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The Bhutan Biodiversity Portal was created to address this issue. [5] In 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, a project agreement was initiated under the framework of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development which was formalized in 1994. Bhutan Integrated Biodiversity Information System(BIBIS) was created subsequently in 2002. The aim of the ...
Motithang Takin Preserve, located in the Motithang district of Thimphu, Bhutan is a wildlife reserve area for Bhutan takin, the national animal of Bhutan. Originally a mini-zoo, it was converted into a preserve when it was discovered that the animals refrained from inhabiting the surrounding forest even when set free.
The Bhutan takin (Budorcas taxicolor whitei) is the national animal of Bhutan.. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Bhutan.There are ninety mammal species in Bhutan, of which one is critically endangered, ten are endangered, fourteen are vulnerable, and three are near threatened.
The College of Natural Resources (CNR), Royal University of Bhutan (RUB), [17] continued to offer Diploma courses as nested programmes after 2010 after the Bachelor programmes were introduced in agriculture, animal science, and forest science. By 2012 the college started to offer Bachelor of Science in sustainable development, and in July 2015 ...
Species360 (formerly International Species Information System or ISIS), founded in 1974, is an international non-profit organization that maintains an online database of wild animals under human care. [1] As of 2023, the organization serves more than 1,300 zoos, aquariums and zoological associations on six continents and in 102 countries ...
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addressed the criticism of his company in a New York Times op-ed on Friday and acknowledged the healthcare system needs improvement.
The biological corridors in Bhutan was declared as a "Gift to the Earth from the people of Bhutan" by Her Majesty Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck. [19] Currently, the total area covered by the eight biological corridors is 3,307.14 km 2. The corridors have been numbered from 1 to 8 in order to manage them effectively.
Bhutan's hydropower potential and its attraction for tourists are key resources. The Bhutanese Government has made some progress in expanding the nation's productive base and improving social welfare. In 2010, Bhutan became the first country in the world to ban smoking and the selling of tobacco. In order to stamp out cross-border smuggling ...