800 thousand ha of land taken under special protection

Environment
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2020-12-15 15:20:38

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ 808 thousand ha of land has been newly taken under special protection as a result of staged works, the Ministry of Environment and Protection reports. Within the framework of a project running by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and the United Nations Development Programme Office in Mongolia, a goal was set to expand protected area system and take 940 thousand hectares of land under special protection and over 86 percent of the target fields or 808 thousand ha of land has been taken under special protection so far. 


Specifically, Delgerekh Mountain located in Tosontsengel soum of Zavkhan aimag was taken under special protection in April this year while Khujirtiin-Ider River was taken under local special protection in October.


Furthermore, places including Doloonii khooloi, Edrengiin Nuruu, Tsagaan Dersnii Nuruu, Khuren tsav, Khongoriin Nuruu, Tsagaan-Uul Mountain, Shir bulagt, Zarmangiin khooloi located in Erdene soum and Gichgenii Nuruu, Bayantooroi in Tsogt soum in Gobi-Altai aimag as well as Bayantsagaanii Nuruu in Bayankhongor aimag have been taken under local special protection. 

 


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