More than 50 participants including wildlife managers, research scientist and practitioners from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, India, Nepal, Portugal and the United States are attending a week-long regional wildlife symposium at the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment, Lamai Goempa, Bumthang.
Posted on 03/11/2014
The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment conducted Young Scientist Talk series on Movement ecology of Bhutan’s National Animal - Takin by Tiger Sangay of Conservation Biology Department of the Institute. A talk was attended by 12 teachers and 25 students from Jakar Higher Secondary Sch...
Posted on 30/10/2014
Today (6th Oct. 2014), the President of Aspen International Mountain Foundation (AIMF), Ms. Karinjo DeVore and Ms. Joseland Helen visited the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment. Their visit was mainly to explore the potential of funding in the field of conservation and environment through Bhutan Trust Fund for Enviro...
Posted on 06/10/2014
The School for Field Studies (SFS) and the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) signed a renewed MoU on the afternoon of the 29th of September 2014 in New York. Beginning fall 2015, undergraduate students from all across the US will come to UWICE for a semester (3-months) to study Himalayan Ecology and Livelihoods....
Posted on 30/09/2014
As the first series of 'Young Scientist Talk', UWICE gave a talk on 'Phenology and Climate Change' to students and teachers of Jakar Higher Secondary School, Bumthang. The talk was organized to provide an insight into impact of climate change on plant and animal lifecycle. More i...
Posted on 29/09/2014