UWIFoRT in collaboration with Divisional Forest Office, Bumthang are devising an alternative Silviculture system as a Pilot study in Dawathang Forest Management Unit (FMU)
23 officials ( 15 from DFO, Bumthang and 8 from UWIFoRT) are
attending a 3 day workshop on “Piloting an alternative silviculture system in
Dawathang FMU” that started on the 18th of May, 2026.
Karma Thukten, PFO, from UWIFoRT who led the workshop presented on the need to review silviculture system in vogue that is atleast a few decades old. The alternative silviculture system should have the following merits:
1. Increased timber production to increase forestry sector’s contribution to GDP
2. Sustainable following the principles of Sustainable Forest Management
3. In concurrence with the constitutional mandate of keeping Bhutan forested at 60% for perpetuity
4. In concurrence with the international commitment of being carbon neutral
5. In compatibility with the topography of the Bhutanese landscape
6. Is replicable
Shacha Dorji, specialist with UWIFoRT presented on two silviculture
designs for discussion before the groups worked on assorted designs that conforms
with the criteria.
The activity was held following one of the resolutions that
came out of Forestry Park Conference held in 2025 at UWIFoRT.