Bhutan Team

Mr. Phento TsheringMr. Norbu Wangchuk

Mr.Sonam WangdiMs.Jennifer Sevin (Resource Person)

Enhancing Political WillConstitutional Mandate of 60% Forest Cover

GNH

Development Philosophy

Awareness among local communities (Balancing Conservation with Development)

How can GTSRP be improved.

a. Establishment of Bhutan Biological Corridor Complex in 1999.i. Setting aside another 9% of area as biological corridors. A total of 51.44% of area as protected area. (this corridors were established based on tiger presence survey)

b. i. A well established database system on tiger distribution and its prey.ii. Reduction in the number of Human-Tiger Conflict incidences.iii. Improved habitat quality of tigers.

3 Key Good Practices that needs to be scaled up.

1. Upscale livestock compensation through the mechanism of livestock insurance reduction in retaliatory killing

2. Establish community based eco-tourism better appreciation of landscape conservation.

3. Regular patrolling: need for better systematic patrolling (adopting MIST patrolling)

How Should NASP be Prepared

a) On our ownb) Send drafts for reviewc) Invite technical team for national

consultation