A group of 23 undergraduate students from different universities/colleges of the United States of America (USA) are in Bhutan to attend a 3 month Fall Semester Program on Himalayan Environment and Society in Transition that started from September 2, 2019. The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research (UWICER), Departm...
Posted on 05/09/2019
The Director of Department of Forest and Park Services visited the NWFP and Agroforestry Technology Sub-Centre at Darla, Chukha on 16th July 2019. The Director was taken around the station to see the ongoing activities. He advised the staff to strengthen the collaborative works with the Gedu Forest Division. The visit of the Director was a manif...
Posted on 17/07/2019
A group of 12 students along with three faculty members from the ‘Where There Be Dragons’, United States are in Bhutan from 3rd July 2019 for three weeks field course. This field course on Happiness in the Bhutan Himalaya will enable them to explore and learn Bhutanese way of life i...
Posted on 04/07/2019
The UWICER celebrated the graduation ceremony of 30 trainees of the National Certificate II & III Forester course on 26th June 2019 at Lamai Goempa Bumthang. The event was presided over by the Director of the Institute Mr. Shacha Dorji and attended by the faculty, other staff members, and regional and sector heads from Bumthang Dzongkhag.
Posted on 02/07/2019
Honorable Director, the Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS), Mr. Lobzang Dorji, visited UWICER as part of his familiarization tour on May 16, 2019. A brief update on Institute’s activities, followed by an interactive session, was held at UWICER to familiarize the Director on UWICER’s role as research and training Institute...
Posted on 17/05/2019