The National Biodiversity Centre, Serbithang would like to invite sealed bids from the eligible firm for the supply of leaf mould for Royal Botanical Garden.
The tender documents can be purchased from Adm.section, NBC from 20/10/2016 to 03/10/2016 during the office hours.
The date of submission: not later than 11am, 03/11/2016.
Date of opening 11:30am on 03/11/2016.
For detail, contact: 02-351417/350268
The new Honorable Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF), Dasho Rinzin Dorji during one of his familiarization tours also visited the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) on 16th September, 2016.
NBC gave presentation on mandates, functions and the roles of the Centre followed by visit to laboratory facilities and to Royal Botanical Garden. The Honorable Secretary also offered platform to discuss issues and challenges faced by the Centre.
The Honorable Secretary was accompanied by senior officials from MoAF.
A seminar on the “national biodiversity conservation and sustainable program with special focus on access and benefit sharing” was held at the College of Natural Resources (CNR), Lobesa on 15th September 2016. This is the third seminar that the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) has held at CNR and is part of the initiative to educate and broaden the knowledge of the academic institutions on the national as well as international developments in the field of conservation and sustainable utilization of biological diversity with special focus on Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism. It is hoped that the insight gained from such seminars will improve their interest and enthusiasm in the field of biodiversity conservation which in turn enable them to work more effectively in the implementation of biodiversity conservation and sustainable programs in the country.
The seminar covered various biodiversity conservation and sustainable utilisation initiatives in the country, an overview of the national and international conventions, protocols and legal framework on biodiversity such as the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, Access and Benefit Sharing Policy of Bhutan 2015 and Access and Benefit Sharing regime adopted in the country. Participants were also updated on the importance of Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) and the inventory and documentation of Traditional Knowledge associated with biological resources.
The seminar was attended by the faculty members and about 85 students comprising from B.Sc Forestry (Nested), B.Sc. Forestry (In-service), B.Sc. Agriculture (In-service) and M.Sc. Natural Resource Management of the College. The seminar was supported through a project “Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund” implemented by the National Biodiversity Centre in collaboration with UNDP Bhutan.
A seminar on the “national biodiversity conservation and sustainable program with special focus on access and benefit sharing” was held for the students of B.Sc. Environmental Science, Royal Thimphu College at the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC), Serbithang on 8th September, 2016.
The key areas covered in the seminar were:
The seminar is a part of the education and awareness series initiated by the National Biodiversity Centre to create awareness amongst academic institutions on the national as well as international development in the field of conservation and sustainable utilization of biodiversity with special focus on Access and Benefit Sharing mechanism. It is hoped that the insights that students will gain from such seminar will hone their interest and enthusiasm in the field of biodiversity conservation. A total of 40 students along with 2 lecturers attended a day-long seminar. The seminar was supported through the project “Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund” implemented by the National Biodiversity Centre in collaboration with UNDP Bhutan.