Access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation are important fundamental rights of
people around the world to maintain good health. However, freshwater resources are …

Rapid urbanization is changing landscapes often resulting in the degradation of ecosystem
services and quality of urban life. Remote sensing and GIS tools can provide valuable …

Bhutan is a small yet water-abundant country. The country suffers from frequent flooding and
is lately experiencing a growing risk of localized droughts due to inappropriate water …

In this work we present a methodology based on remote sensing data to map and classify
unstable slopes in high alpine areas and apply this methodology to the Himalaya of …

Monitoring land-cover change and understanding the dynamics of forest cover is critically
important for the management of forest ecosystems. This study assesses land cover change …

With a growing global population, human-wildlife conflicts (HWCs) are intensifying and cost-
effective mitigation strategies to conserve biodiversity and support rural livelihoods become …

Access to sufficient financial resources is vital for effective biodiversity conservation.
Although the importance of biodiversity conservation is widely recognized, lack of funding …

Definition Wild edible plants (WEPs) grow naturally in self-maintaining ecosystems. WEPs
are harvested for consumption, sale, and medicinal uses. We hypothesize that WEPs play a …

An assessment of management effectiveness was carried out for all the protected areas in
the Kingdom of Bhutan. During 2014–2016 the Royal Government of Bhutan developed a …

Based on climatic data from 18 stations on the southern slopes of the eastern Himalayas in
Bhutan for the period from 1996 to 2009, this paper investigates monthly characteristics of …