Thursday, December 5th

Designing equitable education policy for School Education in Bhutan

Phuntsho Wangdi, University of New South Wales Canberra

8:50 AM

Harnessing forest value without logging: Mapping community-based alternative education prospects in Bhutan

Tenzin Dorji, Murdoch University

10:00 AM

Knowledge exchange within a visitor and buddy dyad: A study exploring the process through a cultural exchange program between Samtse College Bhutan and Edith Cowan University, Australia

Vicki Banham, Edith Cowan University

11:30 AM

Potential of community forestry in Bhutan to mitigate climate change: Carbon stocks, sequestration and trade-offs

Sigyel Delma, University of Sunshine Coast

1:00 PM

Bhutan’s local communities to actively participate in achieving protected area management effectiveness (PAME)

Thinley Choden, Murdoch University

1:15 PM

Determining the influences of eco-friendly tourists behaviour toward indigenous culture and environment in the Development of Eco-tourism in Bhutan

Karma Tempa Darjay, The University of Notre Dame Australia
David Wong, The University of Notre Dame Australia
John Gountas, The University of Notre Dame Australia

2:15 PM

Integrating cultural heritage and environmental stewardship in tourism development: A comparative study of North Queensland and Bhutan

Madura Thivanka Pathirana, Edith Cowan University
K. Choden, Department of Employment and Entrepreneurship
J. Thinley

2:25 PM

Institutional analysis of agricultural water governance in Bhutan: An exploration of water sharing and allocation

Kelly Tobden Dorji Tamang, Charles Sturt University

3:00 PM

Innovative springshed management: A sustainable solution to drying springs in Bhutan and beyond

Jambay Jambay, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University

3:15 PM

Issues and challenges of rice and chili cultivation in Bhutan: A sociological study of farming in 21st century Bhutan

Kuenga Norbu, Royal Institute of Management

3:35 PM

Methane abatement research works at University of New England

Tshering Gyeltshen, University of New England, NSW

4:30 PM