There are 225 projects that match your search.
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2022
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49,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2022/29 |
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Rangtse Nye became one of the most important attractions for the two remote southern Gewogs, Gakiling and Sombaykha under Haa Dzongkhag with increasing numbers of local pilgrims/visitors visiting the Nye every year, during the dry seasons.
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receiving a large number of pilgrims yearly and it is bound only to increase in the coming years. According to the local administration, 20 to 30 buses packed with pilgrims visit annually to the sacred cultural site (Nye). Due to poor waste management systems and disturbances to the natural environment, several environmental challenges are observed. There is littering, no segregation of waste in
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2022
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49,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CC/2022/20 |
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Owing to increased human-wildlife conflict as a consequence of climate change and habitat destruction, elephant and other wildlife depredation in Sarpang district has rendered crop agriculture unattractive. At the same time some communities in ( ... )
g have seen an opportunity with shortage of clean and healthy pork meat in the country. The communities came together to form Sarpang Piggery Yargay Cooperative that pledges to share the responsibility of the Government in meeting market demand of pork in the country. The cooperative aspires to produce clean pork, maintain fair market price, strive to attain self-sufficiency and generate
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2022
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18,080.00
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OP6 Y8 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP6/Y7/BD/CORE/2022/35 |
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Samtse Dzongkhag is located at the extreme south west of our country Bhutan with theGPS coordinates of 89°2?57??E and 26°58?40??Wand has total area of 1305 km2. It shares south and west borders with our neighboring country India. The altitudinal ( ... )
ion of Samtse Dzongkhag ranges from 200masl to 4400masl. The total population of the Dzongkhag is 70618 with its population density of 54 people per kilometer square (Dzongkhag population projection, 2016).
SamtseGeog is the main block with flourishing commercial activities. Most facilities and centers necessary for the public are established in this Geog. It has an area of 115 km2 comprising
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2022
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34,725.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/CC/2022/31 |
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The College of Science and Technology is a residential college with the students residing in the 923 bedded hostels with an additional 132 bedded hostel due for completion in 2023. Further the college offers 91 units (364 residents) of on campus ( ... )
odation for its staff and family. The wastewater from the water closets is managed using the conventional septic tank system but the greywater from the kitchens and bathrooms of the students? hostels as well as the staff residences are directly discharged into the environment. Most part of the grey water and storm water from the area eventually discharges into a natural depression(pond) found in
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2022
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15,000.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2022/28 |
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Thimphu has a sparkling river flowing through it. The river Wangchhu serves multiple purposes starting from drinking, sanitation, agriculture, to hydropower downstream. Water from various streams upstream of Thimphu is tapped and supplied for ( ... )
s domestic purposes, making it the lifeline of the civilization in Thimphu.
However, as it passes through the human settlements the river is polluted with sewage overflow and leakages among others, compromising the quality of the water for any human use. This is mostly due to the absence of or inadequate infrastructure that is made worse by the behaviours of the communities causing sewerage
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2022
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34,675.00
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OP7 Y3 (July 22-June 23)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2022/27 |
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Nubi Geog is located in the Northern part of Trongsa Dzongkhag and falls within the main Mandechu watershed (headwater) area. The whole geog falls within the biological corridor and upper most part of the Geog falls inside the Wangchuk Centennial ( ... )
al Park and is significant habitats for tiger and other wildlife in the country as mentioned earlier (DoFPS). The park revealed that 244 species of vascular plants, 23 species of large mammals and 134 species of birds are present (WCNP, WWF Bhutan). The Geog, due to its location is experiencing high intensity of rainfall during summer and the whole Geog is situated on a steep terrain/slope; there
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
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2021
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34,900.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/CC/2021/03 |
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Chubjakha village under Hungrel Gewog is one of the smallest villages under Paro Dzongkhag. The village is located at an altitude of 2,800 meters above the sea level. Chubjakha has a population of about 200people in 24 households. Currently there ( ... )
out 10 households who live in the village, and rest of the households come there seasonally. Poor access to water, human wildlife conflict, poor access to market etc. are some of the reasons why people do not live there regularly.
Chubjakha community owns a total of 50.922 acres of dry land, of which only 20.393 acres are currently under cultivation and more than 30 acres of land are left
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2021
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30,600.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/BD/2021/04 |
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In recent years, bird watching has picked up in Bhutan with more citizens getting into watching birds. As well as, annually Bhutan receives thousands of tourists for bird watching. It is the right time to venture in scientifically documenting bird ( ... )
s a centralized database in a reliable form. Due to lack of proper knowledge in collecting and reporting of bird data by citizens and also not having centralized documentation of bird data in Bhutan, many valuable information keys to individual bird species and associated environment are getting lost. For example, many of the bird watchers are sort to form group in social media in exchanging bird
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2021
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45,000.00
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OP6 - Y6 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP6/Y6/CORE/LSP/2020/34 |
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The project will take place along the Manas River basin in southern Bhutan which mostly falls under the administration of Royal Manas National Park (RMNP). As Bhutan?s first national park, established in 1966, RMNP is home to countless ( ... )
fe species and is a genetic depository of valuable plants. Some of the endangered wildlife species include the Bengal tiger, golden langur, Rufous necked hornbills, Asiatic water buffalo, Asian elephant, one-horned rhinoceros, Ganges river dolphins, and many more. The Manas River is also home to three species of rare migratory game fish: the deep-bodied mahseer, golden mahseer, and chocolate
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2021
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50,000.00
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OP7 –Y2 (Jul 21-Jun 22)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y2/CORE/CC/2021/16 |
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Project Rationale: Aja Ney is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites located in the Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary (BWS). It is a remote community of 34 households who have thus far been deprived of access to electric power. Due to conservation ( ... )
erations and Park regulations, it is unlikely that the community will be connected to the national electricity grid in the foreseeable future. Taking all factors into account, the most optimal way to provide the community with access to electricity, a basic human right, is to install and commission a standalone Solar Plant in their vicinity. This project will contribute to multiple Sustainable
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2021
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30,400.00
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OP7 –Y2 (Jul 21-Jun 22)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y2/CORE/BD/2021/14 |
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Project Summary
Norbugang Gewog under Nganglam Dungkhag is located in southern part of Pema Gatshel sharing borders with Dechenling Gewog to the north and Choekhorling Gewog to the east and neighboring Indian state of Assam to the South. With the ( ... )
f 181.7 km2 it is one of the largest Gewog under Pema Gatshel Dzongkhag.
The Gewog has five Chiwogs, namely Nyingshingborang, Norbugang, Tshaelshingzore, Gashari and Menchu. All Chiwogs largely depend on production and export of mandarin, except for Menchu Chiwog. The orange trees that were planted ages ago has totally disappeared due to citrus diseases (greening) between the year 2012 and
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Bhutan
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Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation
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2021
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45,900.00
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OP7 –Y2 (Jul 21-Jun 22)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y2/CORE/CC/2021/12 |
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Bhutan is undergoing rapid socio-economic changes which are primarily based on natural resources. These changes have an invariable impact on the land resources and thus, on the long-term societal welfare. In spite of the strong environmental ( ... )
vation policy being enforced, because of the fragile nature of the landscape, land degradation continues to be an environmental threat. Bhutan records a huge number of cases of soil degradation in the form of different natural calamities every year.
Bhutan is known to have abundant freshwater resources with per capita availability of 94,508 cubic meters per person annually, one of the highest
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2021
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24,770.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/BD/2021/07 |
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Project Summary
The project will involve two communities, namely, Sarpchu and Yagang chiwog (Sub Block). These communities are located in the extreme-reaches of Wangchu (Raidak) basin. Sarphu is located 99 km south of Dzongkhag (District) ( ... )
arter while Yagang is located 70 km away from Dzongkhag headquarter towards same direction. The majority of the community members are farmers growing mainly cash crops ? primarily acre nuts, ginger and cardamom.
These two communities have less income generating activities driven by human wildlife conflict and climate change and exacerbated locally by unsustainable agriculture farming
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Bhutan
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International Waters
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2021
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38,500.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/ WATER/2021/09 |
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Project Summary
The proposed project will be located in Dechheling Gewog, Pema Gatshel Dzongkhag covering 3 Chiwogs of Gonpawoong, Shinchongri and Kholomri extending to an area of 127 hectares. It is characterised by low-lying hills and cluster ( ... )
es spread across the slopes and hill tops. Dechheling enjoys warm sub-tropical climate with the maximum temperature recorded at 25.9°C in August and a minimum of 7.6°C in January. The rainfall is very high with the total annual mean rain of 3,916.6 mm and the highest rainfall is recorded in the month of July (816.7 mm). Natural vegetation is dominated by evergreen broad-leaved types and
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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2021
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33,000.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BHU/COMDEKS/2021/01 |
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National Dialogue: coverage is nation-wide.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R3nBWtQsik&t=28s |
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2021
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30,380.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/BD/2021/06 |
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As of today, Bhutan doesn?t have an all-inclusive nature park or for that matter a nature recreational park or a botanical park. While there are urban playgrounds and parks, it is by far, least user-friendly for persons with disabilities (PwDs) in ( ... )
of accessibility, facilities, and information. There has been great effort in recent years to make such urban recreational areas more user friendly and safe for PwDs.
Urban places such as Thimphu, also have botanical garden such as Servithang Botanical Garden and has access to Lamperi Botanical Park (one-hour drive from Thimphu) which are great get away places for all. However, these nature
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Bhutan
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Biodiversity
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2021
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27,000.00
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OP7 –Y2 (Jul 21-Jun 22)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y2/CORE/BD/2021/15 |
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Norbugang Non- Wood Forest Products (NWFP) Management Group is made up of 28 members covering Norbugang chiwog under Norbugang Gewog, Nganglam Dungkhag. The group comprises of a Chairman, a secretary and an accountant who are elected through vote ( ... )
after 3 years by the NWFP members. Due to increasing illegal harvesting of NWFPs, the group was formed and established formally in 2015 facilitated by Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) and manages 11 species of NWFPs including Cane and Bamboo approved by DoFPS for sustainable management and income generation. These resources are collected from 15 collection sites with a total area
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2021
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22,900.00
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OP7 –Y2 (Jul 21-Jun 22)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y2/CORE/LD/2021/13 |
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1.1 Project Summary
Across Bhutan, fallow land is becoming an increasingly critical issue for the agriculture sector. At present, Bhutan has 64,000 acres of fallow land. the reason behind land remaining as Fellow is mainly due to labor shortage and ( ... )
predation by wildlife. Slash and burn is a common practice that has been followed out in this areas. This practice requires less labor and it is believed to have stored nutrients in fellow lands. To harness the nutrients which are readily available people practice slash and burn. It is also cost effective.
Therefore, about 60 fallow land owners (17 women and 43 men) from Mekuri - Bangyul
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
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2021
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37,280.00
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OP7 - Y1 (Jul 20-Jun 21)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y1/CORE/SLM/2021/01 |
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Across Bhutan, fallow land is becoming an increasingly critical issue for the agriculture sector. Currently, Bhutan has 64,000 acres of fallow land which are not being used for agricultural purposes. Trashigang Dzongkhag alone has 9,391 acres of ( ... )
land, of which about 200 acres is in Thrimshing Gewog. Because of large agricultural land being left fallow, this has greatly undermined the efforts of the government in achieving national food self-sufficiency. Furthermore, the area under degraded land has also significantly increased over the last decade or so due to fallowing of the prime agricultural land. Therefore, to achieve the
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Bhutan
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Land Degradation
Land Degradation
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2021
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49,800.00
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OP7 –Y2 (Jul 21-Jun 22)
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Project Number: BHU/SGP/OP7/Y2/CORE/LD/2021/10 |
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1.1 Project Summary
In the 1990s, Dawami used to be a productive agriculture farmland. Now it has been about two decades since the farmlands are left fallow. Due to security reason in the early 2000s, farmers had to leave the place and settled ( ... )
rent place Dizema. With many years of inactive agriculture activities their area has become a forest-like landscape with thick vegetation and wild animals (such as Asian elephant and gaur). Therefore, farmers were unable to re-settle at Dawami. Few households settled and started farming. However, with elephant intrusion to their farmland, destroying agricultural crops, the land owners had to
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