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PEACE ON THE PEAKS

Protect Wildlife and Livelihoods in Bhutan’s Highlands

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What we do

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality and climate change. In Bhutan, UNDP has been working with the Royal Government and its people since 1973 to scale up development results through innovation, digitalization, development financing, partnerships, cutting-edge global knowledge, and technical expertise.

Our Impact

2816

Hectares

of agriculture land brought under sustainable land management practices, benefitting 100,000+ farmers.

93

Percent

of eligible population vaccinated against COVID-19 with Bhutan Vaccine System supported by UNDP helping ensure smooth and efficient roll out of vaccines.

127072

Farmers

are equipped with climate-resilient farming skills, techniques and infrastructure to tackle poverty.

10

Irrigation

schemes with climate-resilient features built to irrigate 2000 acres of agricultural land, benefiting almost thousands of farmers across 10 districts.

162500

Hectares

of forest brought under sustainable forest management practices.

20

Percent

of pregnant women in rural Bhutan have access to quality prenatal care.