Environment
Most of Wangdue Phodrang is environmentally protected. The northern half of the district (Kazhi, Dangchu, Sephu Gewogs) falls within Wangchuck Centennial Park, with northwestern pockets (Kazhi Gewog) belonging to Jigme Dorji National Park. Southeastern Wangdue (Athang, Phobji Gewogs) is part of Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park. Also protected are the biological corridors crisscrossing the district that connect Bhutan's extensive national park system.
The environmentally precious and vulnerable lands of Phobjika Valley are not protected by the government, but are maintained by the first and only Bhutanese private conservation group, the Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN). Chartered as a public benefit nonprofit organization (PBO), the RSPN focuses on education, sustainable agriculture, ecotourism, and improving living standards in ecologically responsible ways.
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