A day long Zhiwai Jingsey (Fire Offering) was performed at the courtyard of the Institute presided over by the Venerable Lam Neten (Trongsa) yesterday. Zhiwai Jingsey was conducted for the well being of the Institute, Staff and all sentient beings.
Posted on 17/09/2013
Twenty staffs from different range offices of Wangchuck Centennial Parks (WCP) are attending a weeklong training on GIS and GPS at Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE), Lamai Goempa, Bumthang.
Posted on 09/09/2013
With the completion of teaching, Forest Ecology and Field Botany, students were made to undertake plant identification by their module tutor since the students have also undergone a week long plant identification field trip. More than thirty species were displayed and all the trainees were made to identify and write down the scientific name...
Posted on 05/09/2013
The UWICE has begun the long term bird monitoring program on the 22nd August, 2013. Three mist-net lines were laid in the UWICE Research Preserve, covering three habitats- blue pine forest, stream ravine and wetland. Mist netting exercise shall be conducted third week of every month. This would be one of the best ways to learn and teac...
Posted on 26/08/2013
SFS-UWICE (The School for Field Studies- the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment) students’ research symposium was held at UWICE. The aim of the symposium is to present the findings of directed research carried out by SFS students during their 6-week program period in Bhutan.
Posted on 05/07/2013