Bhutan has led the world in becoming the world’s first carbon negative country. It has retained 70% of its forest and is a global leader in conservation. In addition to this it has been voted as the worlds most happiest country.
Gross National Happiness has been used to measure progress and well being since 1972. This was the king’s vision – to measure the country’s progress beyond the economic growth incorporating cultural, spiritual, psychological, and environmental considerations. This was initiated to assess various factors, including human well-being and the sustainable use of natural resources of the country’s community.
Economic growth means environmental shrinkage and destruction at the expense of human growth. Bhutan has showed us all that we can reverse this trend.
