▁rather ▁as ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁concerns ▁that ▁must ▁be ▁main stream ed ▁in ▁Bh ut an ' s ▁overall ▁approach ▁to ▁development ▁planning ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁but tr essed ▁by ▁the ▁force ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁issues ▁▁ ▁Although ▁Bh ut an ' s ▁natural ▁her itage ▁is ▁still ▁largely ▁int act , ▁the ▁Government ▁has ▁right ly ▁recogn ised ▁that ▁it ▁cannot ▁be ▁taken ▁for ▁granted ▁and ▁that ▁conservation ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁environment ▁must ▁be ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁challeng es ▁that ▁will ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁addressed ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁ahead . ▁ ▁Press ures ▁on ▁the ▁natural ▁environment ▁are ▁already ▁evident ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁fuel led ▁by ▁a ▁complex ▁array ▁of ▁forces . ▁They ▁include ▁population ▁press ures , ▁agricult ural ▁modern isation , ▁po aching , ▁large - scale ▁hydro - power ▁development , ▁min eral ▁extra ction , ▁industrial isation , ▁urban isation , ▁se w age ▁and ▁waste ▁dispos al , ▁tour ism , ▁competition ▁for ▁available ▁land ▁road ▁construction ▁and ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁other ▁physical ▁infrastr ucture ▁associated ▁with ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁development . ▁ ▁Policy ▁implementation ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁contin ually ▁improved . ▁S ust ain able ▁rural ▁liv elihood s ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁rely ▁sole ly ▁upon ▁natural ▁resource ▁use ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁developed ▁and ▁supported , ▁and ▁there ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁far ▁wider ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁environmental ▁thre ats ▁that ▁come ▁hand ▁in ▁hand ▁with ▁development , ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁Bh ut an ' s ▁rich ▁and ▁diverse ▁environment .