Boundaries
Department of Forests and Park Services
Land Use Land Cover 2016 Category: Common
The LULC (2016) land cover assessment shows a national forest cover of 70.77% (excluding shrubs), of which 45.94% is Broadleaf, 13.53% is Mixed Conifer, 6.02% is Fir, 2.64% is Chir pine and 2.64% is Blue pine. The Alpine Scrub is 3.39%, Shrubs constitute 9.74%, while cultivated agricultural land and meadows account for 2.75% and 2.51% respectively. The snow cover constitutes 5.35% and rocky outcrops 4.15% while water bodies, built up areas, non-built up areas, landslides and moraines constitute less than 1% each
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Department of Energy
National Solar Energy Roadmap Sites Category: Open
This data provides the potential utility scale solar PV sites (unrestricted) across Bhutan identified as part of the National Solar Energy Roadmap. The sites in this list does not guarantee the availability or suitability for development. Developers are solely responsible for conducting their own due diligence, before proceeding with any project.