International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists - 2026
Green Gold – Mongolian Rangeland Research Center and “M-AGRO” LLC Sign a Memorandum of Understanding
The global Support Group now brings together 550 organizations from 102 countries, with a Standing Working Group of more than 50 members. Since its creation, the Group has been developing policy documents related to pastoralism and conducting and promoting research on rangeland-based livestock production. Representing Mongolian Green Gold – Rangeland Research Center, we serve as one of the three Co-Chair of the Support Group and have contributed actively to many of its initiatives.
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.