BHUTAN TODAY The New Perspective

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 …

By Tshering Dema B-boying, a modern urban dance form and pop culture and often referred to as a synonym for conventional break-dancing, will be inducted as an Olympic sport in the upcoming Paris Olympics, 2024. The news comes as hope for millions of B-boyers across the planet who can now take the culture into ever greater heights. Back home in …

Rinpung FC 0-1 Paro FC By Tashi Dendup It took just 7 minutes for the current League leadersto open the scoring which was beautifully struck into the back of the net by Tsheltrim.It was a one-way traffic with the visitors dominating the entire game in a rain soaked Saturday afternoon at the Woochu Sports Arena in Paro. With the derby …