55.00000000 55.00000000 2013 385000 3 400000 3 3 214000 3 200000 1) National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture, 2) Information and Communication Section, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests, 3) Media agencies- Kuensel Yes The National communication to UNFCCC includes information on national circumstances of the country, actions needed and taken to adapt to the adverse imapcts of climate change among other climate related informations 4) National Statistic Bureau, Bhutan 5) BBS and other private news papers 7 3 7 3 CSO- RSPN, Tarayana Foundation,BCNC, GNHC, Greener ways, Bhutan Ecological society STI- CNR, UWICE, CST 1) National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture and Forests), 2) UNDP Country Office, Small Grants Programme, Thimphu Yes In order to increase the participation of CSOs and STIs in the DLDD- related programmes and projects, the Central Government Institution has made enormous efforts in areas such as providing close collaboration in activities related to DLDD, supporting the thematic proposals, provision of technical support whenever requested including capacity building. The government also provides various policy related inputs to steer the DLDD attributes and curriculum developments in the institutes. 3) Department of forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests 10 3 10 3 1) National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture (Minsitry of Agriculture and Forests) 2) UNDP Country Office, Small Grants Programme, Thimphu 3) Department of Forest, MoAF Yes Incorporation of Land Management subject in the Non Formal Education and also in the College of Natural resources academic curriculum. In addition development of manuals and training materials for use by stake holders interested/involved in DLDD initiatives. No No 1 NAP was developed in 2010 and endorsed in April 2011. The country applied for NAP alignment and UNCCD reporting GEF grant of US$ 150,000 and it was approved only in April 2013. Currently the NAP alignment is under progress. National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture and Forests) 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 The Gross National Happiness Commission being the apex of the planning institution of the country, ensures that the four Gross National Happiness pillars are equally addressed. The pillars embed Rio conventions/MDG goals which are equally incorporated into the annual plans. National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture and Forests) UNCCD focal agency in Bhutan National Environment Commission Secretariat- GNHC's reports, local government reports No 2 National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture and Forests) Yes Bhutan Environment Outlook, produced every 4-5 years, which reports on the state of the land and environment along with air, water bio-diversity. The existing BEO (2008) provides data for 10 'PRESSURE' indicators, 3 'STATE' indicators and 8 'RESPONSE' indicators related to land & environment. NSSC website, ICS/MOAF website, NEC website http://www.moa.gov.bt; http://nssc.gov.bt, www.nec.gov.bt 15000 No Yes Through GEF/UNDP funded Medium Size Project attached to NSSC had partially carried out the need assessment on land degradation and found Eastern and Southern Bhutan were more vulnerable to Land degradation. Further, assessment of human resource capacity in SLM at various level was carried out. National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture and Forests), UNDP Small Grants Programme, Thimphu, Bhutan Yes Yes 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Yes Annual plans are prepared based on the National Five Year Plan documents which are formulated and endorsed by the parliament. The plan is inclusive of both government and Donor funds. National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture and Forests) 3 2 2 Bilateral assistance in the area of combating land degradation and sustainable land management is currently limited although activities and/or programmes to address land degradation and sustainable land management do occur in the overall design of several DLDD and environmental projects funded by bilateral donors. Yes GEF, • Multilateral (United Nations agencies, IGOs, international financing institutions, etc.), Gross National Happiness Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan BTN - Ngultrum BTN - Ngultrum 71000000.00000000 79000000.00000000 Yes National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture and Forests) GEF Small Grant Programme UNDP, 0.00000000 2013 Technology such as check-dams, terracing, hedgerows are established on cost sharing basis with 50% by beneficiaries and 50% by government. Considering the cost involvement , the technology transfer remained low and hence there is a need to increase the supports/incentives. Further government plans are more concentrated towards infrastructural development such as roads, schools, irrigation channels so priority on SLM interventions remains low. Part 1 of 1 P087039 (Program funded through Sustainable Land Management Project) 1-Cardamom rehabilitation in ex-tseri land: An alternative to tseri or shifting cultivation. 2-Mainstreaming socio-economy and prevention of rangeland degradation by the nomads of Haa in western bhutan. 3- Establishment of Agro- forestry nursery at Pallangphu, Tsakaling geog, Mongar. 4-Sustainable land managment at sanu Dorona, Dorona geog , Dagana 5-Water source protection and management at Trashicholing, Taraythang geog, Sarpang. 6-Scaling up of SLM in Loduma, Dagana. 7- Land management training at Thrizor, Martshala, Samdrup Jongkhar. 8- Community based land management at Laptsa, Derpong geog, Mongar. 9- Training on organic farming (NOP) 10-Reduction of fuel wood consumption and protection of water source and environment (TY) 11-Community Based land management at Yangmalashing (PG) 12-Bio gas and degraded land management project (W) 13-Integtrated Landscape Management at Yenangbrangsa Samkhar Trashigang 14-Phochu catchment protection and land reclamation at lunana (JDNP) 15-Protection of Agriculture land through river bank management and plantation (Samtsi) 16-Reduction of environment pressure from over grazing and extraction of natural resources (Thimphu) 17-Sustainable rangeland management and reducing pressure on environment, Cheburling Merak 18-Halting loss of agriculture land to flash floods and to erosion , Phongmey Tgang 19-Land rehabilitation and erosion control, Songphu Trashigang Country Bhutan Completed GEF & RGOB BTN - Ngultrum 150726420.00000000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 60000.00000000 60000.00000000 No 3 3 3 3 BTN - Ngultrum BTN - Ngultrum Yes Forms and reporting officer changes yearly Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 Bhutan is a developing country with limited resources at hand. Therefore, to spearhead the DLDD into the plans, policies and to mobilize resources remains the major challenges. Haka Drukpa 25th June 2014 hakadrukpa@gmail.com Karma Dema Dorji kddorji@gmail.com 28th June 2014 Bhutan