The Bhutanese Leading the way.
The Association of Bhutanese Tour Operator (ABTO) launched a low carbon tourism project for sustainable tourism in February this year. It is funded by the European Union (EU) Switch Asia Programme which is the largest international donor and also the strongest global advocate of sustainable development. The EU Switch Asia …
Read More »Bhutan can learn from the eco-tourism lessons of other destinations, says expert
A draft guideline for eco-tourism in the Protected Areas, which is being developed by Coastas Christ, one of the world’s leading sustainable tourism experts, will take another month A strong link exists between tourism and Protected Areas (PAs). While eco-tourism can make significant financial contributions to a country’s economy, there …
Read More »A nature park for each dzongkhag
A few years from now, almost all the twenty dzongkhags in the country might have a nature recreational park each. The success of the pilot Royal Botanical Park (RBP) at Lamperi has given the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) enough confidence and reasons to start replicating it in …
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