ADRIC TEO YI ZHENG
"Creativity is intelligence having fun."
VIRTUAL TRIP : NATURE
We are require to watch two videos as our virtual trip. One is the 'trekking & things to do in Bhutan' which allowed me to know more about this interesting country - Bhutan. Next, is to watch the video from TED TALK: Bhutan: ‘This country isn't just carbon neutral — it's carbon negative’
BHUTAN
5 things that I learned from the ‘Bhutan virtual site visit’?
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BHUTAN HAS ONLY ONE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Bhutan has only one international airport which is located at the altitude of 2200m in Paro. This international airport only served by two national carriers - Bhutan Airlines and Drukair. This airport is categories as the most dangerous airport and it has only 15 certified pilots are allowed to land in this deep valley airport.
FOCUSING ON REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Bhutan government is focusing on high value, low impact tourism. It only costs around $250 daily fee including the accommodation fees, meals, a guide, entrance fee and all transportation fee. Something really interesting is 35% of the spends in Bhutan will be donated to the fund free health care, free education for poor families, poverty relief and building up the infrastructure. To visit Bhutan, we can only visit within a tour.
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72% OF THE LAND IN BHUTAN IS GREEN!
Bhutan is a country that very focusing on the environmental issue. In Bhutan, it is important when it comes to the tree. The Bhutan people are no cutting the green trees. If unfortunately, the forests get destroyed by a fire, they will try the best to replant the trees and remain the green in that area. They really respect the mountain and the trees as they believe that every mountain has its own protecters
THE BIG MEMORIAL STUPA
Bhutan is unique as the strong culture carry on from a generation to another generation. They practice the same culture and tradition. Chorten, the big memorial stupa is the most prominent religious structure which located in the heart of Bhutan city. It was built in 1974 to honor the third king of Bhutan - Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
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BHUTAN'S MAIN RELIGION IS BUDDHIST
There was a world largest seated Buddha in Bhutan. It located at a high ground which overlooking the whole Thimphu city. The main religion of Bhutan people is Buddhist as they practice Mahayana in their daily life. Mahayana is the believe that whatever they do in their present life, will be the rhythm of the next life, in the future. This has become their philosophy in their life
The way we can improve our country in the sense of zero-carbon-country as inspired from the Bhutan visit and TED Talks from the virtual experience and research is to REDUCE ENERGY USE BY THE HUMAN IN DAILY LIFE
One of the biggest cause in the issue of increase levels of carbon footprint is because of the increasing of the cars day by day. Therefore, walking to somewhere nearby, biking, carpooling with friends and using public transport that reduces the cars will help us in reducing the carbons release to the surrounding.
Not only that, another important and effective method is to practice minimalism by minimizing purchases of unwanted products, especially electronic products that may cause the increasing of the carbon in the country .
