His Excellency, Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, Minister of Agriculture and Forests, visited the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) on 16th April 2014. His Excellency was welcomed by the Director and faculty members of the Institute.
Posted on 16/04/2014
A group of students (10 students and 2 faculty members) from the Charles Sturt University of Australia arrived in Bhutan on 8 April 2014 to undertake a 2-week field course on Environmental Science. In Bhutan, the student group will be meeting with various environment and conservation related agencies and visit field sites to explore and learn ab...
Posted on 11/04/2014
UWICE hired two interns through the Young Environmental Scholar’s (YES) internship program. The program was initially started in the year 2010 at the Institute. This program is sponsored through a donation from Mrs. Daphne Hoch Cunningham made in honour of His Excellency, Dr. Pema Gyamtsho.
Posted on 04/04/2014
The Second Local Stakeholder Workshop for the 14th International Society of Ethnobiology Congress was convened by Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) on 1st April 2014. Workshop participants discussed and formulated coordination plans and mechanisms for efficient organization of the event.
Posted on 02/04/2014
Today, coinciding with the good zakar, the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment hoisted a Lhadhar infront of the Dzong. Director, faculty members, management staff and students were present during the event and offered their prayers.
Posted on 27/03/2014