Amid these challenges, in April 2024, Mongolia announced a nearly $200 million effort that aims to protect the country’s landscapes while honoring generations of traditional knowledge and supporting sustainable livelihoods and futures. It will take at least 15 years to complete—and a major partnership of government officials, nongovernmental organizations, herders and others—but all told it could amount to one of the most ambitious land conservation efforts in the modern era.
Mongolia has committed to conservation.
A good long article on Mongolia, The Nature Conservancy and the desire to save one of the best places left.
A favorite place of Steve’s.