Kyrgyzstan has invited Qatar to attend the International Snow Leopard Forum, which will be held in August and aims to create a platform for countries to work together to protect and conserve the animal.
A special letter has been sent from the President of Kyrgyzstan inviting Qatar to participate in the forum. Also interested parties and experts also have been invited to join, said Nuran Niyazaliev, Kyrgyz ambassador to Qatar.
Snow leopard is among the endangered and the is threatened with extinction. The Forum aims to draw the world's attention to the plight of the snow leopard, and urge the global community to take appropriate steps to preserve the snow leopard and its ecosystem. The Bishkek Declaration for snow leopard conservation was endorsed at the Global Forum by all snow leopard range countries, and supported by international financial institutions and non-governmental organisations. The two-day form will include plenary sessions, thematic sessions, side events, exhibitions, expositions and cultural events.
“The main idea is to attract and expand the understanding of the political, scientific and economic elite and the general public to the issues of conservation and enhancement of the population of the snow leopard, the expansion of favourable conditions for its existence within its supporting natural ecosystems,” Niyazaliev told The Peninsula.
