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Thimphu, Bhutan
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Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
Spring is here! Here are some of the butterflies you might start seeing soon if you are in North America ๐ฆ
Infographic by Eleanor Lutz
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
#Biodiversity has many benefits when it comes to good health and well-being, such as:
๐ก Reducing the impacts of #ClimateChange
๐ฆ Preventing infectious diseases
๐ Provisioning water, food and clean air
๐ And much more!
Learn more โก๏ธ cbd.int/health/
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
#WorldWetlandsDay ๐ง
Wetlands have high #biodiversity importance, including as a critical habitat for many migratory species.๐ฆ
โ@IPBES #LandDegradation Assessment
Yet many of these #wetlands are threatened.
โ๐ทLearn how they support biodiversity w/ @wetlandsnbs & @RamsarConv
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
Our Crane Karma and Pema are blessed with additional home We recently completed expansion of the aviary for #Cranes at the Black-necked Crane Education Center,which was made possible by the generous financial contribution of Aum Dechen Jamyang, #SingyeGroup,Bhutan. #Thankyou๐
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
The climate crisis is devastating our planet, including our ocean.
We all have a role to play to #SaveOurOcean.
Get inspired: un.org/sustainabledevelopmenโฆโฆ
Via @UN
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
The #SnowmanRace draws inspiration from the prescient wisdom of His Majesty the King on conservation of natural and cultural heritage. #BTFEC is one of the well-wishers of Snowman Race and a supporter of the cause advocating #ClimateAction
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
The additional space along with the inclusion of a swampy area,will not only enhances the living conditions for our #Cranes (Pema & Karma) but also allows them to engage in more natural behaviors, such as foraging for food within the aviary. #NewhomeforourCranes #BNCConservation
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
Soil is a living resource and is home to more than 25% of our planet's biodiversity. Yet, it is threatened by human activity.
Check out the 5๏ธโฃ drivers of soil biodiversity loss.
Via @FAO
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
RSPN has embarked on habitat survey dedicated to conserving the #WhiteBelliedHeron in the lower Wangchhu basin, through grant support secured from the #ASAP Species Conservation Grant.
Read more about our conservation measures ๐
kuenselonline.com/rspn-launcโฆ
๐ทTshewang Lhendup, RSPN
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
๐ฃ We're hiring!
Position: National Consultant for assessment and identification of gaps in biodiversity monitoring framework
Closing Date: ๐๏ธ 5 September 2023 โฐ 5:30 am New York Time
Apply or share: procurement-notices.undp.orgโฆ
๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ง!
National Biodiversity Centre & Portal would like to congratulate ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐
๐๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐๐ก for their observations contribution during the National Moth Week held from 22-30 July. โ at Bhutan
National Moth Week is here!
To participate in National Moth Week,
1. Register at biodiversity.bt (Portal), (Moth Week) nationalmothweek.org & (iNaturalist) inaturalist.org/projechttps:โฆ
2. Take moth pictures & upload in Bhutan Biodiversity Portal & iNaturalist.org.
Sharing a video on Butterfly๐ฆ ๐ฆ BioBlitz conducted in Punakha region.
Link: youtu.be/L9ma07A0Fpo โ at Bhutan
The first TWG meeting of the NBSAPs and the 7th National Report projects was conducted from 5-7 July. The meeting focused on developing the paths to assess and develop NBSAP and the 7th NR to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). ๐ฑ ๐ธ ๐ผ โ at Bhutan
From the recent ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ณ!
Photos: ๐ด๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ โ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ (left), ๐บ๐๐๐โ๐๐ข๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (centre) & ๐ถโ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ (right).
Butterflies Society of Bhutan
National Biodiversity Centre Bhutan
NBC & the Butterflies Society of Bhutan are pleased to share a brief report on the recently held Butterfly ๐ฆ BioBlitz in Punakha and Gasa regions.
Thank you all the participants and Tshulthrim Wildlifer (Team Lead) for this successful event. ๐๐๐ป๐๐ฟ ๐ฆ โ at Bhutan
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ณ!
Congratulations! Candidates will be contacted through email for further information. Please let us know, if there are any changes or cancellation to your participation.
Bhutan Biodiversity Portal retweeted
๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ, ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ธ๐ต๐ฎ, ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
bbs.bt/news/?p=187287
#thimphu #bbs #news #asia #druk #media #bhutan #bhutanese
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ celebrated at the Royal Botanical Garden Serbithang. Graced by H.E. Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor & Dy. Resident Representative of UNDP, Mr. Khurshid Alam. โ at Bhutan
ALT His Excellency Lyonpo Yeshey Penjor, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock.
ALT Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP Bhutan.
ALT Mr. Karma C. Nyedup, Specialist, Department of Environment and Climate Change (MoENR).
ALT Dr. Karma Dema Dorji, Program Director of the National Biodiversity Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
The Royal Government of Bhutan with support from UNDP Bhutan launched four ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. The event was also marked by the launch of the Second Edition of โ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง.โ โ at Bhutan
The day also unveiled the ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ in Bhutan Biodiversity Portal & ๐๐จ๐ฉ 3 ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฌ of ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ held during the ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก. โ at Bhutan
