“Because it is our obligation to future generations, and because we must act now, we hereby declare … that we strive to double the number of wild tigers across their range by 2022,” the declaration states.

The heads of government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam intend to establish a trust fund that will elaborate flexible means of financial support for conserving the world tiger population and will raise funds from interested organisations and private donors.

The signatories to the declaration determined to continue regular high-level meetings to monitor the implementation of the Global Tiger Recovery Programme. They also decided to annually celebrate World Tiger Day on July 29 to maintain global attention to tiger conservation.  

“By the adoption of this, the St. Petersburg Declaration, the tiger range countries of the world call upon the international community to join us in turning the tide and setting the tiger on the road to recovery,” the declaration of the Tiger Forum states.