Organizational Information

Organization Name

Nature Conservation Division (NCD) Department of Forest, Ministry of Agriculture Royal Government of Bhutan

Created : Oct 18 2007 / Modified : Oct 18 2007

Contact

Address:	Nature Conservation Division, Department of Forest, Post Box 130, Thimphu, Bhutan
Tel:	975-2-325042/324131	Fax:	975-2-325475
URL:	http://www.moa.gov.bt	Email:	sonamchodn@yahoo.com

Organization Structure

Date of Establishment:: 1992
Number of Staff:
Sections:: 3 functional technical Sections, Management Planning and Integrated Conservation and Development Programs Section, Species Conservation Research and Monitoring Section and Data Management and Inventory Section.
Members:: about 20 technical staff
Name of Director:: Dr. Sangay Wangchuk

Activity Area: Community Development / Conservation / Ecotourism / Education / Network / Research / Training

Foundation (Budget)

Foundation

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Annual Budget

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Account Settlement

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Main Resources

Government budget and donor support
United Nations Development Program
Royal Society for Protection of Nature
The Ministry of Education, Department of Tourism, Department of
Livestock, Department of Agriculture, District Administrations

Partnership with

Regular Environmental Education / Education for Sustainable Development Programs

Title	Place	Operational features
Community awareness programs/campaigns	In the six protected areas	Organized for local communities residing in the protected areas to help them understand and appreciate the importance of protected area, conservation efforts and issues and help them adopt more sustainable living practices
Workshops	In one or two of the protected areas	Trainings for the field staff working in the protected areas on communication and teaching techniques for delivering effective environmental education programs as well as on planning and monitoring and evaluation of programs in the field.
Trekking program for school nature club members	Bumdeling Wildife Sanctuary	To help students learn about nature and thereby help them appreciate, love and develop respect and concern for nature and cultural heritage in the park. Three schools
Community waste management program	Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary	To educate local communities residing within the park on the adverse impact of waste on the environment and human health and help them initiate waste management program in their own areas managed by the communities themselves.
Support to school nature clubs falling within the protected areas to organize environmental activities.

Publications

Type	Title	Price	Publisher
News Letter	Druk Forestry News	Free	Social Forestry Division under Department of Forest
Brochure	Jigme Dorji National Park brochure	Free	Parks
Brochure	Royal Manas National Park brochure	Free	Parks
Document	Vision and Strategy for Nature Conservation Division and Protected Areas published in 2003	Free	self
Document	Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex published in 2004	Free	self

Plans for the next 5 years: Management of the remaining three protected areas and biological corridors in the country
Strengthening of environmental education programs in the protected areas .

Self Evaluation: Recognizing the importance of environmental education in the effective management of protected areas, a number of environmental education activities have been initiated in the six protected areas of Bhutan targeting mostly on local communities and schools. While some parks are quite established and better equipped to deliver environmental education programs, some are only beginning to start. Thus there is a need to support those parks and bring them to the same level as others and also to focus on local environmental issues and involve relevant stakeholders in a participatory manner right from the planning of the program itself. As much as possible we also need to integrate education and awareness component into the existing park programs to address resource constraints.

Programs

Name	Field of activities
Teachers for Tigers	Conservation / Ecology Biodiversity / Nature Awareness / Training / Wildlife