Access to the updated and reliable information on the biodiversity of Bhutan for effective conservation was a major problem.

[5] In 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, a project agreement was initiated under the framework of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development which was formalized in 1994.

The Present portal was officially launched on 17 December 2013 coinciding with the National Day of Bhutan by the then Minister of Agriculture and Forests, Lyonpo Yeshi Dorji.

[3] The species page feature of the Portal provides curated and updated information on various taxa found in the country.

This section of the Portal promotes the participation from the users to document the biodiversity of Bhutan in the form of images, audios and videos.

The Strand Life Sciences and the India Biodiversity Portal provides all the technical backstoppings assisted by the Information and Communication Services Division under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests.

The National Biodiversity Centre is a government institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests of Bhutan.