Deep gratitude is owed to Country Directors of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation in Mongolia: Mr. Markus Dubach, Mr. Felix Fellmann, Mr. Markus Waldvogel, and Ms. Gabriella Spirli for the leadership and untiring support for building the national capacity to safeguard the health of Mongolian rangelands

Mongolia is amongst the fewer nations that preserved nomadic livestock husbandry. Nevertheless, the changes in the social, political and economic systems of the country have led to a steady increase in the number of livestock following the transfer of livestock to private ownership and the shift to a free market system. As a result, decrease in the frequency and distances of seasonal migrations of herder families and herds, have increased the pressure on rangelands and accelerated damages

Glaciers are an important component of nature, formed by precipitation in high mountainous areas. According to domestic and foreign researchers, the formation of glaciers in Mongolia is likely to be the result of a severe cold spell that lasted about 12,000 years ago. There are two types of glaciers on our planet: continental or Antarctica, Greenland, and mountain or alpine. There are only mountain glaciers in Mongolia

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Mongolia and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia have finished implementing the ‘Green Gold and Animal Health Project’. We interviewed Project Manager Ts.Enkh-Amgalan on the project results.

Switzerland is helping Mongolia in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of the health situation in Mongolia, and in response to the request for assistance made by the Government of Mongolia, the Swiss Humanitarian Aid has decided to support this country in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

The project has received 124.4 million MNT from the Green Gold Animal Health project of the Swiss Cooperation in Mongolia and 35.4 million MNT from the Mongolian University of Life Sciences.

owever, with overgrazing and the deterioration of rangelands, this ecosystem is now in danger. In the long run, severe degradation of rangelands can lead to a drastic reduction of income both for herders and for Mongolia, as Agriculture including herding is the 2nd pillar of the national economy.

Монгол ахуй, ёс заншил, өв соёлыг дотоодын аялагч болон гадаадын жуулчдад сурталчилан таниулж, байгалийн үзэсгэлэнт газарт ая тухтай амрах боломж олгох “Тэсийн голын Монголчууд” аялал жуулчлалын төслийн нээлт Хөвсгөл аймгийн Цэцэрлэг суманд /2020.08.12/ боллоо.

Энэхүү уулзалт нь “Монгол малын бүтээгдэхүүний өрсөлдөх чадвар, брэнд хөгжүүлэлтийн түүхийг бүтээн баталгаажуулах” зорилготой юм

Glaciers are an important component of nature, formed by precipitation in high mountainous areas. According to domestic and foreign researchers, the formation of glaciers in Mongolia is likely to be the result of a severe cold spell that lasted about 12,000 years ago. There are two types of glaciers on our planet: continental or Antarctica, Greenland, and mountain or alpine. There are only mountain glaciers in Mongolia