04/06/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐โจ
In profound honor of the ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ค ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐จ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ค, the Bhutan Youth Development Fund (BYDF) observed Social Forestry Day across the nation through our environmental initiative, the "๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐" program.
This initiative was officially launched on June 2, 2023, by ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ค, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ of the Bhutan Youth Development Fund, to commemorate the 49th Coronation Anniversary of His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo. As part of its on-going commitment to honor His Majesty and combat climate change, BYDF is striving to plant 1 million trees and contribute to the green economy of the country. BYDF has chosen to focus on planting the best tree species that absorb the highest carbon dioxide. The organization aims to plant ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ over a period of 10 years.
Coinciding with the Social Forestry Day, the ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐-๐๐๐) Network was launched at ๐๐๐ณ๐ก๐จ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ with registration of ๐๐ ๐-๐๐๐ members and also identified the two earth ambassadors from NPS. We extend our highest respects and warmest welcome to the faculty and students of NPS as they join our youth national network of volunteers.
Through the unified dedication of our youth network (Y-VIA), the "Nurture A Tree" program has achieved remarkable milestones across the country:
๐ฑ๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ก๐๐ ๐ฌ
๐ฑ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ
๐ฑ๐,๐๐๐ ๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ
๐ฑ๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ (๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐๐๐ค, ๐๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐, ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ค๐, ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ, ๐
๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐จ, ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐, ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐)
๐ฑ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ & ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ
๐ฑ๐๐ ๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ
The Bhutan Youth Development Fund offers its gratitude to our esteemed partners, volunteers, participating schools, and local communities. Your invaluable support and sponsorship transcend the act of planting trees; they represent a vital investment in ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Every sapling planted on this auspicious day brings us closer to our target of planting 1 million trees by 2033. The Bhutan Youth Development Fund is deeply grateful to each and everyone who has joined in safeguarding a greener, more sustainable Bhutan.
Together, we continue to strive toward our vision of :
"๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐". ๐๐ป๐ฑ
Bhutan YDF, Young Volunteers In Action