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…𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 By Kezang Choden Gangteys’ waste management has seen significant improvement as Desuups deployed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) carry out clean-up operations under a national initiative. The team recently received a virtual briefing from the PMO and the Ministry of Industry, …

…𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 By Yeshi Dolma On a crisp autumn morning in the capital, 32-year-old Pema Wangmo weaves her way through the Centenary Farmers’ Market. A university-educated marketing professional, she represents the rising middle class in the city. Like many women her age, she has chosen to stop at one child. …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒔𝒐𝒊𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒑𝒖𝒕 By KinzangLhamo Balakhop, a village of about 90 households in Tashiling Maed under Semjong gewog, Tsirang, has overcome years of water scarcity and declining farmland through innovative nature-based solutions. Once known for steep slopes, poor soils, and drying water sources, the community now has reliable water, stabilized farmland, and improved agricultural …

…𝑩𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍-𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝑨𝑰 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 By Kezang Choden The Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) Bhutan has introduced advanced technology to enhance its efforts in conserving the endangered White-bellied Heron (WBH) and associated species. Traditional field monitoring is now complemented by drones, camera traps, CCTV cameras, remote sensing, GIS, GPS, and telemetry. The …

…𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘-𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 By Leki ChungdonResidents of Dorokha Dungkhag in Samtse Dzongkhag continue to grapple with a chronic fuel shortage that has persisted for years, disrupting lives and livelihoods despite repeated appeals for intervention. The only petroleum outlet in Basantay, which caters not only to Dorokha but also to Dumtoe, …