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Mr. and Mrs. Allan Fabricant donated library books to schools in Bhutan through Lhamo Jorden Tours and Travels. The books were presented to Jigme Namgyel Lower Secondary school by Mr. Tashi Tshering, MD of Lhamo Jorden Tours and Travels . The staff and the students thanked the donars for their contribution to the school. Dr. Tobgyel school and Sunshine school are also recipient of reading materials.

Bhutan

For centuries, Bhutanese have treasured the natural environment and have looked upon it as the source of all life. This traditional reverence for nature has delivered Bhutan into the 21st century with an environment still richly intact. More than 72% of the land area is still under forest cover. The country has been identified as one of the ten bio-diversity hot spots in he world and as one of the 221 global endemic bird areas. Its Eco-system harbors some of the most exotic species of the eastern Himalayas with an estimated 770 species of birds and 50 species of rhododendrons, besides an astonishing variety of medicinal plants and orchids. Many parts of the country which have been declared as wildlife reserves, are the natural habitat of rare species of both flora and fauna .During the second half of the 20th century , Bhutan has seen its isolation steadily eroded by the inexorable forces of progress and development. Until then it was a country shrouded in mystery, untainted by any foreign influence. Although its seclusion prevented the Kingdom from fully benefiting from many developments of the modern world but it also shielded the country from many of the detrimental side affects of unplanned or haphazard development. As a result, while most of the Himalayan region has seen its natural resource base severely compromised through deforestation, soil degradation, erosion and pollution, while natural patrimony of extensive and varied forests, limited yet fertile and productive farmland, and pristine water and air remains largely intact.