26/10/2025
๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ
Last year, Bhutan suffered devastating forest fires across many dzongkhags. A result of carelessness, negligence, and lack of awareness.
Our forests are more than trees; they are our water source, our air filter, our climate protector, and home to countless species.
Forest fires are one of the most significant and recurring threats in Bhutan, especially during the dry season from November to May each year. Between 2015 and May 2025, the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) recorded ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ that damaged about ๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ of forest. In just the first five months of 2025, 54 fires incidents destroyed around 9,604 acres of forest land.
๏ฟฝOne small spark can destroy all of that in seconds.
As we enter the dry season, letโs act before itโs too late.
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Avoid any form of open burning
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Be cautious during hikes, picnics, and outdoor work
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Report fires or smoke immediately
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Educate your community, friends, and families
๐ฅ To all students and youth โ your voice matters.๏ฟฝUse your power to raise awareness in your schools, colleges, and online.๏ฟฝBe leaders in protecting our environment.
๐ Forest fire prevention is not just the governmentโs job โ Itโs yours, mine, and every Bhutanese citizenโs responsibility.
๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐ ( ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ)
๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง 339 ( ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐) ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ:
(๐) ๐
๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ.๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ.๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐;
(๐) ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ.๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ.๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐; ๐๐ง๐
(๐) ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ.๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ.
Letโs not wait for another disaster to remind us of what weโve lost.๏ฟฝLetโs protect our forests โ because when we save our forests, we save our future. ๐๐ง๐น
PC: The Bhutanese
Department of Forests and Park ServicesKuensel