The Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) is pleased to announce 25 slots for the one-year Certificate Course in Forestry (2021-2022 intake) at the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment Research (UWICER), Bumthang... [Read more]
Announcement for one-year Certificate Course in Forestry
The Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) is pleased to announce 25 slots for the one-year Certificate Course in Forestry (2021-2022 intake) at the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment Research (UWICER), Bumthang... [Read more]
Invitation of Bids of Annual Quotation for FY 2021-2022
The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment Research (UWICER), Bumthang is pleased to invite sealed bids from eligible Bhutanese suppliers and firms for the supply of following items for the FY 2021-2022... [Read more]
Training of Trainers - Pest Detection, Surveillance, Specimen Collection and Reporting
Forestry officials from Central, Eastern and Western parts of the country and 6 BSc. Sustainable Development CNR final semester graduates on attachment are currently undergoing training on, “ ToT: Pest Detection, Surveillance, Specimen Collection and Reporting” at the Institute. The main objective of the training is to build capacity of master trainer in the field of entomology focusing mainly on Adelgid specimen collection and embedding pest data in the SMART system developed by the Department of Forests and Park Services. These master trainers are expected to eventually impart knowledge gained through this training to our forestry colleagues back in their respective field offices. The training will be held over four days from 26th-29th of April and is funded by the Republic of Korea through AFoCO-NiFOS research project on “Assessment of adelgid diversity and distribution of conifer forest of Bhutan to mitigate future outbreaks”... [Read more]
Training on Human Wildlife Interaction
A training on human wildlife interaction (HWI) was conducted by the institute in collaboration with the Nature Conservation Division of the Department of Forests and Park Services at Zhingkham Resort, Punakha from 22 to 25 March 2021. The training course was attended by 31 forestry officials from different field offices representing territorial forest divisions and parks... [Read more]