Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative

Objective 16: Ensure that the co-benefits of tiger landscapeconservation are understood and appreciatedChallenge:Tiger landscape and potential tiger landscapes inThailand have not been estimated under ecosystemservices in a way that societies can benefit from.Opportunity: Reliable techniques to quantify ecosystem servicevalues have been used and the results can lead togreater attention from policy makers and other sectorsin society.Expected outcome: More support on tiger conservation from othersectors of the society.Duration and locations: 12 years, national level.Activity necessary to accomplish this objective:Activity 45:Quantify ecosystem service values and use theinformation to communicate the broader values of tigerconservation landscape.Priority action 5: Strategic financing for tiger conservationObjective 17: Identify the costs of effective tiger conservation,current expenditures, and efficiency of theseexpendituresChallenge:All current tiger and potential tiger sites and landscapesin Thailand still do not have sufficient budgets andmanpower to conserve and recover wild tigers.Opportunity: There are examples of tiger conservation costings fromother tiger range countries and other successfulprojects that can be used to estimate the costs of tigerconservation in Thailand.Expected outcome: The real cost of wild tiger conservation isunderstood and the budget is increased.Duration and locations: 12 years, national level.Activity necessary to accomplish this objective:Activity 46:Baseline study of protected area costs and efficiency ofcurrent expenditures.Objective 18: Make use of large scale funding opportunities such asGEF 5, REDD, and other programs to fund tigerconservation effortsChallenge:Large scale funding sources such as GEF 5, REDD,and others are not tiger focused enough to providefunding; to cover too many non-impact activities candetract energy and resources from true tiger