The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment Research (UWICER) observed the certificate awarding ceremony of the nature guide trainees today. The ceremony was graced by the Honorable Director of the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS). Also in attendance were the Chief Forestry Officers from Wangchuck Centennial Nat...
Posted on 16/12/2021
The Honorable Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Dasho Thinley Namgyel held a RNR progress and way forward meeting for Bumthang Dzongkhag at UWICER, Lamai Goempa campus today. Dasho shared concerns regarding the negative GDP growth (-6%) by the country during the current pandemic. However, he noted that the RNR sector recorded a pos...
Posted on 28/10/2021
The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment Research (UWICER), Lamai Goempa, Bumthang, in collaboration with the Department of Technical Education (DoTE), Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR), is conducting a two-month nature guide training for 40 culture and trekking guides (36 male and 4 female) under the Skill Dev...
Posted on 20/10/2021
The Honorable Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Yeshi Penjor, visited the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment Research (UWICER) on 14th October 2021. The minister was on his tour to Bumthang dzongkhag to visit various offices under the Ministry. In his keynote address, Lyonpo applauded the work that UWI...
Posted on 14/10/2021
The Health Minister Dasho Dechen Wangmo visited the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment Research (UWICER) on 13th September 2021. Addressing the staff and trainees gathered, Lyonpo emphasized how Bhutan managed to avert major public health crisis in the wake of global pandemic due to the unwavering support from...
Posted on 15/09/2021