Environment

Bhutan has extracted more coal and talc than its recorded reserves. Now, quartzite could be next. According to the National...

CCTV cameras are helping Thimphu Thromde catch people who litter and dump waste in public places. Since surveillance began last...

A drying water source in Yangnyer Gewog, Trashigang, is showing signs of life again. Namtsang Tsho is holding more water,...

Bhutan is putting a value on something that does not usually appear in national economic accounts: nature. The country has...

Climate change can seem distant when it is reduced to numbers, temperatures and scientific projections. But in the mountains, its...

Butterflies can be indicators of a healthy environment. Trashi Yangtse is home to more than 400 species of butterflies, including...

Bhutan is working to phase out HCFCs, or hydrochlorofluorocarbons, completely by 2035. These refrigerants, once widely used in air conditioners...

Residents in Bumthang are doing their part by collecting their waste every month. But with no reliable system to take...

The global food system is facing mounting pressure from climate change and environmental degradation to hunger and changing patterns of...

Matsutake production in Ura in Bumthang is declining, and farmers say changes in the forest habitat are making it harder...