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Community:
Right from your landing in the International airport in Paro you help the local economy starting from visa fees, excess baggage, the monumental entrance fee, hotels, local guides, souvenir shops, restaurants, local transport services. Tourism if managed in proper way it helps all forms of business of a destination country.
How Tourism benefit local community is paying royalty to the Government. In turn the local community gets free school, free medical care, road and electricity. In a developing country like Bhutan sight of the visitors in the rural areas is an insight for them to preserve and protect their culture and environment and a must to educate their children.
Our mission statement for 2011 is to support non-profit project called “RENEW”, (respect, educate, nurture and empower women) based in Thimphu, capital city of Bhutan. The RENEW is a Bhutanese cause to aid the deprived women and children of Bhutan. How you can help us is by donating in form of clothes, Books, toys, money and in kind. We don’t ask you to donate online- as and when you are signed up on our tours, your local guide will take you to the office of RENEW here in Thimphu for you to grace. It is our 2011’s resolution to donate 5% of your tour proceeds to the deprived women and Children’s cause.
Environment:
Bhutan, a kingdom under the reign of Druk Gyalpo (Dragon King) Jigme Singye Wangchuck, has the environment as the centrepiece in its constitution and all of its national development plans. Bhutan has an excellent track record in the field of environment - more than 74% of its land is under forest cover and 26% of this cover is protected areas.
The Paro Resolution on Environment and Sustainable Development, declared in May 1990, states that Bhutan's natural resources base is central to a sustainable and prosperous future of the country. The development of a National Environmental strategy that will ensure the careful stewardship and sustained use of these natural resources was urged. Development should be pursued on a middle path thus ensuring that new industries, new agricultural markets and new forestry products will be carefully developed with respect to their broader environmental ramifications.
Bhutan’s success in preserving its natural resources has been possible because of the country's recent entry into the economic development process, as well as the Buddhist faith, an important factor in all aspects of Bhutanese life. Development in Bhutan is guided by principles that emphasise preservation of both natural and cultural heritage, as well as sustainability from subsistence to a more modern economy. These are our pride and identity as a small emerging nation among the giants.
Certain percentage of every tourist tariff goes to the government as royalty which aids in the implementation of plans for conservation of environment, free healthcare and free education.
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