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  • Notice Inviting Request of Proposals (RFPs)

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    The Royal Botanical Garden, National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang has completed evaluation of first technical proposal for Design, Supply, and Installation of Biodiversity Interpretation Materials at the Royal Botanical Garden, Serbithang. (Click here for shortlisted firm)

    Therefore, the Centre is pleased to invite final proposals from the shortlisted firm as per the bidding document and text provided in the link below:  (Click Here to Download). The bidding document shall be available on NBC and MoAFs website starting 26/12/2018. Continue reading → Post ID 10187

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  • NBC receives ICT for Mountain Development Award 2018

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) announced the winners of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Mountain Development Award 2018 on the occasion of International Mountain Day on 11 December 2018 to honour achievements in ICT-enabled innovations and practices that promote environmental sustainability and mountain development in the Hindu Kush Himalaya. This year, the award was conferred to the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC), Bhutan and Kathmandu Living Labs, Nepal.

    NBC was awarded for the initiatives carried out in the consortium-based Bhutan Biodiversity Portal (www.biodiversity.bt). NBC is pleased to receive the award as it recognised the work internationally the centre has been carrying out in collaboration with its partner agencies.

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  • News on the registration of trademark ‘Zhinor’ by NBC

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    The National Biodiversity Centre (NBC), Ministry of Agriculture and Forests has successfully registered the trademark ‘Zhinor’ with the Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Economic Affairs for its nature based products. The term ‘Zhinor’ was coined from the Dzongkha word “zhidey-gi-norbu” which means, a precious jewel for peacefulness.

    This trademark will be used for marketing of the newly launched massage balm and liniment oil that was developed by NBC in partnership with Loggchina community under the Access and Benefit Sharing Framework.

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