Maintain goods and Promote biodiversity resources to Legalization of collection of Valuation of ecosystem goods and services from biodiversity support local livelihood based on by highland dwellers in services. Cordyceps to support human the principles of Community 2004. Capacities of the local communities in Based Natural Resources Payment for Environmental Services natural resource management and PES Management (CBNRM). (PES) initiated. framework Enhancement and systematization Watershed Roadmap developed. Capacity in community-based tourism of sustainable nature tourism Eco-tourism initiated and guidelines management. products in Bhutan. developed. Bioprospecting capacities. Promote research and MoU between MoAF and Tourism development in sustainable use of Council of Bhutan to promote biodiversity resources. Bioprospecting initiatives implemented Protect traditional Systematic documentation and Bio-prospecting and TK unit Resources for documentation of TK. knowledge, innovations protection of traditional established at NBC. Technical capacity for protection and and practices knowledge associated with TK database developed and scientific utilization of TK. biodiversity inventory of TK associated with biodiversity initiated. Ensure the fair and Development of comprehensive Biodiversity Act 2003 Revision of the Biodiversity Act of equitable sharing of biodiversity policy and Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Bhutan, 2003 in line with the Nagoya framework policy (Draft 2014) Protocol and ABS Policy of Bhutan.
Maintain goods and services from biodiversity to support human Promote biodiversity resources to support local livelihood based on the principles of Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM). Enhancement and systematization of sustainable nature tourism products in Bhutan. Promote research and development in sustainable use of biodiversity resources. Legalization of collection of Cordyceps by highland dwellers in 2004. Payment for Environmental Services (PES) initiated. Watershed Roadmap developed. Eco-tourism initiated and guidelines developed. MoU between MoAF and Tourism Council of Bhutan to promote Bioprospecting initiatives implemented Valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Capacities of the local communities in natural resource management and PES framework Capacity in community-based tourism management. Bioprospecting capacities. Protect traditional knowledge, innovations and practices Systematic documentation and protection of traditional knowledge associated with biodiversity Bio-prospecting and TK unit established at NBC. TK database developed and inventory of TK associated with biodiversity initiated. Resources for documentation of TK. Technical capacity for protection and scientific utilization of TK. Ensure the fair and equitable sharing of Development of comprehensive biodiversity policy and framework Biodiversity Act 2003 Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) policy (Draft 2014) Revision of the Biodiversity Act of Bhutan, 2003 in line with the Nagoya Protocol and ABS Policy of Bhutan.