VI NATIONAL RANGELAND FORUM World Desertification Day “Rangeland degradation and Impacts on Steppe Ecosystem Services”

VI NATIONAL RANGELAND FORUM

World Desertification Day

“Rangeland degradation and Impacts on Steppe Ecosystem Services”

 

15 June 2023

 

Parliament House-“Great Chingis King” hall

Objectives:

 

  1. To increase awareness of the public and decision makers at various levels the importance of Steppe ecosystem services of Mongolia which constitutes 80% of land territory of the country:
    • Provisioning services
    • Regulatory services
    • Supporting services
    • Cultural services
  1. To share the best practices led by local stakeholders, herders, PUGs and local government specialists to protect and restore steppe ecosystem services

 

Agenda

Time

Presentations

Presenters

8.30-9.00

Registration

Forum Task Force

9.00-9.10

Opening

B. Saranchimeg, MP, Chairwoman of Standing Committee for Environment, Food and Agriculture

 

9.10-9.15

Steppe ecosystem services- Video

 

 

Standing Committee for Environment, Food and Agriculture, MP

FAO-SCALA project

MNPUGs

Keynote presentations

9.15-9.35

“The significance of preserving steppe eco system services to maintain the integrity and sustainability of Mongolian natural environment”

B. Saranchimeg, MP, Chairwoman of Standing Committee for Environment, Food and Agriculture

9.35-10.00

1. Provisioning services:

“The importance of the use of medicinal plants in ancient medical texts written by Mongolian doctors”

 

“The basis of rural livelihood, national food security and supply of raw materials for domestic processing industry and export market”

 

 Academician Sh. Bold, President of the Mongolian Medical Academy

 

D. Burmaa, CEO of Mongolian National Federation of PUGs of Mongolia

 

10.00-10.15

2. Regulatory services:


“Degradation of regulatory services of steppe ecosystem:  Yellow dust storm and its impacts”

B.Erdenetsetseg, Dr,  head of agriculture meteorology research department, the Institute of Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring

 

10.15-10-25

Group photo

10.25-10.45

Tea and snack break

10.45-12.00

3. Cultural services:

 

“How steppe landscape and its services have shaped the evolvement of Mongolian national cultural heritages”

 

 

“Rangeland degradation and desertification and their implications in preserving natural scenery and attraction of tourists and tourism product development in Mongolia”

 

 

 

N. Jantsannorov, Celebrated Music Composer, Art Researcher, State Honoured Artist

 

 

 

D.Gantumur, CEO, Mongolian National Tourism Association

4. Supporting services:

The importance of maintaining the basic

eco system services

 

 

 

 

Dr. D Bulgamaa, Mongolian National Federation PUGs of Herders
 

 

 

12.00-12.30

Q and A Sessions

 

12.30-13.00

 

Exhibition of

RANGELAND FRIENDLY, RESPONSIBLE, ETHICAL AND HIGH-QUALITY VALUE CHAINS IN MONGOLIA

 

Announcement of Winners of Best practices led by local stakeholders, herders, PUGs and local government specialists to protect and restore steppe ecosystem services.

National factories

 

Forum Task Force

 

 

 

13.00-13:10

Introduction of Forum Recommendations

D.Burmaa, CEO of MNPUGs

13:10-13:20

Closing Remark

B.Saranchimeg, MP, Chairwoman of Standing Committee for Environment, Food and Agriculture