The year 2023 coincided with the 50th anniversary of India’s groundbreaking Project Tiger, an innovative programme designed to rescue the country’s iconic big cat from the precipice of extinction. In April, as part of these celebrations, prime minister Narendra Modi announced that tiger numbers in India have now surpassed 3,000, representing more than 70% of the wild tigers in the world.
From an initial investment in 1973 of just nine dedicated tiger reserves, India now protects 54 such areas. It adds up to an area in excess of 75,000 sq kilometres, or about 2% of the country.
Now, new research in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution has identified a link between tiger conservation and the fight against climate change. Tigers are very adaptable and the exact same subspecies, the Bengal tiger, can be found scattered across India in jungles, mangroves and so-called “dry forests”. These habitats might seem very different, but the common link is of course lots of trees.
According to the authors of the new study, the strict protection provided within India’s network of tiger reserves has avoided huge amounts of deforestation. And by preserving forests that would have otherwise been chopped down, between 2007 and 2020, tiger protection may have contributed to over 1 million tonnes of avoided carbon emissions.
https://theconversation.com/tiger-protection-in-india-also-saved-1-million-tonnes-of-carbon-emissions-new-study-206283
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Balancing the ecosystem system and taking care of the endangered species Tiger beautiful animals.
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Dear Ajema Lydiah Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to PMO India and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time
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Tiger landscapes store more carbon than any other forest in any region.
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As a large predator, the tiger plays a key role in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
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This limits extinction as well as environmental pollution
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This is inspiring
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Great
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Very encouraging
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Wow! This is great
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What a sustainable bold step forward! That's incredible.
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Such reports give us the hope that we need for us to continue to soldier on.
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@tabitha_kimani true it's inspiring