IBCA successfully convened a side event on “Managing Big Cat Landscapes for People and Nature” at #CBDCOP17 in Yerevan, Armenia on 21st October, 2026 which brought together global experts, conservation organisations and representatives of IBCA Member Countries to advance dialogue on the future of #BigCat conservation. Mr @SoumitraIfs, Director (Program), IBCA, set the tone for the discussions and moderated the panel discussions, underscoring the importance of an integrated approach that links #BigCat conservation with healthy ecosystems, community livelihoods and sustainable development, while highlighting IBCA’s role in fostering international cooperation and collective action towards these goals. He encouraged participating countries, including Belize, to consider joining #IBCA and reiterated the Alliance’s objectives while reinforcing the relationships with existing member countries such as Thailand, Guinea and Panama to foster future collaboration and advance global big cat conservation efforts. @moefcc @IndiainArmenia @EnvironmentPib @PIB_India @SAWENsec @SPYadavIFS @SoumitraIfs @IUCN @Vantara @IRALE @WWF @WWFINDIA @FAO @Sankala_India @UNDP_India @UNEP @wii_india @PantheraCats @CougarConserv @IndiaIucn @snowleopards @Unitedfortigers @World_Wildlife @WCO_OMD @themobiusfound @CCFCheetah @UNWTO @UNDPasiapac @UNDPplanet @IoraEcological @EarthBrigadeIN @AmurTigerCenter @indfoundation @ciicesd @PwC_IN @IraleInfo