ROYAL BENGAL TIGER – LAST AND FINAL CALL

Organisers: Sanctuary Asia, Wildlife Conservation Trust and TOFT

Workshop location: Shri Ram School, D-3, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110 057. R.S.V.P.: Meenakshi 09873843575, Madhu Bhatnagar 09818656988
For further information, contact: Sanctuary Magazine, 146, Pragati Industrial Estate, N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel (E), Mumbai 400 011. Tel.: (022) 2301 6848 / 2301 6849

Working Sessions – Day One Working Sessions – Day Two

October 18, 2008: October 19, 2008:
10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. – Registration and introduction Introduction: Bittu Sahgal and Hemendra Kothari
Welcome and Opening remarks: Hemendra Kothari, Chairman, WCT 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Fourth Working Session
Introduction: Bittu Sahgal and Julian Matthews WINNING LOCAL SUPPORT AGAINST POACHERS
Release of ‘Indian Industry and Climate Change – Green Industry is Smart Chair: Brijendra Singh, Member, National Board for Wildlife
Industry’ paper by Digvijay Singh, General Secretary, Congress Working Committee (10 minute presentations)
1. Carnivores in the fringes of critical tiger habitats
11.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. – First Working Session
Quamar Quereshi, Scientist and Field Biologist, WII
STATUS OF CRITICAL TIGER HABITATS
2. The wildlife trade – hard realities
Chair: Digvijay Singh, Member of Parliament (10 minute presentations)
Ashok Kumar, WTI
1. National Tiger Conservation Authority – Dr. Rajesh Gopal 3. Farms to forests – an anti-poaching strategy
2. The science of the all-India tiger estimation – Dr. Y. V. Jhala Fateh Singh Rathore, Tiger Watch
3. Rajasthan – R.N. Mehrotra, PCCF & CWW (Open Session 20 minutes)
4. Madhya Pradesh – Dr. H.S. Pabla, PCCF & CWW
5. Uttarakhand – S. Chandola, CWW 11 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. – Fifth Working Session
ROLE OF TOURISM IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
1.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. – Lunch Break Chair: Rajpal Singh, Member, Rajasthan State Wildlife Board
2.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. – Second Working Session (10 minute presentations)
COMMUNITIES, TOURISM & TIGERS 1. South African wildlife tourism – lessons for India
Chair: V.P. Singh, Member of Parliament (10 minute presentations) Dr. H.S. Pabla, PCCF & CWW
1. Can tourism protect tigers? 2. The Phinda Model – protecting corridors and fringe habitats
Julian Matthews, Chairman, Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT) Sarath Champati, Head Naturalist, Taj/CC Africa
2. Can community-owned tourism help expand tiger habitats? 2. Harmonising communities and tourism for tigers
Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh, Eminent Field Biologist Dilip Khatau, Corbett Foundation
3. Four-point plan to protect tigers – the Corbett Experience 3. Wildlife tourism code of conduct/certification
Rajiv Bhartari, Additional Secretary, Uttarakhand Tourism Abhishek Behl, Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT)
4. Monitoring forest restoration by community-driven tourism (Open Session 80 minutes)
Dr. Anish Andheria, Sanctuary Asia/Invision Green 1.00 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. – Lunch Break
TEA BREAK 2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. – Sixth Working Session
5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. – Third Working Session FORESTS, CARBON AND CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE & BIODIVERSITY – OPPORTUNITIES AND Chair: Ranjit Barthakur
THREATS (Five minute carbon case studies)
Chair: B. Sridhar, Bengal Tiger Line (10 minute presentations) 1. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
1. Biodiversity conservation, climate change and development 2. Corbett Tiger Reserve
Bittu Sahgal, Editor, Sanctuary Asia magazine 3. Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve
2. Naturenomics ™ – having your cake and eating it too 4. Kaziranga Tiger Reserve
Samir Menon, Nature First (Open Session 20 Minutes)
3. Role of natural regeneration in climate mitigation 3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. – Seventh Working Session
Dr. Raghu Chundawat and Joanna Van Gruisen NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON CLIMATE CHANGE
N.B. Forest-carbon offsetting worries: 1. Commercial plantations may be Chair and keynote: Kapil Sibal, Minister, Science and Technology
harvested. 2. Restored forests may be lost to fires, diseases, developmental Forests and climate change – financial realities
projects or encroachments. 3. Local communities could become “conservation Bharat Bhushan, Financial Adviser, MoEF
victims”, or may be asked to vacate their lands when their farms are replaced TEA BREAK
by forests. Potential strategies: 1. Restored landscapes be given legal protection.
5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. – Conclusions and Recommendations
2. Forest Cooperatives to ensure benefits flow to local communities.
Chair: Tarun Tejpal, Editor, Tehelka
3. A basket of benefits ranging from carbon credits, voluntary carbon offsets,
Panel: Bittu Sahgal, Hemendra Kothari, Julian Matthews and B. Sridhar
tourism revenues, state schemes and benefactor funds to be channeled to
communities through public-private partnerships. (Source: Invision Green) 6.15 p.m. – Private screening of the film The 11th Hour
ROYAL BENGAL TIGER – LAST AND FINAL CALL
Organisers: Sanctuary Asia, Wildlife Conservation Trust and TOFT
Workshop location: Shri Ram School, D-3, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi 110 057. R.S.V.P.: Meenakshi 09873843575, Madhu Bhatnagar 09818656988
For further information, contact: Sanctuary Magazine, 146, Pragati Industrial Estate, N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel (E), Mumbai 400 011. Tel.: (022) 2301 6848 / 2301 6849
RAJASTHAN
V.P. Singh, Member of Parliament
Parmesh Chandra, Additional Chief Secretary, Rajasthan
R. Mehrotra, CWW, Rajasthan
R. S. Shekhawat, FD, Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve
Sunayan Sharma, DFO, Sariska Tiger Reserve
Rajesh Gupta, FD, Keoladeo Ghana National Park
MADHYA PRADESH
P.B. Gangopadhyay, P.C.C.F.
H.S. Pabla, CWW, Madhya Pradesh
N.S. Dungriyal, FD, Satpura Tiger Reserve
H.S. Negi, FD, Pench Tiger Reserve
Aseem Shrivastav, FD, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
R.P. Singh, FD, Kanha Tiger Reserve
UTTARAKHAND
S. Chandola, CWW, Uttarakhand
Digvijay Singh Khati, Chief Conservator of Forests &
CEO, Bamboo & Fibre Bond
S.S. Rasaily, FD, Rajaji National Park
Vinod Kumar Singhal, FD, Corbett Tiger Reserve
Rajiv Bhartari, Additional Secretary, Tourism, Uttarakhand
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Bharat Bhushan, Financial Adviser, MoEF
Rajesh Gopal,
Member Secretary, National Tiger Conservation
Authority of India
A.K. Goyal, Joint Secretary, MoEF
Anmol Kumar, DIG, MoEF
R.H. Khawaja, Additional Secretary, MoEF
M.B. Lal, Additional DGF (Wildlife), MoEF
J.M. Mauskar, Additional Secretary, MoEF
P.R. Mohanty, DGF & Special Secretary, MoEF
Sudhir Mittal, Joint Secretary, MoEF
Dr. B.P. Neelratna, Joint Secretary, MoEF
G.K. Prasad, Additional DGG (FC), MoEF
Bir Singh Parsheera, Additional Secretary, MoEF
Hem Kumar Pandey, Joint Secretary, MoEF
Rajani Ranjan Rashmi, Joint Secretary, MoEF
Vijai Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests
R.K. Vaish, Joint Secretary, MoEF
Shilabhadra Banerjee, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism
Alka Jha, Private Secretary, Ministry of Tourism
Leena Nandan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism
D. Ravi, Private Secretary, Ministry of Tourism
Avinash Dikshit, Private Secretary, Ministry of Science
and Technology
Sanjeev Nair, Joint Secretary (A), Ministry of Science
and Technology
T. Ramasami, Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology
Arun Sharma, Joint Secretary & FA, Ministry of Science
and Technology
N.K. Joshi, Member (representative of MoEF),
Central Empowered Committee
Dr. B.R. Sharma, Member Secretary, Central Zoo Authority
Mahendra Vyas,
Member (NGO), Central Empowered Committee
Ansar Ahmad, Inspector General of Forests, MoEF, IGF
Dr. R.B. Lal, IGF (Wildlife)
A.N. Prasad, IGF (Project Elephant)
K.B. Thampi, IGF
ORGANISATIONS Quamar Quereshi, Field Biologist, WII
Kiran Desai, Centre for Environment Education Rupesh Rai, Manager-Sales (Taj Safaris)
Abhishek Behl, Travel Operators for Tigers Latika Rana, Lodge Operator, Kanha
Julian Matthews, Travel Operators for Tigers Dr. M.K. Ranjitsinh, Author and Wildlife Expert
Dr. Anish Andheria, Sanctuary Asia Amit Sankhala, Lodge Operator, Bandhavgarh
Prerna Bindra, Tehelka Kapil Sibal, Minister for Science and Technology
Krishnendu Bose, Fluid Head Films Toby Sinclair, Wildlife Film Professional and Writer
Sarath Champati, Head Naturalist, TAJ/CC Africa Aditya Singh, Hotelier and Conservationist
Divyabhanusinh Chavda, WWF-India Ambika Singh and Jitender
Ravi Chellam, Balendu Singh, Lodge Operator, Ranthambhore
Wildlife Conservation Society – India (WCS) Brijendra Singh, Member, National Board of Wildlife
Juhi Choudhary, CNN-IBN Digvijay Singh, Member of Parliament
Bahar Dutt, CNN-IBN Express Trade Task Pushpraj Singh, Bandhavgarh Foundation
Poonam and Harsh Dhanwatey, TRACT, Member of S. Singh (Vinnie), Lodge Operator, Bandhavgarh and Panna
Maharashtra State Board for Wildlife Vibras Prasad/Ramendra Singh Lodge Operators, Corbett
Debi Goenka, Conservation Action Trust Vikram Singh, DMC, Wild World India
Dharmendra Khandal, Tiger Watch Mandip Singh Soin, IBEX Expeditions
Dilip Khatau, Corbett Foundation Ritish Suri, Lodge Operator, Corbett
Hemendra Kothari, Wildlife Conservation Trust Valmik Thapar, Author and Tiger Conservationist
Ashok Kumar, Wildlife Trust of India Mark Tully and Gillian Wright
Hashim Tyabji, Lodge Operator, Bandhavgarh and Satpura
Smitu Kothari, Lokayan
Joydip Kundu, Sanctuary Asia Mridula Tangirala, Director-Operations (Taj Safaris)
Alka Upadhyaya, MD, M.P.T.D.C
Ashutosh Mahadevia, Tiger Watch
Tyke Malhotra, Sanskara
Vivek Menon, Wildlife Trust of India,
Milind Pariwakam, Wildlife Trust of India THE ELEVENTH HOUR – THE FILM
Vinit Pathak, Managing Director, Invision Green Directed by Nadia Connors and Leila Conners
Fateh Singh Rathore, Tiger Watch Peterson and narrated by Academy Award ®
Kishor Rithe, Satpuda Foundation Nominee, Leonardo DiCaprio, this captivating
Bittu Sahgal, Sanctuary Asia documentary explores the perilous state of our
Gyan Sarin, Corbett Foundation planet, and the means by which we can change our
P.K. Sen, Ranthambhore Foundation course. Contributing to this crucial film are noted
Kirat Singh, Kids for Tigers politicians, scientists and other environmentally-
Vishal Singh, Royal Expeditions & Director, TOFT India conscious ambassadors who highlight the need to
Ravi Singh, WWF-India address climate change.
B. Sridhar, Bengal Tiger Line,
Pavan Sukhdev, Chairman, Green India States Trust Running Time: 90 minutes
Tarun Tejpal, Tehelka
Belinda Wright, WPSI
INDIVIDUALS
Tom Alter, Actor and Conservationist
Neelesh Agrawhal,
Lodge Operator, Kanha Lodge Association
Madhu Bhatnagar, Teacher, Shri Ram School
Lokeesh Bagga and Lovleen Sagar, DMC Sita Travel/Kuoni
Vikram Singh Bal, Wildlife Photographer and Filmmaker
Ashish & Shanthi Chandola, Wildlife Filmmakers
Dr. Raghu Chundawat, Field Biologist
Milind Deora, Member of Parliament
Nikhil Devasar, DelhiBird and Wildlife Photographer
Ritwick Dutta, Wildlife Lawyer
Bikram Grewal, Author and Publisher
Joanna Van Gruisen, Author and Conservationist
Suhail Gupta, DMC, Safari Tours and Travel
Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh, Eminent Scientist
Dr. Y.V. Jhala, Wildlife Institute of India
Kabir Kumar Mustafi, FRSA
Ravi Kalra, DMC Travel Inn
Ravi Kumar, DMC Banyan Tours
Kaiulanee Lee, Stage Actor and Environmental Activist
Mike Pandey, Wildlife Filmmaker
Raj Panjwani, Advocate