Author: NBC

A one-day stakeholder consultation workshop on invertebrate inventory and documentation project funded through Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC) was held on 27^th October 2014 at WWF Conference Hall, Thimphu. The workshop was organized by the National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) to consult with the relevant stakeholders for finalization of the taxonomic groups to be taken up through the project and to agree on the project implementation modality.

13 participants from Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE), RNR- RDC-Yusipang, National Plant Protection Centre (NPPC), College for Natural Resources (CNR), Sherubtse College, Mendrelgang Middle Secondary School, Tsirang and National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) took part in the consultation workshop.

The workshop finalized the following five taxonomic groups and the lead and collaborating agencies.

The participants also discussed the methodology for inventory and site selection as well as post inventory activities such as determination of species and reference collection curation. The project amounting to Nu.9.576 million will be implemented from November 2014 to June 2017.

The Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 12) began from 6-17 October 2014 in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea, with the theme ‘Biodiversity for Sustainable Development’. The substantive issues under consideration at CBD COP 12 include: assessment of progress in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020; biodiversity and sustainable development; marine and coastal biodiversity; biodiversity and climate change; biofuels; traditional knowledge; sustainable wildlife management; invasive alien species; synthetic biology; ecosystem conservation and restoration; and resource mobilization.  Participants from over 190 countries are attending the meeting.

Bhutan is represented by a twelve-member delegation with members from relevant biodiversity organizations led by the Secretary, National Environment Commission. Bhutan submitted its revised National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan to the CBD Secretariat, detailing Bhutan’s priorities for biodiversity management in the country.

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On 5^th September, 2014, the National Task Force for the revision of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (NBSAP) presented the final draft NBSAP to the Environment and Urban Development Committee (EUDC) of the National Assembly and Natural Resources and Environment Committee (NREC) of the National Council. The objective of the presentation was to create awareness and update the members of the parliament on the revised NBSAP.  It was also to receive feedback and comments to strengthen the strategic action plan.

The revision of the NBSAP is carried out by the National Task Force, under the coordination of National Biodiversity Centre through a series of stakeholder consultations. The revised NBSAP has 20 national biodiversity targets, which are in line with the national priorities and global biodiversity targets. The NBSAP once endorsed by the government will become the national guiding document for biodiversity management.