St. Petersburg Global Tiger Summit: St. Petersburg Global Tiger Summit: Proposed Format, Structure, OutputsProposed Format, Structure, Outputs

PreTiger Summit PreTiger Summit

Bali, 12-14 July, 2010 Bali, 12-14 July, 2010

Governmental DecreeGovernmental DecreeGovernmental Decree on holding Global Tiger

Summit in St. Petersburg was signed by V.PUTIN

Date of MeetingDate of Meeting

15th – 18th September 2010

- 2010 is the Year of the Tiger by the Oriental calendar

- 2010 is International Year of Biodiversity, declared by the United Nations

- 2010 is very symbolic Year for holding the Global Tiger Summit that joints 400 representatives from 13 Tiger range States and donor States and NGOs

Tentative ScheduleTentative Schedule - 1515thth-16-16thth September September (a.m.) – Technical Symposium of Tiger Conservation Experts

- 1616thth September September (p.m.) – Meeting of Ministers

- 1717thth September September – High-level Segment with participation of Heads of Governments of Tiger range Countries

- 1818thth September September – Excursion Programme

Envisaged final documentsEnvisaged final documents

- Global Tiger Recovery Programme (will be agreed by the Summit)- Declaration of the Heads of Governments of Tiger range Countries (will be signed by the Heads of the Governments)

Path to the Summit

• 31 July – draft GTRP distributed to TRCs• 20 August – TRCs provide input to GTI

and Russia• Last week of August – meeting of editorial

group (1 person per TRC) if needed• Same time – finalising draft Declaration• Question: Status and signatories of

GTRP? Approval? Signatures? Openness for partners?

Media Coverage and Public Media Coverage and Public Support for the SummitSupport for the Summit

- Youth Tiger Summit in Vladivostok (11-18 September 2010)

- Media briefing by the Ministers, media conferences by the Heads of Governments and the Ministers

- Teleconference between the Heads of Governments in Saint Petersburg and participants of Youth Tiger Summit in Vladivostok

- Concert with Russian and foreign popular musicians and actors

- Tiger fundraising event- Laser Show - Museums, theaters, other culture

programme

InvitationsInvitations

• Invitations for the Heads of Governments were sent trough the Embassies of the RF in the States

• Invitations for the Ministers were signed by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the RF Yuri Trutnev and sent through diplomatic channels

Our ContactsOur Contacts

• Olga Lerman International Department the Ministry of Natural

Resources and Ecology

Lerman@mnr.gov.ru, Vavilova@mnr.gov.ru• Olga KreverConsultant of the Ministry of Natural Resources and

Ecology for Global Tiger Summit issues

okrever@mail.ru

We are looking forward to see you We are looking forward to see you in September in St. Petersburg!in September in St. Petersburg!