National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan. Country/Territory Bhutan Document type Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Agro-forestry Sustainable use Genetic resources Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Traditional rights/customary rights Community management Access and benefit-sharing Food security Biodiversity Management/conservation Ecosystem preservation Protection of habitats Climate change Alien species Wild fauna Wild flora Geographical area Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries, Southern Asia Abstract The National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan is a strategic instrument and plan whose vision is to attain a happy and resilient Bhutanese community, nurtured by rich spiritual and cultural traditions, valuing biodiversity and living in harmony with it. The overall objective is that by 2020, through a holistic, concerted and effective approach, biodiversity is valued, conserved and sustainably used to provide essential ecosystem services for the economic, environmental and social well being of the present and future generations. Full text English