SONAM PENJOR | Thimphu To streamline the overall application procedures for mining, transport permit generation, payment…
Category: Environment
Bhutan declared free from open defecation
The last 76 gewogs from 12 dzongkhags were recognized for achieving ODF status and 100 percent…
FAO supports climate-resilient water resource projects
…in preparation for designing a climate-resilient water resource project STAFF REPORTER | Thimphu To mainstream climate…
If winter is here, can forest fires be far behind?
A 2006 forest fire in Wangduephodrang that burnt around 50,000 acres of forest is said to…
A climate story from the highlands of Laya
Their stories reflect the vulnerabilities the small mountain communities are grappling in the face of raging…
Bhutan at the forefront of climate action
The country will hold its first ever Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation Festival in November STAFF…
Bhutan urges countries to invest more in climate issues
SONAM PENJOR | Thimphu Bhutan is urging nations to increase their investments to lower the risk…
Slide mitigation along the Damchu – Chukha road
STAFF REPORTER | Thimphu A M e m o r a n d u m o…
Bhutan becomes a voice of vulnerable mountain countries on the frontlines of climate change
Increasingly feeling the heat of climate change, Bhutan shows what is at stake in the Himalayas…
Salix tetraspema (Peling-shing), the last remnant Salix species
KARMA CHIMI Thimphu The last remaining stands of Salix tetrasperma in Bhutan are found in Dechhenling…
The Elephant in the Octagon at UFC Gelephu (part 2)
Of all the age-old and perpetual conflicts continuing to pervade the southern landscape of the country,…
New Begonia species discovered
STAFF REPORTER Thimphu In yet what is a milestone in the country’s conservation efforts, Bhutan has…