Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change press release · 21 May 2026 · pibtracker filter

Rescheduling of the First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit

PRID2263958 MinistryMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Released21 May 2026 Reading6 min

Posted On: 21 MAY 2026 10:38PM by PIB Delhi The First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit was scheduled to be held in New Delhi on 1st June 2026. It was being organized in conjunction with the Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV) as several African countries host big cats and are important partners in global efforts towards conservation, ecological sustainability and biodiversity protection. Following the decision taken in consultation with the Chairperson of the African Union and the African Union Commission to convene the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit at a later date, it has been decided that, in order to ensure broad and active participation from all Range countries, including African countries, the First IBCA Summit too will be convened at a later date. New dates for the Summit will be announced in due course following consultations with participating countries and stakeholders. ⁠India remains firmly committed to working with all partners to advance the shared objectives of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. ***** VM (Release ID: 2263958) Visitor Counter : 4699 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Bengali , Tamil Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Rescheduling of the First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit Posted On: 21 MAY 2026 10:38PM by PIB Delhi The First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit was scheduled to be held in New Delhi on 1st June 2026. It was being organized in conjunction with the Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV) as several African countries host big cats and are important partners in global efforts towards conservation, ecological sustainability and biodiversity protection. Following the decision taken in consultation with the Chairperson of the African Union and the African Union Commission to convene the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit at a later date, it has been decided that, in order to ensure broad and active participation from all Range countries, including African countries, the First IBCA Summit too will be convened at a later date. New dates for the Summit will be announced in due course following consultations with participating countries and stakeholders. ⁠India remains firmly committed to working with all partners to advance the shared objectives of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. ***** VM (Release ID: 2263958) The First International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) Summit was scheduled to be held in New Delhi on 1st June 2026. It was being organized in conjunction with the Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV) as several African countries host big cats and are important partners in global efforts towards conservation, ecological sustainability and biodiversity protection. Following the decision taken in consultation with the Chairperson of the African Union and the African Union Commission to convene the Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit at a later date, it has been decided that, in order to ensure broad and active participation from all Range countries, including African countries, the First IBCA Summit too will be convened at a later date. New dates for the Summit will be announced in due course following consultations with participating countries and stakeholders. ⁠India remains firmly committed to working with all partners to advance the shared objectives of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.    ***** VM " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; function playAudio() { mPlayer.play(); isPlaying = true; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "none"; } function pauseAudio() { mPlayer.pause(); isPlaying = false; document.getElementById('playA').style.display = "block"; document.getElementById('stopA').style.display = "none"; } //function HandleAudio() { // if (isPlaying == true) { // //Playing already Pause it // pauseAudio(); // } else { // //Play the music // playAudio(); // } //} var synth = window.speechSynthesis; function CleanHtml(html) { html = html.replace(/ /gi, ''); 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