Royal Patron

Her Royal Highness Princess Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck

As the Royal Patron, Her Royal Highness champions, supports and guides the undertakings of the Bhutan Ecological Society.

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Nawang Norbu

Executive Director & Center Director
Sonam Phuntsho

Chief of Programs at SFS Center for Climate & Sustainable Futures/ Director for Research & Education
Tshering Tempa

Faculty at SFS Center for Climate & Sustainable Futures/ Director for Conservation
Norbu Wangdi

Faculty at SFS Center for Climate & Sustainable Futures/ Director for Forests & Water
Dr. Kuenga Wangmo

Faculty at SFS Center for Climate & Sustainable Futures/ Senior Fellow

Nawang Norbu

Executive Director & Center Director

Sonam Phuntsho

Chief of Programs at SFS Center for Climate & Sustainable Futures/ Director for Research & Education

Tshering Tempa

Faculty at SFS Center for Climate & Sustainable Futures/ Director for Conservation

Norbu Wangdi

Faculty at SFS Center for Climate & Sustainable Futures/ Director for Forests & Water

Dr. Kuenga Wangmo

Faculty at SFS Center for Climate & Sustainable Futures/ Senior Fellow
Sonam Wangmo

Chief of Programs
Namgay Dendup

Nature based Solution Specialist
Namgyel Wangdi

Senior Program Officer
Ugyen

Head (Administrative & Finance)
Tashi Wangmo

Procurement, Liaison and Communications Officer

Sonam Wangmo

Chief of Programs

Namgay Dendup

Nature based Solution Specialist

Namgyel Wangdi

Senior Program Officer

Ugyen

Head (Administrative & Finance)

Tashi Wangmo

Procurement, Liaison and Communications Officer
Kinley Dem

Administrative Assistant
Jigme T Wangyal

Fellow / Biodiversity & Climate
Chador Wangmo

Program Support Officer
Phurba Wangdi

Program Assistant and Site Incharge
Tshering

Operational Support, Facility Caretaker

Kinley Dem

Administrative Assistant

Jigme T Wangyal

Fellow / Biodiversity & Climate

Chador Wangmo

Program Support Officer

Phurba Wangdi

Program Assistant and Site Incharge

Tshering

Operational Support, Facility Caretaker
Norbu

Operational Support, Motorist
Jigme Dorji

Operational Support, Senior Motorist
Kalpana Tamang

Housekeeping
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures
Sangay Wangmo

Housekeeping
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures
Narmaya Dhim

Housekeeping
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures

Norbu

Operational Support, Motorist

Jigme Dorji

Operational Support, Senior Motorist

Kalpana Tamang

Housekeeping
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures

Sangay Wangmo

Housekeeping
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures

Narmaya Dhim

Housekeeping
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures
Nima Dorji

Housekeeping
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures
Monbir Ghalley

Chef
Bumpa Tshering

Sous Chef
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures

Nima Dorji

Housekeeping
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures

Monbir Ghalley

Chef

Bumpa Tshering

Sous Chef
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures
Tshewang Dorji

Head, Sub-tropical Afforestation Unit
Tashi Dhendup

Program Officer
Sonam Yangden

Operational Support
Lhakpa Tshering

Operational Support
Gagamo

Operational Support

Tshewang Dorji

Head, Sub-tropical Afforestation Unit

Tashi Dhendup

Program Officer

Sonam Yangden

Operational Support

Lhakpa Tshering

Operational Support

Gagamo

Operational Support
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Dasho Paljor J. Dorji

Deputy Minister and Special Advisor to the National Environment Commission, Dasho Paljor J Dorji, fondly referred to as Dasho Benji, is the Founding President of the Bhutan Ecological Society. Dasho served in various capacities in the Royal Government of Bhutan since 1966 and also established the Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN), Bhutan’s first not-for-profit environmental organization, in 1987. He spearheaded the establishment of the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation. Dasho is a recipient of the Jigme Singye Wangchuck Environmental Stewardship Award for Policy Leadership in 2010.

Dasho Nidup Dorji

Dr. Tashi Samdrup

Kesang Choden Dorji

Phento Tshering

Nawang Norbu

Executive Director & Center Director
nawang@bes.org.bt
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures

Nawang is Executive Director at the Bhutan Ecological Society. He also serves as the Center Director of the Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures, a collaborative research and education initiative between the School for Field Studies in the US, the Royal University of Bhutan and the BES.

Sonam Phuntsho

Director, Research and Education & Chief of Programs
sphuntsho@bes.org.bt
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures

Tshering Tempa

Director, Conservation & Faculty
tsheringtempa@bes.org.bt
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures

Norbu Wangdi

Director, Forests and Water & Faculty
norbuwangdi@bes.org.bt
SFS Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures

Norbu is the Director for Forest & Water Program at the Society. Additionally, he also serves a Faculty at the Center for Climate and Sustainable Futures (CCFS), School for Field Studies in Paro, Bhutan.

Norbu has a Doctorate in Natural Resources and Life Sciences from the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, Austria.

Norbu is interested to explore innovative solutions to address the challenges of climate change and natural resource management in Bhutan and beyond.

Dr. Kuenga Wangmo

Principal Scientist/Senior Fellow & Lead Faculty
SFS Center for Climate & Sustainable Futures

Sonam Wangmo

Director, Research and Education & Chief of Programs
Chief Program Officier
sonamwangmo@bes.org.bt

Sonam has a bachelor’s degree in electrical Engineer from College of Science and Technology (Bhutan) and has over seven years of experience working as a Senior Engineering/Planning Head in Bhutan Power Corporation Ltd.. While her initial career took off as a planning engineer, over time she found herself drawn to wildlife conservation, sustainable resource management, and climate change studies and therefore decided to pursue her newly acquired passion. Sonam pursued Masters of Science (Msc.) in Statistics and Data Analytics with specialty in BioAnalytics at the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA). Much of her graduate research experience focused on studying the habitat use and ecology of the iconic and IUCN red listed Golden Mahseer (Tor putitora) as well as other migratory fish species occupying Himalayan rivers. As such, she has a experience and training both in research design and implementation, as well as in the domains of environmental science, biology and data science.

Beyond numbers and data, she is an avid movie watcher who loves to spend time with her family.

Namgay Dendup

Namgyel Wangdi

Senior Program Officer
namgyel@bes.org.bt

Namgyel is an environmental professional with a BSc in Forestry from the University of the Philippines Los Baños and a MBA from the University of Canberra. He serves as a Senior Program Officer at the Ecological Society with a passion for biodiversity, climate resilience, and community empowerment. He is passionate about both people and the planet and he believes that Bhutan’s natural heritage is not just a resource but a shared legacy that must be preserved for future generations.

Ugyen

Head (Administrative & Finance)
ugyen@bes.org.bt

Tashi Wangmo

Procurement, Liaison and Communications Officer
tashi@bes.org.bt

Tashi is passionate and dedicated Program & Procurement Officer with over six years of experience in financial management, procurement, and stakeholder coordination. Known for building strong relationships with partners and fostering teamwork to achieve shared goals. Skilled in project planning, contract management, and risk mitigation, with a commitment to transparency, accountability, and delivering meaningful results. Driven to contribute expertise to initiatives that create positive impact for communities and organizations alike.

She is also actively involved with Zero Waste Himalaya in steering advocacy, awareness, and community-driven activities for sustainable waste management and circular economy approaches in Bhutan and the broader Himalayan region. To reinforce practical knowledge, Tashi has undertaken studies in Organics Management as Climate Change and Youth-Led Zero Waste Solutions to tie waste management concepts with climate resilience and youth engagement.

Kinley Dem

Administrative Assistant
kinley@bes.org.bt

Jigme T Wangyal

Fellow / Biodiversity & Climate
jtwangyal@bes.org.bt

Jigme holds a PhD from the School of Environment and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia. A pioneer in Bhutanese herpetology, he has been engaged in the study of reptiles and amphibians of Bhutan since 2008. He also holds an M.Sc. in Biodiversity, Wildlife, and Ecosystem Health from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and advocates the use of citizen science to better understand the largely unexplored herpetofauna of Bhutan. Since July 2021, he has served as a Research Fellow at the Bhutan Ecological Society (BES) after a distinguished career spanning over two and a half decades with the Department of Forest and Park Services. At BES, he contributes to both applied and fundamental research focused on the conservation and management of Bhutan’s natural resources.

Chador Wangmo

Phurba Wangdi

Tshering

Norbu

Jigme Dorji

Kalpana Tamang

Sangay Wangmo

Narmaya Dhim

Nima Dorji

Monbir Ghalley

Bumpa Tshering

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