Ulaanbaatar
FAO Mongolia and Selenge join hands in developing general land management plan
Economy | Agriculture
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The
Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
(FAO) in Mongolia, Mr. Vinod Ahuja and the Governor of Selenge province, Mr.
Lkhagvadorj Natsagdorj signed a Letter of Agreement on the development of
general land management plan of Selenge province.
This agreement is made within
the scope of EU co-funded ‘Sustainable Resilient Ecosystem and Agriculture
Management in Mongolia’ (STREAM) project being implemented by UN FAO.
This general land management
plan has great importance on establishing the foundation and policy document
for all sectors related to land and natural resources. Through this plan, the
project plans to focus on the optimizing the interactions between plants,
animals, humans and the environment based on the Agroecology approach.
The STREAM project is
co-financed by the European Union and the the Federal Ministry of Economic
Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and co-implemented by GIZ and FAO in
cooperation with Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and Ministry of Food,
Agriculture and Light Industry. The project aims to increase capacity of
Mongolian communities to implement innovative and sustainable long-term
landscape management to address food system challenges and climate stresses.
Source:
FAO Mongolia
