THBT Bhutan’s land cover maintenance policy does more harm than good for the Bhutanese people.

THBT Bhutan’s land cover maintenance policy does more harm than good for the Bhutanese people.

Date set
April 3, 2026
Tournament
Yale
Topics
Public Policy, Environment
Background slide

Bhutan is a South Asian nation between India and China. It has a population of less than a million people and a highly underdeveloped economy, with a vast majority of the population being subsistence farmers. The two biggest drivers of its economy currently are hydropower and tourism. Over 70% of Bhutan's land area is forested, and a 2008 constitutional amendment was ratified to ensure that 60% of Bhutan's land area would be covered by forests.