Ms. Serki Wangmo

Mrs. Serki Wangmo

Lecturer, Department of Sustainable Development

College of Natural Resources

Royal University of Bhutan

Punakha, Bhutan

P.O. Wangdue
E-mail: swangmo.cnr@rub.edu.bt

Phone: +975 2 376249 (O); 17502926 (mobile)

Current Responsibilities

• Lecturer, Department of Sustainable Development, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, Teaching Undergraduate programmes and master’s in development Practice
• Research Supervisions

Memberships and Academic Contributions:

1. Currently, a member of CAC.
2. Programme Leader of BSc in Sustainable Development 
3. Served as a member of Laboratory development Committee.

MSc in Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Thailand – 2017- 19

PgDHE, Samtse College of Education, Bhutan – 2016-17

PgCHE, Samtse College of Education, Bhutan – 2015-16

BSc in Sustainable Development, College of Natural Resources (CNR), Bhutan – 2012-15

Recipient of Award of Sustainability Promotion, International Society of Environment and Rural Development, Thailand, 2019.

Research Articles

• Wangmo, S and Iwai, CB. (2018). Performance of Organic Agriculture based on Emergent Properties, Khonkaen Agriculture journal. 

• Wangmo, S and Iwai, CB. (2018). Contribution of Organic Agriculture to Gross National Happiness (GNH): Bhutan. International Journal of Environmental and Rural Development. 

• Wangmo, S and Iwai, CB. (2019). People’s perception on ecosystem services in organic agroecosystem. Khonkaen Agriculture journal, 47 (6): 1287-1300.

• Wangmo, S and Iwai, CB. (2020). Valuation of soil ecosystem services of organic farming agroecosystem as an approach to natural resource management at Gasa, Bhutan. Khonkaen Agriculture journal, 48 (3): 679-692.

• Dendup, T., Wangmo, S., Wangmo., Lhamo, J., Naz, Arooj., Abbas, SK. (2021). Determinants of household’ engagement in the woodturning (Shazo) business in Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/ Egyptology, 17 (9).
• Dorjee, K., Gurung, M.S., Pelzom, D., Darnal, J.B & Wangmo, S. (2021). Association between self-reported disability and population profiles among Bhutanese population. Journal of disability studies, 7(1), 20-24.
• Dorjee, K., Kathirvel, S., Jeyashree, K., Dorji, T., Choeda, T., Pelzom., Gurung, M.S., Tenzin, K., Wangmo,S and Penjor,T. (2021). Prevalence, Pattern, and Factors Associated With Self-reported Disability Among the Bhutanese Population: A Secondary Data Analysis of Population and Housing Census. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 34(2-3).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• system thinking, 
• agroecosystem, 
• bringing innovations to indigenous/local knowledge and sustainable practices

2024 The workshop on (Education for) Sustainable Development into Higher Education in the Hindu Kush Himalaya at Godavari Village Resort, Godavari, Lalitpur, Nepal

2020 The 40 years Right Livelihood Award Foundation Conference at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

2017 Capacity Building training on South Asia Training on Nonviolence in context of War or armed Conflicts. Bikalpa & Balthali, NEPAL.

2016 Capacity Building workshop on Climate Change. Organised by NCHM, at Thimphu, BHUTAN.

2016 Capacity Development in Write Shop in CNR, at Lobesa, BHUTAN.

2016 Training on Global Entrepreneurship organized by Loden Foundation at Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited, Thimphu, BHUTAN.

2016 Chula Right Livelihood Summer School. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, THAILAND.

2016 Training on Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). CNR, Lobesa, BHUTAN.

2016 Training on Statistics & SPSS. CNR, Lobesa, BHUTAN 

2016 Training on Fundamentals of GIS & Remote Sensing. CNR, Lobesa, BHUTAN

2016 Induction Course. Samtse College of Education, Samtse, BHUTAN.

Books, Book Chapters & Thesis

• Jambay and Wangmo, S. (2017). Linking Biodiversity and Human Well-being. Centre for rural development studies. In D.B. Gurung and Om Katel (Eds.) in An Introduction to the Biodiversity of Bhutan in the context of climate change and economic development. CRDS publication, Lobesa Bhutan.
• Wangmo, S. (2019). Ecosystem Services of Organic Farming Agroecosystem at Gasa, Bhutan. Thesis for MSc, Khon Kaen University.
• Wangmo, S., Jambay, Penjor, L. (2022). Maize, Quinoa and Barley production in Changmey, Trashigang dzongkhag. CaseStudies of Successful Farmers, Agri–enterprises and Farmers’ Groups and Cooperatives in Bhutan. BJNRD, ISBN: 978–99936–994-3-9 
• Wangmo, S., Jambay, Penjor, L. (2022). Poultry Farm of a Retired Livestock Officer, Damang Village, Trashigang Dzongkhag. Case Studies of Successful Farmers, Agri–enterprises and Farmers’ Groups and Cooperatives in Bhutan.BJNRD, ISBN: 978–99936–994-3-9

Conferences and Seminar Proceedings

• Wangmo, S and Iwai, C.B. (2017). Performance of Organic Agriculture based on Emergent Properties of Agriculture System in Gasa, Bhutan. 19th Agricultural Conference. Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Poster and abstract of conference).
• Wangmo, S and Iwai, C.B. (2018). Contribution of Organic Agriculture to Gross National Happiness: Bhutan. 9th International Conference of Environmental and Rural Development. Yezin Agricultural University, Myanmar. Oral presentation (Abstract of conference only)
• Wangmo, S and Iwai, C.B. (2018). Growth of Organic Agriculture in Bhutan. International Conference of Sustainable Agriculture. Universiti Malaysia, Sabah, Malaysia. Oral presentation and proceeding paper.
• Wangmo, S and Iwai, C.B. (2019). Ecological intensification in organic cropping system for green socio-economic development: A farming system analysis at Gasa, Bhutan. 10th International Conference of Environmental and Rural Development. Kasetsart University, Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon province, Thailand. Oral presentation. (Abstract of the conference only)
• Wangmo, S and Iwai, C.B. (2019). Valuing ecosystem services from organic agroecosystem as an approach for natural resource management. 5th EnvironmentAsia International Conference on Transboundary Environmental Nexus: From Local to Regional perspectives. The Empress Hotel, Chiangmai, Thailand. Oral presentation. (Abstract of the conference only)

Projects and other Work Experience