Pursuant to decision X/46, the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) is being held in Hyderabad, India, from 8th October and will continue until 19 October 2012.
COP 11 will include a high-level ministerial segment organized by the host country in consultation with the Secretariat and the Bureau. The high‑level segment will take place from 17 to 19 October 2012.
October 4, 2012 - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognized RSPN as an official repository for its documents and publications in Bhutan on 1st October 2012.
In a letter written addressed to the Executive Director of RSPN, the Regional Director of IUCN Asia Regional Office based in Bangkok, Thailand said that it is IUCN's "pleasure to recognize the Environment Resource Centre (ERC) of RSPN" to be the official respository for all kinds of documents and publications published by IUCN. With the recognition, RSPN will receive "representative selection" of their publications.
Over 450 students and teachers from three schools namely, Bayta Community Primary School, Phobjikha Middle Secondary School and Ramachen Community Primary School attended a climate change awareness program in Phobjikha on 12th September 2012.
Under the Joint Support Programme (JSP- UNDP,UNEP and DANIDA), funded through Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC), RSPN initiated a project entitled “Pilot Initiatives to Reduce Human WildLife Conflict Management in Kangpara, Trashigang” from January 2011 to June 2012.