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LIMITATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND LAWS IN BHUTAN

LIMITATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND LAWS IN BHUTAN. 2 nd South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice 30-31 August 2013 Thimphu, Bhutan Ritu Raj Chhetri. LIMITATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND LAWS IN BHUTAN. Bhutanese hold environment close to their hearts

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LIMITATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND LAWS IN BHUTAN

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  1. LIMITATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND LAWS IN BHUTAN 2nd South Asia Judicial Roundtable on Environmental Justice 30-31 August 2013 Thimphu, Bhutan Ritu Raj Chhetri

  2. LIMITATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND LAWS IN BHUTAN Bhutanese hold environment close to their hearts • Article 5 of the Constitution that reinforces 60% forest cover for all times to come, intergenerational equity and trusteeship • Adoption of the Regulation on SEA, 2002 • Signatory to major MEA’s • Establishment of BTF

  3. LIMITATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND LAWS IN BHUTAN • Lack of human and financial resources • Institutions not in place to ensure 60% forest cover for all time to come • Environmental laboratory • BTF does not cover brown sector • Trans-boundary in nature • Green Technology expensive

  4. LIMITATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND LAWS IN BHUTAN • Ban – Plastic not effective due to lack of alternative and 90% importing country • MEA’s – signatory to about 20 odd • Despite being a net sequester of co2 – no net benefit • CDM projects • Human-wildlife conflict – is a major issue •  Poor quality fuel

  5. LIMITATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND LAWS IN BHUTAN • Waste problem • GLOF • Vehicular emission • Global warming • Loss of ground water • Environmental Auditing

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