MONGOLIAN NATIONAL RANGELAND FORUM VIII
МОНГОЛ ОРНЫ БЭЛЧЭЭРИЙН ҮНДЭСНИЙ ФОРУМ VIII
Within the framework of Boroo Gold Company’s Biodiversity Offset Program, since 2018, activities of the Dorgont Pasture Ecosystem and Bortolgoi Shelterbelt Forest Ecosystem offset projects have been successfully implemented.
This research project evaluates the impact of pastoral livestock on biodiversity and the leadership role of women herders using the TAPE methodology – the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation.
The “Sustainable Textile Production and Eco-Label” Project (STeP EcoLab II), funded by the European Union’s SWITCH-Asia Programme, will be implemented from 2025 to 2029, covering 10 soums across three aimags. The project aims to support over 8,000 herder households and more than 120 raw material cooperatives in the following soums: Hangai, Chuluut, and Bulgan of Arkhangai aimag; Uyanga, Bat-Ulzii, and Zuunbayan-Ulaan of Övörkhangai aimag; and Bogd, Jinst, Bayantsagaan, and Bumbugur of Bayankhongor aimag.
The “Strengthening Herders’ Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change through the Creation of Inclusive and Sustainable Value Chains” Project has been officially launched.
In order to mitigate the impacts of global climate change, protect and increase forest and water resources, and maintain ecological balance, the national campaign “Billion Trees” has been launched to raise public awareness about the importance of planting, growing, and caring for trees.
With the start of summer holidays for kindergarten and school students, families and friends are spending more time outdoors. At this time, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has advised the public to take precautions against tick bites.
As part of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and China, the two countries agreed in 2018 to implement the “10 Practical Projects” with Tianjin City. One of these initiatives is the project to “Build greenhouses in Ulaanbaatar to grow vegetables, supply the capital’s population, and explore opportunities to export produce to foreign markets.”