THREATS TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Rural-urban migration, deforestation, land degradation, water and air pollution and solid waste management have been identified as emerging environmental problems of Bhutan, according to a draft report titled "State of Environment'. The environmental report is being prepared under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme.
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