{"id":8921,"date":"2025-10-17T07:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T07:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=8921"},"modified":"2025-10-27T05:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:47:02","slug":"ms-rinchen-zangmo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=8921","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Rinchen Zangmo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8921\" class=\"elementor elementor-8921\">\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-4537edb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4537edb0\" 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-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4d3001\" data-id=\"c4d3001\" 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-17caf703 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"17caf703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ms. Rinchen Zangmo<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3992d29e elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"3992d29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9651\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9651\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Personal Infromation<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9652\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9652\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Educational Backgrounds<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9653\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9653\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Research Area<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9654\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9654\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Publications and Projects<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9655\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9655\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Consultancy Services and Experience<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9651\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Personal Infromation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9651\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9651\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ms. Rinchen Zangmo<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Associate Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">College of Natural Resources<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Royal University of Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Punakha, Bhutan<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P\/O: Wangduephodrang<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E-mail: <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:rinchenz.cnr@rub.edu.bt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rinchenz.cnr@rub.edu.bt<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Contact: +975 77812408\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Current Responsibilities<\/b><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Associate Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, teaching in the Undergraduate programme.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><i>Memberships and Academic Contributions<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Contributed as resource person for the two-week International Summer School Program Cohort from Oregon State University, USA on GNH: Experiencing Life and Culture in Bhutan.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Completed curriculum development for the UI\/UX course in Sherubtse Elective tracks, integrating innovative teaching methods at Sherubtse College.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Contributed as a Member of the College Academic Committee (CAC) at Sherubtse College, 2024-2025.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9652\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Educational Backgrounds<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9652\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9652\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">MSc Ecology and Environment Studies, Nalanda University, Rajgir, India \u20132020-2022<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">BSc Environmental Science, Sherubtse College \u20132016-2019<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9653\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research Area<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9653\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9653\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/b><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation, <\/span><b>Human-Wildlife Conflict<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in particular<\/span><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waste Management \u2013 <\/span><b>Solid Waste, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including microplastics<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Climate Change<\/b><\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Bioenergy<\/b><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9654\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Publications and Projects<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9654\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9654\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Book Chapters &amp; Thesis<\/b><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Zangmo, R. (2022). Perspectives of man-wildlife conflict and related local perceptions in Radhi hamlets situated in eastern Bhutan [Master&#8217;s thesis, Nalanda University].<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Projects and Other Work Experience<\/b><\/span><\/p><div><b><\/b><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span> \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Member of the Kigali HFC Implementation Plan at the national level (KIP) project &#8211; ongoing<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span> \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Associate Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, to date.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024<\/span> \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Programme Leader of the BSc Geography programme at Sherubtse College, June 2024 \u2013 July 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2023\u00a0 Developed the curriculum for the UI\/UX course in Sherubtse Elective tracks.<\/span><\/p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty at the Sherubtse College in the fields of: Geology, Surface Hydrology, Soil Geography, EIA, Environment Management, Agricultural Geography, Urban Geography, Design Thinking with UI\/UX and User Experience.<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9655\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Consultancy Services and Experience<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9655\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9655\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Training, Workshops, and Seminars<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025<\/span> \u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhutan\u2019s Clean Air Action Plan (NCAAP) Workshop. Launched by the Department of Environment and Climate Change in collaboration with ICIMOD, Thimphu, Bhutan.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2025\u00a0 Research Methods Training. Centre for Environment and Climate Research, College of Natural Resources.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2025\u00a0 Two-day Grant Proposal Writing workshop. Dr. Kezang Sherab, Associate Professor at Paro College of Education. Present Dean of Academic Affairs at Royal Thimphu College.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2024\u00a0 Cyber Guardianship: Behind the Tik, Tech, and Tok Workshop. Ms. Frances Yong, Founder of WhiteByte.org and Academic Consultant at Sherubtse College for CPS and Entrepreneurship Elective Modules.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2024\u00a0 Leadership and Professional Development Workshop. Director of the Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies (RIGSS), Present Vice Chancellor, RUB, Chewang Rinzin.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2023\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public Speaking Workshop. Ms. Frances Yong, a consultant specializing in Creative Public Speaking and Entrepreneurship from Singapore at Sherubtse College.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three-day 6th ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM organized by Bhutan Ecological Society (NGO).<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2021\u00a0 Biodiversity conservation intern at Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Thimphu, Bhutan<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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>Ms. Rinchen Zangmo Personal Infromation Educational Backgrounds Research Area Publications and Projects Consultancy Services and Experience Personal Infromation Ms. Rinchen Zangmo Associate Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies College of Natural Resources Royal University of Bhutan Punakha, Bhutan P\/O: WangduephodrangE-mail: rinchenz.cnr@rub.edu.bt Contact: +975 77812408\u00a0 \u00a0 Current Responsibilities Associate Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural Resources, Lobesa, teaching in the Undergraduate programme. 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