Paljor Dorji

Dasho Paljor Jigme Dorji , commonly known as Dasho Benji, is a Bhutanese environmentalist, judge and diplomat.

Career Environmentalism Often referred to as Bhutan's "Godfather of Conservation", he established Bhutan's first non-governmental organization, the Royal Society for the Protection of Nature

He was also involved in the drafting of "The Middle Path" the country's first National Environmental Strategy which was published in 1998. He also served as an advisor to numerous conservation and environmental organizations in Bhutan including the National Environment Commission. Dorji was also conferred the Jigme Singye Wangchuck Outstanding Environmental Stewardship Award for Policy Leadership. serving from 1974 to 1987 (acting capacity from 1974 until 1985). an adventure documentary by American director Greg Hamilton which tackles about the issues on setting up dams in Bhutan's rivers.

Personal life Paljor Dorji is the son of Bhutan's first prime minister, Jigme Palden Dorji. Tobgye Dorji is his brother, a former diplomat who became a hotelier in Paro. Paljor Dorji is a cousin of Bhutan's fourth king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck.

He is also credited for bringing the sport of basketball in Bhutan having learned the sport in from Canadian Jesuits in a boarding school in Darjeeling, India. He also introduced the sport to the royal family having taught the sport to King Jigme Singye Wangchuck when the monarch was still a teenager.