Bank signed an MoU.
Summary
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated a two-day international workshop on 'Tiger Landscapes: Conservation, Bioeconomy and Ecotourism as Pillars for Livelihood and Income Generation' in New Delhi on 2 September 2026. The workshop is jointly organised by the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). IBCA and ADB signed an MoU on landscape conservation, sustainable development, capacity building, knowledge exchange and nature-positive financing. Bhupender Yadav said human–nature coexistence should be the foundation of conservation.
Key facts
- Event
- International workshop on tiger landscapes, New Delhi, from 2 Sep 2026
- Organisers
- IBCA, ADB and NTCA
- MoU
- IBCA – ADB: landscape conservation, nature-positive financing
- Theme
- Conservation, bioeconomy and ecotourism for livelihoods
- DG IBCA
- S.P. Yadav
Practice MCQs 2 questions
At the international workshop on tiger landscapes in New Delhi (September 2026), the International Big Cat Alliance signed an MoU with which body?
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Correct answer: C — Asian Development Bank
IBCA and ADB signed an MoU on landscape conservation, capacity building and nature-positive financing.
The September 2026 international workshop on tiger landscapes highlighted which three pillars for livelihood and income generation?
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Correct answer: B — Conservation, bioeconomy and ecotourism
The theme was 'Tiger Landscapes: Conservation, Bioeconomy and Ecotourism as Pillars for Livelihood and Income Generation'.