1. Environmental Science Textbook for Classes XII(2018), REC
Description: Environmental Science Textbook for Class XII encapsulates all the contents and acts as a reference resource.
Core Concepts:
Link: Web page link on environmental science textbook and manuals
2. New Normal Curriculum Framework of Science. (2020). REC
Description: The IG is developed based on the NNC Framework of Science.
Core Concepts:
3. Community Ecology
Description: Community Ecology definition, structure and scope.
Core Concepts: Chapter 1: Structures and Functions of Ecosystem, Earth Community Ecology.
4. Explore the Differences Between Major and Minor Community Using the Link Provided
Description: Notes on the difference between major and minor community.
Core Concepts: Earth Community Ecology.
5. Types of Community
Description: Description of Types of Community.
Core Concepts: Earth Community Ecology.
Link: Web page link on textbook and manuals from REC website
6. Definition and Characteristics of Community Ecology
Description: Definition and Characteristics of Community Ecology mentioned in the article.
Core Concepts: Characteristics of Community.
Link: Web page link on community ecology: definition and characteristics of community ecology
7. Factors Affecting Community Structure.
Description: Factors influencing the structures of the community: a video lesson.
Core Concepts: Characteristics of Community.
8. Principles of Ecology
Description: Community characteristics, types of biodiversity, diversity index, abundance, species richness, vertical and horizontal stratification.
Core Concepts: Characteristics of Community.
9. Virtual Tour of Botanical Garden at Serbithang
Description: The video shows diverse characteristics of the community at Botanical Garden, Serbithang, Bhutan.
Core Concepts: Characteristics of Community.
Link: Video on virtual tour of the royal botanical garden serbithang, Bhutan
10. Ecosystem Services
Description: Discussion on the types of ecosystem services.
Core Concepts: Ecosystem Services.
11. Ecosystem Services
Description: The video highlights on vitality and value of the ecosystem services.
Core Concepts: Ecosystem Services.
12. How to Value and Account for Ecosystems
Description: This video shows the significance of the ecosystem and the ways to value and account for it.
Core Concepts: Valuing Ecosystem Services.
13. How to Save Our Planet
Description: Video showing how to create a future in which both people and nature can thrive.
Core Concepts: Valuing Ecosystem Services.
14. Valuation of Ecosystem Services: Classes of Values
Description: Video showing the valuation of ecosystem services.
Core Concepts: Valuing Ecosystem Services.
15. Ecological Succession
Description: Video shows the explanation on ecological succession with visual effects.
Core Concepts: Chapter 2: Balance in Nature, Ecological Succession.
16. Succession and Disturbance
Description: This video illustrates how natural and man-made habitat is disturbed.
Core Concepts: Ecological Succession.
17. Ecological Succession
Description: How do communities change over time? Primary and secondary ecological succession is discussed in this video.
Core Concepts: Causes of Ecological Succession.
18. Ecological Succession: Change is Good
Description: The positive outcome of the ecological succession is shown in this video.
Core Concepts: Causes of Ecological Succession.
19. Stages of Primary Succession
Description: Stages of primary succession are illustrated in the video.
Core Concepts: Process of Ecological Succession.
20. 50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything | Short Film Showcase
Description: Visual evidence of how the wasteland turns into a flourishing ecosystem.
Core Concepts: Ecosystem Restoration.
Link: Video on 50 years ago, this was a wasteland. He changed everything
21. What is Ecological Restoration?
Description: The concept of ecological restoration is discussed in the video.
Core Concepts: Ecosystem Restoration.
22. Ecological Footprint: Do we Fit on Our Planet?
Description: The video supports information on individual, national and global ecological footprint and how well we fit in our planet.
Core Concepts: Chapter 3: People and Environment, Measurement of Ecological Footprint.
23. Ecological Footprint
Description: A stimulating activity for learners to calculate their own ecological footprint.
Core Concepts: Measurement of Ecological Footprint.
24. How Big is Your Ecological Footprint?
Description: A stimulating activity for learners to calculate their own ecological footprint.
Core Concepts: Measurement of Ecological Footprint.
25. Open Data Platform
Description: Global data to explore ecological footprint for any country in the world and their biocapacity.
Core Concepts: Measurement of Ecological Footprint.
26. The Ecological Footprint Explained
Description: Definition, nature, scope, reduction of one’s own ecological footprint explained.
Core Concepts: Measurement of Ecological Footprint.
27. Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
Description: Reducing carbon footprint for economic growth is shown in this video.
Core Concepts: Ecological Footprint and Development.
28. Sustainable Development: An Introduction
Description: Concept of sustainable development, how best practices in sustainable development involve participatory method, how equity, economy and environment are related are explained through the video.
Core Concepts: Ecological Footprint and Development.
29. The Carbon Footprint
Description: The concept, process and the threat of carbon footprint explained.
Core Concepts: Ecological Footprint and Development.
30. The Best Way to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Description: The video shows the ways to reduce carbon footprint.
Core Concepts: Ecological Footprint and Development.
31. What is Sustainable Development and Why is it Important?
Description: The significance of sustainable development is explained in the video.
Core Concepts: Ecological Footprint and Development.
32. Cities Changing their Environment
Description: The importance of environmental sustainability being crucial to urban design is highlighted in this video.
Core Concepts: Urbanization, Industrialization and Environmental Changes
33. Environmental Concern Amidst Industrialization
Description: The article denotes the environmental concerns such as water pollution and utilization of waste amidst industrialization.
Core Concepts: Urbanization, Industrialization and Environmental Changes.
Link: Web page link on environmental concern amidst industrialization
34. Environmental Impacts of Industrial Developments in the North (MIKON)
Description: Illustration documentary on the environmental impacts of industrial development in North Mikon.
Core Concepts: Urbanization, Industrialization and Environmental Changes.
Link: Video on environmental impacts of industrial developments
35. Urban Threats
Description: The causes and impacts of urbanization is discussed in the video.
Core Concepts: Urbanization, Industrialization and Environmental Changes.
36. Impacts of Land Degradation on Australia
Description: The video shows visual samples of the land degradation impacts on Australia.
Core Concepts: Chapter 4: Natural Resources Degradation, Land Degradation.
37. Land Degradation
Description: The relationship between land use and climate change is explained in this video.
Core Concepts: Land Degradation.
38. Land Degradation Neutrality. Why it matters, how it’s done
Description: This video explains how the concept of land degradation neutrality can help us reverse the trend of land degradation.
Core Concepts: Land Degradation.
Link: Video on and degradation neutrality. Why it matters, how it's done
39. Land Degradation
Description: This video shows causes, effects and examples of Land Degradation.
Core Concepts: Land Degradation.
40. Land Degradation: Meaning, Causes and Prevention of Land Degradation
Description: This article encapsulates the meaning, causes and prevention of land degradation.
Core Concepts: Land Degradation.
41. What Drives Land Degradation?
Description: This video emphasizes on the causes of land degradation.
Core Concepts: Land Degradation.
42. Global Distribution of Earth’s Water Resources. Source
Description: The web link is the source for the figure 4.1 which shows the global distribution of Earth’s Water Resources.
Core Concepts: Water Resources.
Links: Web page link on global distribution of earth's water resources
43. Managing Natural Resources: Achieving More with Less
Description: Management of natural resources is shown in this video.
Core Concepts: Water Resources.
Link: Video on managing natural resources: achieving more with less
44. Why Managing Our Natural Resources Matters?
Description: In this brief clip, the International Resources Panel and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) answer the question: Why managing our natural resources matters?
Core Concepts: Water Resources
45. Air Quality Index (AQI)-What it Means For You
Description: The concept of AQI is discussed in reference to the AQI developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States.
Core Concepts: Chapter 5:Pollution, Air Pollution.
Link: Video on air quality index (AQI) - What it means for you
46. How we Measure air Quality
Description: The video helps discover what goes on inside EPA’s air monitoring stations and learn about some of the instruments inside the station, what they measure, and how they work in reference to EPA, Victoria.
Core Concepts: Air Pollution.
47. Explained: What is the Air Quality Index and How Does it Work?
Description: The video explains the Air Quality Index and its working.
Core Concepts: Air Pollution.
Link: Video on what is the air quality index and how does it work?
48. New Technology to Minimize Air Pollution Developed by Government Institute
Description: This video illustrates new technologies to minimize air pollution.
Core Concepts: Air Pollution.
Link: Video on new technology to minimize air pollution developed by government institute
49. Best Practices in Waste Reduction; Chapter 1 of 12
Description: This video shows you real options for recycling, reducing, or re-using solid waste products.
Core Concepts: Pollution Reduction.
50. How Sweden is Turning its Waste into Gold
Description: This video illustrates how Sweden turns waste into productive economic benefits.
Core Concepts: Pollution Reduction.
51. Biological Pollution
Description: The video explains biological pollution and its effects.
Core Concepts: Biological Pollutants.
52. Image of Biological Pollutants
Description: Can get access to images of biological pollutants for the question.
Core Concepts: Biological Pollutants.
53. Let’s Discuss GMO Effects on the Environment: GMO Answers
Description: Discussion on how GMOs affect the environment.
Core Concepts: Biological Pollutants.
54. The Real Problem with GMO Food
Description: The problems on GMO food revealed by this video.
Core Concepts: Biological Pollutants.
55. Overview of Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability to Climate Change
Description: This video is an over view on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability to Climate Change.
Core Concepts: Chapter 6: Climate Change, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Link: PDF link on impact, adaptation, and vulnerability to climate change
56. United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change
Description: The framework of UNFCCC is given in this link.
Core Concepts: Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change.
Link: PDF link on United Nations framework convention on climate change
57. Phenology and Nature’s Shifting Rhythms-Regina Brinker
Description: This video elucidates phenology, how phenophases are observed and highlights the importance of phenology.
Core Concepts: Phenology and Climate change.
58. Understanding Disasters, Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability
Description: Explains about the concept of disaster, hazards, risk and vulnerability.
Core Concepts: Chapter 7. Disaster Management.
Link: Video on understanding disasters, hazards, risk and vulnerability
59. This is What a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Looks Like
Description: States about GLOFs: its' causes and impacts.
Core Concepts: Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment Hazards and Disasters.
60. What are GLOFs
Description: Brief definition of GLOFs.
Core Concepts: Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment Hazards and Disasters.
Link: Video on what are GLOFs
61. Environmental Science Textbook for Class XII (2018)
Description: Explains the impacts of GLOFs.
Core Concepts: Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment Hazards and Disasters.
Link: Web page link on environmental science textbook for class xii
62. A GLOF Threatens Bhutan Right Now
Description: Contextualizes the threats due to GLOFs taking example from two dangerously receding lakes in Bhutan.
Core Concepts: Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment Hazards and Disasters.
63. The Google Earth
Description: App to locate the lake's potential of causing the disaster.
Core Concepts: Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment Hazards and Disasters.
Link: Weblink on Google earth
64. A way to Measure Community Disaster Resilience
Description: This is a questionnaire with rating scales to measure the community community disaster resilience.
Core Concepts: Community Disaster Resilience.
Link: PDF link on torrens-resilience-institute-toolkit-and-scorecard-version-2.pdf
65. Deforestation and Biodiversity Quiz
Description: Self Quiz to Understand deforestation and disaster.
Core Concepts: Disaster Management.
66. Acts, Rules and Publications
Description: Can get access to Disaster Management's Acts Rules and Publications.
Core Concepts: Disaster Management Practices in Bhutan
67. Climate Change Fueling glaciers to Retreat at an Alarming Pace
Description: The BBS highlights the glacial lake melting due to climate change.
Core Concepts: Disaster Management Practices in Bhutan.
68. 1994 Bhutan Glacial Lake Outbreak Flood (GLOF)
Description: Give sense of 1994 Bhutan Glacial Lake Outbreak Flood (GLOF).
Core Concepts: Disaster Management Practices in Bhutan.
Link: Video on 1994 Bhutan glacial lake outbreak flood (GLOF)
69. What is Biodiversity and Why is it Important?
Description: Emphasizes on the importance of biodiversity.
Core Concepts: Chapter 8. Biodiversity Conservation.
Link: Video on What is biodiversity and why is it important?
70. This Country isn’t Just Carbon Neutral- it’s Carbon Negative
Description: The talk takes Bhutan's extraordinary journey into environmental conservation through farsighted leadership of our monarchs.
Core Concepts: Benefits of Biodiversity conservation.
Link: Video on Bhutan's carbon negative status by Dasho Tshering Tobgay
71. Biodiversity
Description: Explains the concept of biodiversity.
Core Concepts: Benefits of Biodiversity conservation.
72. Natural History Museum
Description: Takes through various biodiversity exploration activities achieved in the Natural History Museum.
Core Concepts: Benefits of Biodiversity conservation.
73. National Biodiversity Portal
Description: Archive door to Bhutan's rich biodiversity.
Core Concepts: Benefits of Biodiversity conservation.
74. WWF Bhutan
Description: Bhutan's World Wildlife Fund website
Core Concepts: Benefits of Biodiversity conservation.
75. Royal Society for the Protection of Nature
Description: Royal Society for the Protection of Nature.
Core Concepts: Royal Society for the Protection of Nature website.
Link: Web page link on RSPN
76. Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation
Description: Bhutan Trust Fund for environment Conservation website.
Core Concepts: Royal Society for the Protection of Nature website.
Link: Web page link on Bhutan trust fund for environment conservation
77. Acts, Policies and Strategy
Description: Can get access to Bhutan's environment related policies and acts.
Core Concepts: Efforts to Manage Biodiversity.
78. The Biodiversity Act of Bhutan 2003
Description: Can get access to the Biodiversity Act of Bhutan 2003.
Core Concepts: Efforts to Manage Biodiversity.
Link: Web page unavailable
79. Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Description: an get access to the present text of the Convention on Wetlands.
Core Concepts: Efforts to Manage Biodiversity.
80. The Convention on Biological Diversity
Description: Can get access to details of The Convention on Biological Diversity.
Core Concepts: Efforts to Manage Biodiversity.
81. Biodiversity Management
Description: Overview and process of biodiversity management.
Core Concepts: Chapter 9. Biodiversity Management.
82. People’s Perceptions of Elephant Conservation and the Human-Elephant Conflict in Aceh Jaya, Sumatra, Indonesia
Description: Research article on People’s perceptions of elephant conservation and the human-elephant conflict in Aceh Jaya, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Core Concepts: Biodiversity management measures to promote biodiversity management.
83. Biodiversity
Description: Free e-book on biodiversity.
Core Concepts: Challenges in Biodiversity Management.
84. Water Management
Description: Provides overview on water management.
Core Concepts: Chapter 10. Water and Land Management
85. Water Resource Management
Description: Provides concepts on how to improve water security.
Core Concepts: Water and Land Management.
86. Water Act of Bhutan 2011
Description: Details of Water Act of Bhutan 2011 document.
Core Concepts: Water and Land Management.
87. Water Quality Standards
Description: Details of Quality Standards 2018.
Core Concepts: Monitoring water quality.
88. Bhutan’s Land use Change From 2000-2013
Description: Research article on Bhutan’s land use change from 2000-2013.
Core Concepts: Land use land cover change (LULCC).
Link: Web page link on land use land cover changes in Bhutan: 2000-2013
89. QGIS
Description: Access link to QGIS.
Core Concepts: Land use land cover change (LULCC).
Link: Web page link on a free and open source geographic information system
90. Soil and Water Conservation
Description: Talks about soil and water conservation techniques.
Core Concepts: Land conservation practices in Bhutan.
91. Collect And Study Soil From At Least Two Different Sites
Description: Protocols for soil testing and comparing with two different sites.
Core Concepts: Soil Quality.
92. How we Measure Soil Quality
Description: Talks about protocols and techniques of soil quality measurement.
Core Concepts: Soil Quality.
93. Tandfonline
Description: Webpage address to Tandfonline.
Core Concepts: Chapter 11. Energy Conservation.
Link: Video on energy sources, recovery, utilization, and environmental effects
94. Elsevier
Description: Webpage address to Elsevier.
Core Concepts: Energy conservation alternative energy sources and devices.
95. The Future of Energy
Description: Talks about the future prospects of energy.
Core Concepts: Energy conservation alternative energy sources and devices.
96. Green Technology
Description: Introduction and Importance of Green Technology.
Core Concepts: Green Technology.
97. Out World in Data
Description: Provides real time for comparison of energy used by various countries.
Core Concepts: Green Technology.
98. Green economy
Description: Overview on green economy.
Core Concepts: Chapter 12. Environmental Management.
99. Bhutan, Gross National Happiness and Sustainable Development (fascinating
Description: Talks about the importance of mother nature in our daily lives.
Core Concepts: Environmental Management and Green Economy.
Link: Video on Bhutan, gross national happiness and sustainable development (fascinating!)
100. Environmental Tools and Techniques
Description: Learning material for environmental tools and techniques.
Core Concepts: Relationship-Development and Environment.
101. Economy and Environment
Description: This video explains the current link between the economy and our environment.
Core Concepts: Relationship-Development and Environment.
102. Sustainable Development
Description: Access to Sustainable Development Goals: history, icons, and guidelines.
Core Concepts: Chapter 13. Sustainable Development.
Link: Web page link on department of economic and social affairs
103. SDG Indicators
Description: Can get access to resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 6 July 2017.
Core Concepts: Sustainable Development: the sustainable development goals.
Link: PDF link on resolutions adopted by the General Assembly, United Nations
104. Sustainable Development Goals and Gross National Happiness
Description: Discusses the commonalities between the SDGs and GNH.
Core Concepts: GNH and Sustainable Development.
Link: Web page link on sustainable development goals and gross national happiness
105. Bhutan Is On Track To Achieve The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goal
Description: Discusses on Bhutan’s success in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Core Concepts: GNH and Sustainable Development.
Link: Web page link on Bhutan is on track to achieve the 17 UN sustainable development goal
106. 12th Five Year Plan [2018 – 2023] Volume III : Local Government Plans, Suggested
Description: Can get access to Five Year Plan (2018-2023) for respective dzongkhags.
Core Concepts: GNH and Sustainable Development.
