November, 2009
First nomadic festival in Bhutan
The first three-day nomadic festival will be held at Wangchuck Centennial Park in Bumthang starting December 26. Nomads from all over Bhutan will come together dressed in their attires representing their regions and exchange their cultures and traditions. Hundreds of nomads from Haa, Paro (Soi Yaksa), Thimphu (Naro), Gasa (Laya), Wangduephodrang (Sephu), ... [more]
Bhutan is falling behind
PM and delegation return with deepened commitment to the pursuit of GNH Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley returns from the 5th GNH conference in Brazil 5th International GNH Conference30 November, 2009 - The concept of gross national happiness (GNH) may have originated in Bhutan but, when it came to its implementation, Bhutan ... [more]
Lessons learnt from the GNH Conference in Brazil
November 29: The Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y. Thinley has arrived home in the Kingdom after attending the 5th international conference on Gross National Happiness (GNH) in Brazil. Shortly after his arrival at the Paro airport, the Prime Minister held a briefing for the civil servants and the Bhutanese media. ... [more]
Mountain kingdom extraordinaire
Bhutan, where marijuana grows on the roadsides and life is measured in Gross National Happiness. THIMPHU, Bhutan — After passing Mount Everest on the left, the Druk Air Airbus 319 weaves its way down a narrow mountain valley to land at Paro. The few visitors on board have little idea of what ... [more]
5th GNH conference concludes
SPREADING CHEER: Lyonchhoen is surrounded by smiling faces at the close of the first GNH conference in South America. 26 November, 2009 - The Fifth International GNH conference in Iguacu, Brazil, ended on November 24 after prime minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley thanked all the participants for their support, which ... [more]
Lyonchhen addresses GNH Conference in Brazil
Following is the keynote Address by H.E. Jigmi Y. Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan, at the 5th GNH International Conference, Itaipu, Brazil “I and my delegation are most delighted to be here in Itaipu, on the banks of the mighty Rio Parana and Iguacu with its awe inspiring Iguacu Falls. It is an honour ... [more]
Checklist for Copenhagen Published by Climate Action Network
A global network of over 500 organizations yesterday 24 November released a checklist for Copenhagen. The checkliost enumerates the essential elements required of any complete and robust climate agreement in Copenhagen. “This checklist defines the actions required to avoid catastrophic climate change, while sustaining the global economy and adapting to the ... [more]
Gross National Happiness
This week there is a conference in Brazil, its fifth International Conference on Gross National Happiness with topics such as holistic management of people and the financial crises as well as economic democracy. Bhutan aims to take its concept to the world and will attempt to get other governments to ... [more]
Volunteer Day Celebration in Bhutan
Under the environmental theme of “Volunteering for Our Earth”, activists from 14 local and international organisations and individual participants will be meeting at the public ground in Damphu, Tsirang on December 4 and 5 to celebrate their contributions to the Bhutanese society. This is the first International Volunteers Day celebration organised ... [more]
GNH conference in Brazil
The fifth international GNH conference held in Brazil, ended yesterday with visits to the spectacular Iguaçú falls and the Iguaçú National Park, one of the largest forest preservation areas there. The conference began on November 20. Lyonchen Jigmi Y Thinley, who led the Bhutanese delegation, delivered the keynote address, speaking on ... [more]