{"id":8136,"date":"2025-09-24T10:47:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=8136"},"modified":"2025-12-01T04:03:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:03:11","slug":"department-of-sustainable-development-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=8136","title":{"rendered":"Department of Sustainable Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8136\" class=\"elementor elementor-8136\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-675bf91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"675bf91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaad46b\" data-id=\"aaad46b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07d983 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d07d983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/purna-bio-pic-688x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d311ef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d311ef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Purna Prasad Chapagai<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Lecturer &amp; Head of Department<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a86fc5\" data-id=\"2a86fc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e872062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e872062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Purna P. Chapagai (PhD)<\/strong> is a lecturer and the Head of the Department of Sustainable Development at the College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan. Dr. Chapagai completed his BEd in Secondary Science (2000\u20132004), a master\u2019s in development practice (MDP) in Sustainable Development from TERI University, New Delhi (2010\u20132012), and PhD in Climate Studies (2022\u20132025). Dr. Chapagai has contributed to multiple research publications focusing on climate change, food systems, and agricultural practices in Bhutan. He has also co-authored several research work, case studies and book chapters. In addition to his research, Dr. Chapagai supervises undergraduate and postgraduate theses, including B.Sc. Sustainable Development, B.Sc. Environment and Climate Studies, and masters\u2019 dissertations. He has participated in numerous international trainings and workshops, such as the POLLEN Conference in Sweden (2024), Climate Action Training in Kathmandu (2024), and the Right Livelihood and Social Entrepreneurship Training in Thailand (2018). Dr. Chapagai is a recipient of several awards, including a\u00a0Bronze Medal for 10 Years of Civil Service (2014), a\u00a0Merit Certificate from His Majesty the King of Bhutan for academic excellence in his PhD for the year 2022, and a\u00a0Silver Medal for 20 Years of Civil Service (2024). His research interests include\u00a0climate change adaptation, food security, sustainable agriculture, rural livelihoods, and project and environment management.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cae34b elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9cae34b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=9360\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b7cb17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b7cb17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc79ebf\" data-id=\"dc79ebf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35195e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a35195e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3029-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3029-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3029-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3029.jpg 1036w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8268cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8268cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Sunita Uroan <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Associate Lecturer &amp; Programme Leader<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c1d92d\" data-id=\"4c1d92d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de2f182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de2f182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Sunita Uroan<\/strong> is an Associate Lecturer at the College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, under the Department of Sustainable Development. She also serves as the Programme Leader for the B.Sc. in Sustainable Development and is the Advisor of the Earth Guardian Club. She holds a Master\u2019s degree in Development Practice from the College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Environmental Science from Sherubtse College.<\/span>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">She has worked as a National Consultant with UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, and various national agencies on initiatives focused on climate resilience, inclusive education, sustainable development, and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). As a dedicated educator and researcher, her areas of specialization include environmental studies, watershed management, and climate change. She is deeply committed to advancing equity, sustainability, and community empowerment.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56152f8 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56152f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=9382\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4294079 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4294079\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88e659d\" data-id=\"88e659d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa7984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa7984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rekha-Chhetri_CNR.jpeg_page-0001-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rekha-Chhetri_CNR.jpeg_page-0001-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rekha-Chhetri_CNR.jpeg_page-0001-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rekha-Chhetri_CNR.jpeg_page-0001.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4610d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4610d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Rekha Chhetri<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8a4627\" data-id=\"d8a4627\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d432b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d432b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Rekha Chhetri<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor at the College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan where she has taught since 1998. She received her degree in Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore in India, Master of Science in Soils and Environmental Pollution from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, and her PhD in Agriculture from Khon Kaen University in Thailand. Her research interests are in the areas of sustainable farming, climate-smart agriculture, organic agriculture sustainable livelihoods, seed systems, women and food security,\u00a0 soil-plant nutrient relationships, leaf litter nutrient dynamics and forest soils. Currently, she has been exploring the new areas of study around the changing practices around food traditions in Bhutan.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e85c946 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e85c946\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ee561\" data-id=\"26ee561\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf9908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8cf9908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2992-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2992-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2992-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2992-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2992-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e353269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e353269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Tandin Gyeltshen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Lecturer &amp; Dean of Student Affairs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c886db4\" data-id=\"c886db4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3561df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3561df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Tandin Gyeltshen<\/strong> is a Lecturer and the current Dean of Student Affairs at the College of Natural Resources (CNR), Royal University of Bhutan, based in Punakha. He holds a PhD in Agriculture from Khon Kaen University, Thailand, and postgraduate degrees in English Literature and Dzongkha. With over two decades of diverse experience in academia, administration, and development work, Dr. Tandin has served in multiple leadership roles, including Head of Department, Programme Leader for the BSc in Sustainable Development, and Coordinator for International Students and Entrepreneurship Development Programmes. He currently teaches modules on Dzongkha Communication, Bhutanese Society and Culture, Academic and Analytical Skills, Public Policy, and Entrepreneurship Development.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b23f6 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a8b23f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=8777\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f786d8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f786d8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b325bad\" data-id=\"b325bad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9dcf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b9dcf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3001-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3001-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3001-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3001-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3001-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d85560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d85560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Dr. Tshotsho<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-084efd7\" data-id=\"084efd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc7594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bc7594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dr. Tshotsho<\/strong> is a Lecturer at the College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Science (2020\u20132024) and has been serving at CNR since 2017. His teaching responsibilities include courses such as <em data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"460\">Fundamentals of Economics<\/em>, <em data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"490\">Agribusiness and Marketing<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"519\">Development Economics<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">He has contributed to several research and consultancy projects, including serving as Course Director for group management and marketing training under MoAL, funded by the EU-TCP in 2019. His research publications focus on agricultural development and farmers\u2019 cooperatives in Bhutan, with works published in the <em data-start=\"837\" data-end=\"871\">Bhutanese Journal of Agriculture<\/em> and the <em data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"925\">Centre for Sustainable Mountain Agriculture<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9fe29 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f9fe29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=9029\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95a1186 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95a1186\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc7b980\" data-id=\"cc7b980\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaec616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaec616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0221-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0221-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0221-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0221-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0221-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30338e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30338e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Tashi Dendup<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c355503\" data-id=\"c355503\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958f1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"958f1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Tashi Dendup<\/strong> is a faculty member at the College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, where he teaches and conducts research in Entrepreneurial Economics, Development Economics, and Agricultural Economics. With expertise in social science research methods and statistical analysis, he is proficient in data analytics using R, SPSS, and JASP. Driven by a commitment to bridging the gap between academic research and real-world applications, his work focuses on fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable agricultural practices in Bhutan. Through his research and teaching, he strives to empower individuals and communities with the knowledge and tools needed to drive meaningful economic and social transformation in Bhutan.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366f00c elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"366f00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=9374\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5f4810 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5f4810\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e0b315\" data-id=\"1e0b315\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d599d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21d599d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2852-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321cf61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"321cf61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Serki Wangmo<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18e1fc1\" data-id=\"18e1fc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e23a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e23a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mrs. Serki Wangmo<\/strong> joined the College of Natural Resources (CNR) as Assistant Lecturer in 2015. Since her recruitment to the college, she has contributed in various capacities in teaching and supervising the research projects. Besides, she has shouldered additional responsibilities such as the Seminar coordinator, Programme Leader of the BSc Sustainable Development and membership in committees. She has also worked in some of the research projects as co-principal investigator. She is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Sustainable Development in the College.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114dcca elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"114dcca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=8910\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fbd814 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fbd814\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1002ff4\" data-id=\"1002ff4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580724c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"580724c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3049-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3049-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3049-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3049-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_3049-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71ddb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e71ddb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Chimmi Dorji<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c63f3e\" data-id=\"4c63f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c8b15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07c8b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Mr. Chimmi Dorji<\/strong> is a seasoned educator and scholar whose career in Buddhist studies spans more than two decades across Bhutan\u2019s leading academic institutions. He began his academic journey at Tango Buddhist University, where he completed both his B.A in Madhyamika Buddhism and M.A in Buddhist Philosophy, cultivating a deep foundation in Buddhist thought and scholastic tradition. His professional path started at his alma mater, where he taught from 1998 to 2011, shaping the intellectual development of young monks and scholars. In 2011, he joined Sherubtse College, bringing Buddhist perspectives into a liberal arts environment and engaging students with courses such as Buddhist History, Buddhist Philosophy, and Dzongkha Communication. Since 2019, he has served at the College of Natural Resources, where he continues to inspire students through his thoughtful teaching style, dedication to cultural preservation, and commitment to academic excellence. Known for his calm demeanor, rich knowledge, and passion for teaching, Chimmi Dorji remains a respected figure in Bhutanese higher education.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5750343 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5750343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f343720 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f343720\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55b5620\" data-id=\"55b5620\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9c9cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc9c9cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_2816-840x840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995bfa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"995bfa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Ms. Neeta Maya Dahal <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Assistant Lecturer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Department of Sustainable Development<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26d5e0c\" data-id=\"26d5e0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79be978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79be978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"><strong>Neeta<\/strong> is a passionate educator with a deep commitment to fostering sustainable practices and inspiring future leaders in the field of sustainable development. She joined College of Natural Resources as an Assistant Lecturer in 2024. Currently, she teaches modules such as Sustainable Infrastructure Development, Community Based Natural Resources Management, and Introduction to Sustainable Development<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">She is actively involved in student life as the advisor for the Integrity Club, promoting ethical practices and integrity within the college community. Currently, she is serving as the Field Attachment Coordinator for Sustainable Development Department in the college. \u00a0Neeta also contributed to the academic dialogue on sustainability by serving as a registrar at the International Conference on Climate and Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Development and attending the National Conference on Connecting Researchers and Practitioners in 2025.<\/span><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">She attended the ToT for AI in teaching and research, Training on Nature-Based Solutions in the Built Environment, and participated in the EUFSTIAT, Five Professional Development Workshop. Additionally, she served as the facilitator of summer school for the students of Oregon State University held in the College of Natural Resources. Neeta has played <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">a vital role in community projects, including serving as one of the Enumerator Leads for the Kigali Project Amendment.<\/span><\/span> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Her dedication to research is highlighted by participation in the Annual Student Research Meets held at the college in 2024, where she presented her thesis, showcasing her dedication to advancing knowledge in the field. Her research publications focus on \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">Effect of Individual Factors Contributing to Entrepreneurship Intention among TTI Trainees in Khuruthang, Punakha\u201d, with work published in <i>Journal of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation.<\/i><\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainable Development from the College of Natural Resources.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\"> Neeta <span style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">completed high school at Daga Central School, where her passion for education and environmental conservation first took root. Her professional journey includes an internship at the Loden Foundation, where she gained hands-on experience in community engagement and sustainable initiatives. She was also a contestant in Bhutan Tendrel for Environment Conservation in 2022, further demonstrating her commitment to environmental advocacy. With a strong passion for teaching and a commitment to sustainable development, Neeta continues to make a significant impact in both academia and the community.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e62440 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e62440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Purna Prasad Chapagai Lecturer &amp; Head of Department Department of Sustainable Development Purna P. Chapagai (PhD) is a lecturer and the Head of the Department of Sustainable Development at the College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan. Dr. Chapagai completed his BEd in Secondary Science (2000\u20132004), a master\u2019s in development practice (MDP) in Sustainable Development from TERI University, New Delhi (2010\u20132012), and PhD in Climate Studies (2022\u20132025). Dr. Chapagai has contributed to multiple research publications focusing on climate change, food systems, and agricultural practices in Bhutan. 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