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  • National Training for Wetland Managers underway

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    A50X8255July 24-28, Thimphu: The Watershed Management Division, Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) is conducting a five days National Training for Wetland Managers in collaboration with the Ramsar Regional Center- East Asia (RRC-EA) based in Republic of Korea. The participants include officials from all the Forest Territorial Divisions and Protected Areas.

    Wetlands constitute of water ecosystems that include lakes, marshes, vernal pools, peat bogs, fens, rivers & streams. Wetlands provide fundamental ecosystem services, such as water regulation, filtering and purification, as well as numerous scientific, cultural and recreational values within the watersheds. Wetlands are important for the maintenance of the broader ecosystem health.

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  • Delegation from Government of Nepal and ICIMOD visits Bhutan

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    1 (1)July 24, Thimphu: A twenty-two member delegation from Government of Nepal (GoN) and ICIMOD led by Mr. Ram Prasad Lamsai, Joint Secretary from the Ministry of Population and Environment (MoPE), Nepal is in the country for the exposure visit.

    The visit will enhance effective learning and sharing among the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) stakeholders of Nepal and Bhutan to mainstream climate change (CC) adaptation within national programme and plans. The team will also explore successful adaptation planning and its practices at the local level in Bhutan.

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  • Proceedings on Roadmap for Organic Agriculture Policy in Bhutan

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    May 22-23, Thimphu: The National Organic Programme (NOP), Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF), Bhutan, supported by ICIMOD is currently in the process of assessing the potential and challenges for Organic Agriculture in Bhutan to support the development of mountain rural livelihoods in the context of socio-economic and climate change. This activity builds on the work already conducted by NOP as well as on the pilots conducted by ICIMOD’s Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalayas-Himalica, a demand-driven programme financed by the European Union and managed by ICIMOD. Himalica aims to support vulnerable mountain communities in the HKH region to adapt to climate and socio-economic change in selected sites in Bhutan.

    In line with Government of Bhutan’s endeavours to promote organic agriculture, the objective of this assignment is to assess the potential impact of Bhutan’s stated vision of going 100% organic, and its possible impacts on i) environment, ii) economy iii) social development of the country in the short, medium, and long term; and also, iv) to assess the opportunities and challenges for Organic Agriculture as a source of livelihood for local people in Bhutan (including ICIMOD’s pilot sites).

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  • Handing and taking over of UWICER Office

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung

    12Mr. Shacha Dorji assumed charge of the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research as Specialist Head (officiating) w.e.f 17th July 2017 as per the new organogram and staffing pattern approved by the RCSC vide letter no. RCSC/HRDM/7/2017/2253. The faculty and staff attended the ceremony where outgoing Director Nawang Norbu handed over the charges to Mr. Shacha Dorji.

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  • Farm Record and Book Keeping Training at Lhuntse

    Posted on by Keshav Gurung
    Trainees attending practical session
    Trainees attending practical session

    17 July, 2017- Lhuentse: A training on farm records and book keeping was organised by the Lhuentse Dzongkhag Livestock Office in close consultation with Regional Agriculture Marketing Cooperatives (RAMCO). The resource persons were from RAMCO and the training was funded by CARLEP project. The three day program started from 12 of July and successfully completed on 14 July 2017.

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