Feb 6, 2025 #documentary #bhutan #climatechange
The small Himalayan nation of Bhutan was the world’s first carbon-negative country.
Feb 6, 2025 #documentary #bhutan #climatechange
The small Himalayan nation of Bhutan was the world’s first carbon-negative country.
With 70 % of its land covered by forests, it absorbs three times more carbon dioxide than it emits.
The environment is protected by the country’s constitution, and it is illegal to cut down trees without a permit.
Bhutan’s fast-flowing rivers provide the country with clean energy, making it almost entirely powered by hydroelectricity.
However, climate change and global warming are drying up rivers and threatening the country’s power supply.
In the high mountains, rising temperatures are causing glacial lakes to melt, increasing the risk of floods and other natural disasters.
101 visits Bhutan, a country at the frontier of climate change.
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