page_title: Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan
section_title: Sustainable Forest Management
hierarchical_section_title: Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan / Sustainable Forest Management
caption_attribution_description: English: Extracting timber using WYSSEN cable crane in Dawathang FMU in Bumthang
context_page_description: The Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan which was founded in 1952 is responsible to protect, conserve, utilize and manage the forestry resources of Bhutan. It was one of the oldest government departments in Bhutan. During the inception of the Department back in the 1950s, the department has been manned by the foresters from India. This was due to the lack of trained personnel from Bhutan at that time. As of now, the Department is fully manned by the nationals.
context_section_description: The developmental activities in Bhutan has been increasing year by year. Developmental works increased and the demand for timber resources equally increased. In order to cater to the ever-increasing commercial demand for timber resources and for the rural purposes, the Department of Forests and Park Services of Bhutan has identified forest areas from where timber are harvested scientifically according to their management plans. The management plans were prepared by the department inline with the Forest Management Code of Bhutan, 2004. Bhutan currently has 23 areas identified as production forests. Currently there are 17 functional Forest Management Units and 6 working schemes.
caption: Extracting timber using WYSSEN cable crane in Dawathang FMU in Bumthang
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