National Biodiversity Centre

Author: NBC

  • VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

    The National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang, is pleased to invite applications from the interested Bhutanese nationals for the following post:

    Sl No Post Category No. of Post Age Limit
    1 Gardener at Royal Botanical Garden, Serbithang ESP 2 18-45

    The applicant fulfilling the following criteria should submit an application to Adm. section, NBC, along with following documents, not later than 11am on 24/03/2017.

     

    1. Applicant should be a Bhutanese citizen
    2. Age should be between 18-45 years old
    3. Employment application form (Annexure 4/1). Available in RCSC website
    4. Valid Medical fitness certificate
    5. Security clearance certificate
    6. Application letter (mention contract No)
    7. Citizen ID photo copy
    8. NOC from parent office, if employed
    9. Experience certificate if any

    For further information, please contract @ 02-351417/351218 during office hours

  • Vacancy Announcement

    The Ministry of Agriculture and Forests is pleased to announce the following post for the recruitment on contract for a period of 23 months years:

    S/No. Position Title Position Level Qualification No. of post Job location
    1 Biodiversity Supervisor S2 A Diploma in Forestry 1 National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang

    Interested eligible candidate are requested to submit their application alongwith CV to the Chief HR Officer, Human Resource Division on or before March 21, 2017. Please note that only the shortlisted candidiates will be called for Selection Interview. The date and time for Selection Interview will be announced at a later date on MoAF website. For details of Qualification, experience and ToR, please log onto www.moaf.gov.bt.

  • Admission Open in College of Natural Resources (CNR), Lobesa

    This is to inform interested candidates that the admission is open in College of Natural Resources as follow:

    1. B.Sc. Agriculture, Animal Science and Forestry (Nested)
    1. Master in Development Practice
    1. M.Sc. Natural Resources Management

    For further details, please visit: www.cnr.edu.bt

  • Training Workshop on Plant Taxonomy & Bhutan Biodiversity Portal

    A training workshop on plant taxonomy and Bhutan Biodiversity Portal (BBP) (www.biodiversity.bt)  was conducted for the officials of Jigme Dorji National Park (JDNP) at Thimphu on 9th February 2017. This training workshop aimed to brief the officials of JDNP on the plant identification techniques, herbarium techniques and awareness on the Bhutan Biodiversity Portal (BBP). This training workshop was targeted to the forestry officials of JDNP to continue collecting specimens for herbarium and strengthen the herbarium program at the park. Herbarium would be mostly focused on the collection alpine plant species and documenting the plant species diversity in the park. Basic knowledge and idea on plant identification techniques and herbarium specimen processing techniques were imparted to the officials of the park. Practical sessions were conducted on the herbarium processing and the participants also visited the National Herbarium to learn about the uniformity of labels and specimens’ arrangement techniques. Currently, National Herbarium uses Bentham and Hooker System of Classification.

    Training workshop also focused on available books, literature and papers and BBP. Participants were made aware of the understudied biodiversity groups such as ferns, mosses, algae, etc. User interface of the BBP were briefed on the background and importance of BBP and further demonstration on BBP was conducted, which surprisingly many participants were interested to study and document various biodiversity groups such as birds, orchids, mammals, etc. The awareness program on BBP is a part of seminar series which is conducted throughout the country by prioritizing relevant and important institutions such as Department of Forests and Park Services, College of Natural Resources, Sherubtse College, Gaeddu College of Business Studies, Tourism industry and general public at large. BBP acts as an online biodiversity repository contributed by the biodiversity enthusiasts and citizen participations and it is also an online platform which is available to all interested national and international users.

    Participants for the workshop
    Participants for the workshop

    With this kind of awareness programs, it is hoped that the interested foresters will be more aware, motivated and inspired to document Bhutan’s rich biodiversity and ultimately conservation activities. The workshop was organized by the National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang and was attended by around 20 officials from JDNP. The workshop was supported by the National Biodiversity Centre.