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NEW DELHI DECLARATION ON 
ASIAN RHINOS 2019 
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NEW DELHI DECLARATION ON 
ASIAN RHINOS 2019 
INTRODUCTION 
Government delegates representing five Asian rhino range 
countries signed a declaration to recognize the critical 
situation facing rhinos in the 2
nd
 Asian Rhino Range 
Countries meeting held from February 26 to 28, 2019 at 
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi.  
 
Organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and 
Climate Change of Government of India in collaboration 
with the IUCN Asian Rhino Specialist Group, WWF- India 
and Aaranyak, the meeting was attended by 
representatives of governments of the Asian rhino range 
countries, namely India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia and 
Malaysia and by various non-government organisations. 
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NEW DELHI DECLARATION ON 
ASIAN RHINOS 2019 
INTRODUCTION 
Government delegates representing five Asian rhino range 
countries signed a declaration to recognize the critical 
situation facing rhinos in the 2
nd
 Asian Rhino Range 
Countries meeting held from February 26 to 28, 2019 at 
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi.  
 
Organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and 
Climate Change of Government of India in collaboration 
with the IUCN Asian Rhino Specialist Group, WWF- India 
and Aaranyak, the meeting was attended by 
representatives of governments of the Asian rhino range 
countries, namely India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia and 
Malaysia and by various non-government organisations. 
NEW DELHI DECLARATION ON ASIAN 
RHINOS 2019  
With an objective to increase the population of three 
Asian rhino species (Greater one-horned rhinoceros, 
Javan rhino, and Sumatran rhino), the New 
Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019 was signed by 
representatives of the governments of India, Bhutan, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nepal. 
 
 As part of the declaration, the rhino range countries 
also agreed to review the population of the three 
Asian rhino species every four years to reassess the 
need for joint actions to secure their future. 
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NEW DELHI DECLARATION ON 
ASIAN RHINOS 2019 
INTRODUCTION 
Government delegates representing five Asian rhino range 
countries signed a declaration to recognize the critical 
situation facing rhinos in the 2
nd
 Asian Rhino Range 
Countries meeting held from February 26 to 28, 2019 at 
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi.  
 
Organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and 
Climate Change of Government of India in collaboration 
with the IUCN Asian Rhino Specialist Group, WWF- India 
and Aaranyak, the meeting was attended by 
representatives of governments of the Asian rhino range 
countries, namely India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia and 
Malaysia and by various non-government organisations. 
NEW DELHI DECLARATION ON ASIAN 
RHINOS 2019  
With an objective to increase the population of three 
Asian rhino species (Greater one-horned rhinoceros, 
Javan rhino, and Sumatran rhino), the New 
Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019 was signed by 
representatives of the governments of India, Bhutan, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nepal. 
 
 As part of the declaration, the rhino range countries 
also agreed to review the population of the three 
Asian rhino species every four years to reassess the 
need for joint actions to secure their future. 
IUCN STATUS 
Greater one-horned rhinoceros – Vulnerable. 
With at least half of the total population, 
India’s Kaziranga National Park remains the 
key reserve for this species. 
Two species of rhino in Asia - 
Javan and Sumatran - critically endangered. 
 
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NEW DELHI DECLARATION ON 
ASIAN RHINOS 2019 
INTRODUCTION 
Government delegates representing five Asian rhino range 
countries signed a declaration to recognize the critical 
situation facing rhinos in the 2
nd
 Asian Rhino Range 
Countries meeting held from February 26 to 28, 2019 at 
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi.  
 
Organised by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and 
Climate Change of Government of India in collaboration 
with the IUCN Asian Rhino Specialist Group, WWF- India 
and Aaranyak, the meeting was attended by 
representatives of governments of the Asian rhino range 
countries, namely India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia and 
Malaysia and by various non-government organisations. 
NEW DELHI DECLARATION ON ASIAN 
RHINOS 2019  
With an objective to increase the population of three 
Asian rhino species (Greater one-horned rhinoceros, 
Javan rhino, and Sumatran rhino), the New 
Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos 2019 was signed by 
representatives of the governments of India, Bhutan, 
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nepal. 
 
 As part of the declaration, the rhino range countries 
also agreed to review the population of the three 
Asian rhino species every four years to reassess the 
need for joint actions to secure their future. 
IUCN STATUS 
Greater one-horned rhinoceros – Vulnerable. 
With at least half of the total population, 
India’s Kaziranga National Park remains the 
key reserve for this species. 
Two species of rhino in Asia - 
Javan and Sumatran - critically endangered. 
 
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