The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research (UWICER) is organizing the Young Forest Officer’s Leadership Course from 9 to 13 July 2018 at Lamai Goempa Campus, Bumthang.  The institute felt the need to educate young officer on different forestry programs implemented by the department and orient them on the emerging local forestry and environmental challenges and issues faced while discharging their duties.  The course will also educate and keep abreast of the current and emerging science and technology within the domains of forestry and environment.  The course is designed for the Department of Forests and Park Services’ Forest Officers who are less than 5 years in the service. ..   [Read more]

UWICER aims to contribute towards achieving higher standards of statistical data analysis skills amongst the wildlife biologists in the SAARC and South Asian Region. We collaborate with professionals at www.bcss.org.my. This year, a specialized training workshop on “Bayesian Analysis in JAGS and R” is scheduled from 11 – 22 September 2018. The workshop opening reception is in the evening of the 10th September 2018...   [Read more]

A group of students and faculty (12 students with three faculty members) from the ‘Where There Be Dragons’ program of the United States is in Bhutan from 2^nd  July 2018 for a field course on Happiness in the Himalaya in Bhutan. The student groups will be exploring and learning about a way of life in rural Bhutan and will experience living with household in central Bhutan to deepen their knowledge on typical rural Bhutanese livelihood...   [Read more]

From this academic year (2018-2019), the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research will have two batches of trainees undertaking  NC II and  NC III forester course simultaneously. There are total of 55 trainees at present undergoing forester course (30 NC III and 25 NC II) at the Institute. ..   [Read more]

The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research (UWICER), Lamai-Goempa, Bumthang will be conducting leadership training on orienting Young Forest Officers (YFO) in forest and environmental management, conservation and research w.e.f. 9^th to 13^th July 2018...   [Read more]