Grant Making Org From Invest

Mb0200y20: Conservation of protected areas, Bhutan for lifeobjective: long-term protection of Bhutan's network of protected areas to secure human well-being and biodiversity conservation.accomplishment: (i) maintenance works in bumdeling wildlife sanctuary office and guest house completed. (ii) the construction of four unit staff quarter of merak park range office under sakteng wildlife sanctuary completed. (iii) the survey on hornbill, assessment of himalayan black bear, distribution of northern raven and large billed crow completed. (iv) renovation of office & staff quarters in langthel range office, jigme singye wangchuk national park is completed. (vi) construction of ranger transit camp in gomathang in wangchuck national park is completed. (vii) paro division forest office completed maintenance works in zonglayla office and haa range office. (viii) camera trapping, data management refresher training and review spanning for Bhutan tiger survey for 24 offices completed.

Mb0203y20: ensuring human-elephant coexistence & Conservation of elephant- dfo samtseobjective: human-elephant co-exsistence for sustainable community livelihood & elephant Conservation in samtse forest landscape.accomplishment:(i) darted a lone elephant with tranquilizer and then fitted the radio collar on its neck. (ii) cultivated 4 acres of state reserve forest land with banana & ficus saplings. Invasive saplings removed. (iii) an artifical waterhold of 0.23 acres of state reserve forest land created in lower peljoring. (iv) new range office in tashicholing constructed for Conservation management of elephant. (v) 11054.73 ha of local management plan for namgaycholing gewog comprising of current & future management plan developed.

Mb0196y19: strenthening forest fire management in Bhutan through participatory approach-fped-dofpobjective: sustainable management of forest resources for biodiversity Conservation, efficient Environmental services & viable livelihoods.accomplishment:(i) developed prescribed burning guidelines & plans through practical session field/data collection. (ii) procured drone for the surveillance for detection and monitoring of forest fire. (iii) trained 1138 royal Bhutan army, royal Bhutan police, dessups and stakeholders on forest fire management. (iv) consultative workshop for prescribed burning involving communities, local government, rbp, rba and dessups conducted. (v) stakeholders given the first hand lessions on pre-burn activity on fire break creation and on safety measures. (vi) developed communication network for incidence reporting & coordinating suppression through training on fire suppression.

Mb0206y20: building capacity for climate- smart agriculture- cnrobjective: contribute to the reduction of ghg emission and securing a resilient livelihood.accomplishment: (i) implemented climate-smart agriculture in three gewogs (districts) to adapt to climate change and for a resilient livelihood. (ii) greenhouse for athang & thinleygang gewog. (iii) constructed reservoir tank in nahi & athang gewog. (iv) vermi compost at cnr established.

Mb0209y20: changjiji- a zero waste model communityobjective: to promote and practice the 4 r with principles of iswm of all materials and to protect the unique ecology of bhutan.accomplishment: (i) conducted stakeholder consultation meeting to develop the zero waste community plan. (ii) project visibility through installation of billboard. (iii) procurement of waste segregation.

Mb0195y19: upscaling wbh recovery program-rspnobjective: to increase and maintain ecologically viable population of wbh through in-situ and ex-situ conservation.accomplishment:(i) monitoring & survey of in-situ wbh & habitats strengthened. (ii) new identified suitable sites for wbh available. (iii) wbh Conservation support base, outreach & collaboration strengthened. (iv) knowledege on wbh ecology strengthened through research. (v) selective threats to wbh minimized by implementing mitigation measures.

Mb0198y19: strengthening & promoting glue laminated timber technology-royal academy pangbisaobjective: utilization of timber is enhanced through the promotion of glulam technology in the country.accomplishment: (i) machinery and tools for glue lamination and joinery works diversified and upgraded in the project site. (ii) produced and applied range of glulam elements through collaboration with nrdcl. (iii) purchased machinery for finger jointing From switzerland. (iv) procured insulation forms for glulam roofings & roofing.

Mb0204y20: watershed management to maintain healthy ecosystem-bumthang dzongkhagobjective: bumthang valley watershed managed to maintain healthy ecosystem through waste management and adaptation programs.accomplishment: (i) procured 34 nos of 360 dustbins in public places. (ii) procured 5 nos of cctv for monitoring illegal dumping of waste. (iii) purchased truck model no. 1412x, 42crx, bs-iii/42, hdlb, ab) (iv) constructed one centre waste transfer station.

Mb0197y19: clean, green, beauitful urban spaces for sustainable dev.-royal project officeobjective: clean, green, beauitful urban spaces for sustainable dev.accomplishment: (i) beautification of over 2 acres of dangrina recreational park. (ii) beautification of 1.32 of babena recreational park. (iii) 4.47 acres of mini park developed in gyelpozhing with lawn grass seeds sown beneift public & it is adjacent to the royal enclave. (iv) 1.4 acres nos of waste land has converted into a beautiful landscape by cleaning & planting of ornamental plants & lawn devlpment. (v) the 6th royal Bhutan flower exhibition is being supported through creation of recreation garden in 5.35 acres of land. (vi) ninzerkha royal project land devloped with 50 % of women benefited/mostly unemployed youths during pandemic.

Mb0192y19: Conservation of native floral geentic resources (tashichhodzong)-hm secretariatobjective: provide healthy recreational space for the society, securing and ensuring the cultural landscape of tashichodzong complex.accomplishment: (i) over 26 native ornamental seeds sown in poly house. (ii) collected 9270 of medicinal seeds, herbs & shrubs. (iii) procured 417 saplings of temperate fruit and planted at chubachu garden. (iv) developed 1 acre open medicinal garden at hejo flower garden. (v) protected wetland in hejo through intervention by constructing an outlook, development of walking trail & information board. (vi) over 18 acres of wirelesspang nursery land conserved through fencing. (vii) trained 23 staff in landscaping & greenery From thailand. (viii) trained over 23 staffs in landscaping and garden design at lamperi, Bhutan.

Mb0202y20: protection & Conservation of drinking water sources- dfo s/jongkharobjective: to ensure effective & integrated watershed management to sustain water & watershed through community participation.accomplishment: (i) data on water discharge for the lemsorong and dingshingar recorded at 2.42 cft/sec & 3.32 cft/sec. (ii) over 12 households of tokorong community consulted on watershed management planning. (iii) 51 farmers From watershed made exposure visit to yakpogang pes. (iv) 184 communities in orong consulted on watershed management plan. (v) a total of 210 in deothang & orong communities received rain water harvesting materials.

Mb0194y19: sustainable management of non-wood forest product (nwfp) and commercialization in bhutan-sfed-dofpsobjective: Conservation of wild nwfp resources through sustainable management & domesticationcultivationaccomplis... (i) the pictorial guide to nwfps in the country documented. (ii) medicinal plants used by the local healers documented. (iii) over 20 nwfp management plan developed/reviewed. (iv) trained on sustainable harvesting of mushrooms for 4 chiwogs of ura. (v) phyllamthus emblica (amla) enterprise established for 13 women subgroup in dozam community forest group. (vi) trained 23 cfmg From 6 eastern dzongkhags to enhance their knowlege and skills on applying silviculture. (vii) one field forestry official attended nwfp expo in bhopal, madhya pradesh.

Mb0205y20: revival and cons of env for wellness garden- dratshang lhuentshogobjective: improve & promote social welfare of monks through nature Conservation, revival of traditional practice & increasing access to water.accomplishment:(i) plantation of landslide protection trees at the site with technical inputs From watershed. (ii) construction of bathing house including retaination wall. (iii) more than 1,000 monks of pungthim and dechenphodrang benefited. (iv) spring water (halu menchu) and water channel tested for water quality for nitrate & coliform.

Mb0201y20: development of agroforestry as an alternative livelihood option-uwicerobjective: development of innovative technology to mitigate the human wildlife conflict (hwc) in Bhutan using agroforestry models.accomplishment: (i) stakeholder consultation conducted on infrastructure development, sanitation, population dynamics in hwc. (ii) over 100 seedlings on chorespondias axillaris has been raised and refilled the dead and damaged. (iii) trained over 60 farmers (recipients of rhizomes) for proper management of bamboo at project sites. (iv) 75 % of modification of agroforestry model on seedlings of coffee, banana, orange, lemon, and champ tea completed. (v) current practices of agroforestry information From 79 residents respondents were documented.

Mb0199y19: critical watershed management of richulum watershed-dopshari gewog, paroobjective: sustainably manage the critical watershed & meet the increasing demand for water for drinking & irrigation.accomplishment: (i) over 400 copies of pes handbook printed and distributed to public for better understanding of pes. (ii) a total of three (03) pes sites established and created in paro ensuring ownership and sustainability of the project. (iii) richhulum watershed categorized into four sub watershed; rinchending, samakha, nysina and damchen. (iv) planted over 2000 seedlings of blue pink, oak, spruce, hemlock and dog wood in degraded watershed area. (v) a book watershed management plan for richulum watershed developed and distributed for communities in richulum.

Mb0207y20: integrated approach to improve degraded watershed- dagana dzongkhagobjective: to sustainably manage degraded dagachu watersheds to minimize degradation & enhance provision for watershed goods.accomplishment:(i) check dams and log dams constructed in seven (07) areas to ensure climate friendly land management. (ii) initiated bamboo plantations in over eight (08) degraded and landslide prones farm and approach roads. (iii) established 11 water user groups across the watersheds and supplied hdpe piplines for efficient irrigation supply. (iv) over 550 communities sensitized on modality plan for degraded watershed of 3 sites through consultation with stakeholders.