Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav delivers India's Intervention at High-Level Ministerial Segment on IBCA at CoP30, at Belem, Brazil

India, Nov. 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

BELEM, BRAZIL

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, addressed the High-Level Ministerial Segment on the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) at UNFCCC CoP30 in Belem, Brazil, on 17.11.2025. He called for renewed global cooperation to protect big cat species and their habitats as part of integrated climate and biodiversity action. The event was graced by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Government of Nepal, Dr. Madan Prasad Pariyar.

The Minister thanked Brazil for hosting the event and noted the timeliness of the theme - Protecting Big Cats, Protecting Climate and Biodiversity. He emphasized that ecological challenges toda...