Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative

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conservation and recovery; and developing large scalefunding opportunities takes a long time to go throughthe government process.Opportunity: If prepared properly and funded, large scale fundingsources can sustain important activities until results ofimpacts are known.Expected outcome: Opportunity for funding is expandedDuration and locations: 12 years, Tenasserim-WEFCOM as the tigersource site and DP-KY Forest Complex as the potentialsource site.Activities necessary to accomplish this objective:Activity 47: Utilize GEF 5 programmatic funding opportunity tosecure additional national funding for tiger landscapeconservation support.Activity 48: Develop full REDD+ funding strategy for the DawnaTenasserim landscape.Objective 19: Develop sustainable funding mechanismsChallenge:Tiger conservation and recovery take a long time beforeresults start to be seen and in many areas fundingsustainability is the key problem that has led to failure.Opportunity: In Thailand the government budget is the mostsustainable mechanism for tiger conservation andrecovery. However, the budget allocation andexpenditure need to be overhauled under goodgovernance, which is transparent and monitorable.Expected outcome: Opportunity for funding is expanded andsustained.Duration and locations: 12 years, Tenasserim-WEFCOM as the tigersource site and DP-KY as the potential source site.Activities necessary to accomplish this objective:Activity 49: Identify potential payment for ecosystem servicesmechanism and develop pilot projects to demonstratetheir values.Activity 50: Establish a trust fund for conservation activities inpriority landscapes.Activity 51: Enhance ecotourism opportunities in and around tigerlandscapes and ensure that revenues flow more directlyto tiger conservation efforts.
Policy Change to Support the ObjectivesTo accomplish Thailand Tiger Action Plan, related agenciesshould implement following actions:• Develop the policy on promotion, salaries and social securitysystem for protected area staff and park rangers• Encourage policy makers to develop the policy on career pathfor superintendents of protected areas (national parks andwildlife sanctuaries) for effectiveness and continuity of thework quality• Up list tigers to the reserved species under the Wild AnimalReservation and Protection Act B. E. 2535 (1992)• Strengthen enforcement on wildlife crime under the WildAnimal Reservation and Protection Act B.E.2535 (1992) tomake sure that an offender convicting the highest penalty ofWildlife Laws and related legislations.
Page 1: Thailand Tiger Action Plan2010-2022
Page 5 and 6: Tiger conservation has gained a mom
Page 7 and 8: PrefaceAs the Director General of t
Page 9 and 10: Executive SummaryClassified as enda
Page 11 and 12: Abbreviations and AcronymsASEAN-WEN
Page 13 and 14: IntroductionThe tiger, Panthera tig
Page 15 and 16: Why is it Important to Save the Tig
Page 17 and 18: Resource and Environmental Crime Su
Page 19 and 20: Tigers moving through an area usual
Page 21 and 22: Threats to the TigerThe most signif
Page 23 and 24: The Status of Tigers in ThailandTo
Page 25 and 26: Together, these areas can support o
Page 27 and 28: self esteem among park rangers. Tig
Page 29 and 30: VisionBy 2022 tigers have recovered
Page 31 and 32: Priority action 3: Strengthening mo
Page 33 and 34: Activity 4:Activity 5:Activity 6:Wo
Page 35 and 36: Objective 5:Challenge:Support local
Page 37 and 38: Activity 28: Discourage illegal act
Page 39 and 40: Objective 12: Maintain long-term ti
Page 41: Objective 16: Ensure that the co-be
Page 45 and 46: Literature CitedCat Specialist Grou
Page 47 and 48: large mammal conservation: The tige
Page 49 and 50: Appendix 1 Actions, Indicators and
Page 51 and 52: 1.2.4 Maintain natural and existing
Page 53 and 54: 1.6.3 Strengthen bi-lateral coopera
Page 55 and 56: 2.1.3 Establish technical andenforc
Page 57 and 58: 4.2 Ensure that basic concepts of t
Page 59 and 60: Appendix 2 Estimation of Tiger Popu
Page 61 and 62: Appendix 3 Encounter Rate of Tiger

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