BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

By Tashi Dendup Students of Khatoeykha Primary School under Logchina Gewog in Chhukha Dzongkhag are having nightmares walking long distances to school and also face difficulties as there are no sufficient teachers. The only school in the community was established in 2012 as a Community School with 64 students and four teachers, of which two were contract teachers.  However, after …

By Tshering Dema Further cementing Bhutan’s efforts in developing safe and reliable energy sources, the Bhutan-India joint Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project reduces 2.4 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year, enhancing on the country’s Carbon negative status. On Thursday this week, the new Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project in Trongsa was conferred with the Brunel Medal awarded by the Institution of Civil …

By Tashi Dendup Bhutan is the world’s only carbon-negative country. Having centered its development philosophy on collective well-being and public good, Bhutan is already ahead of the 2030 agenda on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and just two years away from graduating from the UN’s list of Least Developed Countries. Azusa Kubota, the UNDP Resident Representative in Bhutan talking to foreign …

RSPN and DoFPS charts out the Black-necked Crane Conservation Action Plan for Bhutan 2021-2025 By Tandin Wangchuk The Department of Forests and Park Services, MoAF in collaboration with Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) has come up with the Black-necked Crane Conservation Action Plan 2021-2025. In Bhutan, BNCs face increasing threats from infrastructure development, changing land use patterns and …

By Chimi Wangmo Bhutan for Life, an initiative which was launched by Her Majesty The Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck on 11th November, 2017, is the leading organization that spearheads conservation efforts in the country. Of the many milestones and achievements, Bhutan For Life has highlighted some of their major hallmarks of 2020 that deserves special mention. BFL reports that for …