Mongolia: Urgent Action Needed To Support Unique Environment And Culture Of Mongolia’s Reindeer Herders

Mongolia: Urgent Action Needed To Support Unique Environment And Culture Of Mongolia’s Reindeer Herders   Mongolia’s reindeer herders and their forest homeland are facing unprecedented challenges from unregulated mining, logging, water pollution, climate change and some tourism practices, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Available on-line   The study outlines a number of strategies, including increasing reindeer herd sizes and closer...

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