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Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) data and data sharing Workshop conducted

News | Posted on 2024-12-09

Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) data and data sharing exercise was carried out as a part of the current NCA work done by Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Forestry Research and Training (UWIFoRT) in collaboration with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). The exercise was held with the objective of looking at the various data that are available at different agencies and filtering the ones that can be used for NCA. The meeting was attended by the representative of following agencies:

1. National Statistical Bureau,

2. National Land Commission Secretariat,

3. Department of Energy,

4. Department of Agriculture Marketing and Cooperative,

5. Department of Livestock,

6. Department of Environment and Climate Change,

7. Department of Geology and Mines,

8. Department of Tourism,

9. MenjongSorig Pharamaceutical Limited,

10. Food and Drug Regulatory Authority,

11. National Biodiversity Center,

12. National Soil Services Center,

13. Policy and Planning Division,

14. ICIMOD and

15. UWIFoRT

All the officials representing their agencies made a presentation on the data that are available and the methodology that they used for collecting and analyzing it. All the representatives have committed their support to share the available data to help with the progress of NCA.

The meeting was held on December 6, 2024 at Paro Grand, Paro. Total of 18 (Male:13 and Female: 5) officials participated. The meeting was organized by UWIFoRT with support from ICIMOD.