"Throughout the centuries, the Bhutanese have treasured their natural environment and have looked upon it as the source of all life. This traditional reverence for nature has delivered us into the twentieth century with our environment still richly intact. We wish to continue living in harmony with nature and to pass on this rich heritage to our future generations." - His Majesty the King Jigme Singye Wangchuck |
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International Course on Environmental Economics (12 – 16 May 2014)
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014A five-day intensive course on environmental economics will be offered at the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment from the 12th to 16th May 2014 in collaboration with the Conservation Strategy Fund based out of the US. The course will cover the following topics: Micro-economics (1/2 day) Environmental economics (2 days) Cost-benefit analysis (2 […]
Seminar on Biodiversity Conventions and National Conservation Initiatives held at Sherubtse
Monday, March 10th, 2014
10th March 2014, Kanglung: A seminar on the “International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), Convention on Biological Diversity, Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Bhutan Biodiversity Portal” took place at Sherubtse College, Kanglung on 10th March, 2014. The key areas covered in the seminar were: • Biodiversity […]
Stakeholder consultation workshop for the eastern region on the revision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
Friday, March 7th, 2014
6th March 2014: The last leg of the stakeholder consultation workshop for the revision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) is underway at Mongar for the eastern region. The consultation workshop brings together relevant biodiversity stakeholders in the region to gather and incorporate ground issues and challenges into the national document so […]
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal hits the 1000th Observation mark!
Friday, February 28th, 201428th February 2014: After little over two months of the launch of the Bhutan Biodiversity Portal on 17th December 2013, by Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, Minister for Agriculture and Forests, the observations in the Bhutan Biodiversity Portal (www.biodiversity.bt ) has raced to 1000! The observations were contributed by biodiversity enthusiasts from all walks of life and […]
Stakeholder consultation workshop for the South-Central region on the revision of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP).
Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
The Stakeholder consultation workshop for the revision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) for the south-central region is underway at Gelephu. The two day workshop which began on 28th January, 2014 is second in the series of stakeholder consultation workshops planned for the revision of NBSAP. The workshop is organized by the […]
Notice invitingTender
Friday, January 24th, 2014Ministry of Agriculture and Forests National Biodiversity Centre Serbithang Sealed tenders are invited from eligible Bhutanese suppliers for the supply of lab consumables and chemicals for the National Biodiversity Centre. Date of sale of tender document: 27/01/2014 to 11/02/2014 Last date &time of tender submission: 11/02/2014 till 12.00 Hrs Date, Venue & […]