Big cats summit

❝Conservation is not a choice. It is an imperative. Conservation of nature is not a drag on development. Both can happen in a mutually complementary manner.❞

Shri Narendra Modi

Hon'ble Prime Minister, India

IBCA Summit, 2026

The IBCA Summit, 2026 marks a landmark moment in global Big Cat conservation, bringing together world leaders, Heads of State/Government from IBCA member and observer countries, and more than 400 global stakeholders, including senior policymakers, conservation experts, representatives of multilateral agencies, financial institutions, corporate leaders, and community representatives to advance Big Cat conservation. Convened under the aegis of the Government of India and the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), the Summit will culminate in the adoption of the first-ever Global Declaration on Big Cat conservation (The Delhi Declaration), establishing a unified framework to strengthen international cooperation and reinforce IBCA’s role as a leading global platform for conservation efforts.

Shri Bhupender Yadav

Hon'ble Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), India
President, International Big Cat Alliance

❝Protecting big cats is far more than a wildlife agenda — it is central to climate mitigation, climate adaptation, ecosystem health, and long-term human well-being.❞

A first of its kind global gathering

Big Cats—Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar and Puma—are apex predators and magnificent species that maintain ecological balance across some of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystem. These species historically found across 95 range countries spanning Asia, Africa and the Americas.

India will host the IBCA Summit, 2026 on June 1, 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi followed by Technical Sessions on June 1-2, 2026 at Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, under the aegis of Government of India and the International Big Cat Alliance . The Summit represents a historic and first-of-its-kind global gathering dedicated exclusively to address the conservation challenges being faced by the Big Cats across the continents.

The Summit places all major Big Cats at the center of global sustainability discourse—recognizing their conservation as integral to biodiversity security, water security, climate mitigation and community livelihoods.

Pillars of the IBCA Summit

Strengthen Global Cooperation on Big Cat conservation

Showcase Best Practices and Innovations in management of Big Cats

Promote Policy and Institutional Synergy in Habitat conservation

Catalyze Community Engagement in Big Cat conservation

Mobilize Resources and Partnerships in Wildlife Conservation

Evolve Strategies to promote Human – Wildlife Co-existence

Biodiversity Conservation and Protection through Big Cat Conservation

Countries Joining the IBCA Summit 2026

Afghanistan Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Brazil Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia French Guiana Gabon Ghana Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Honduras India

Indonesia Iran Iraq Ivory Coast Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyz Republic Lao PDR Liberia Libya Malawi Malaysia Mali Mexico Mongolia Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Flag

Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Eswatini Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe