Bhutan News

News Thimphu, Bhutan - 13th March 2019

Mme France Marquet SAF representative to UNESCO met Mr. Eric Falt, Director, UNESCO during 14th RTM in Thimphu

Mme. France Marquet representative of SAF to UNESCO met Mr Eric Falt Director & UNESCO Representative Mr Eric Falt, Director and UNESCO Representative to Bhutan, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka during 14th Round Table Meeting in Thimphu, Bhutan

News Bhumtang, Bhutan - 7th June 2018

Mr. Dorji Khandu, Alumni, UMCSAWM has been elected as a Member of the Parliament in the National Council Election

In the National Council Election of Bhutan held on 20 April 2018, Mr. Dorji Khandu, a recipient of the SAF-Madanjeet Singh Group Scholarship in Water Resources Engineering and Management from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2014-2015) has been elected as the Member of National Council of Bhutan and Member of Parliament. Our Warmest Congratulations from the SAF family.

News UMCSAFS, Bhutan - 21st April 2018

UWICER Signs Memorandum of Understanding with College of Natural Resources

The Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research (UWICER) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the College of Natural Resources (CNR) on 21st April 2018. This MoU forms the renewal of the MoU which was signed between the two institutions on May 07, 2012 to implement the program of UNESCO Madanjeet Centre for South Asia Forestry Studies (UMCSAFS).

News Thimpu, Bhutan - 28th February 2018

SAF Bhutan Chapter newly registered, on 28th February 2018 as Jamchong Thuendrel Foundation(BJTF)

News Bhutan - 9th December 2017

SAF-Bhutan 2017 - Annual Report

SAF Bhutan is pleased to report here that after almost two years of going back and forth with the Civil Society Organisation Authority (CSOA) of Bhutan, we have made a presentation to the CSOA Board on 6th December 2017 under a local name “Bhutan Jamchong Thuendel Foundation” (BJTF); which means “Bhutan Foundation of Compassion and Goodwill”. The COSA Board directed to submit the following documents for final registration: