Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian and Chinese Researchers Collaborate to Establish an Information System for Mazaalai Habitat
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Ulaanbaatar, July 26,
2023 /MONTSAME/. Researchers from Mongolia and China will
jointly establish a geographical information system for the habitat of the Mazaalai (Gobi Bear) in the Great Gobi Strictly Prohibited Area.
N.
Baatartsogt, Head of the Department
of Policy and Regulation of Specially Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment
and Tourism, exchanged views on this matter while receiving a team of researchers from the
Chinese Academy of Forestry.
During
the meeting, the Parties
discussed cooperation to assess the quality of the Mazaalai's habitat, determine
the status of the population of edible plants, and conduct research on
biodiversity monitoring.
The team of Chinese researchers is working in our country
within the framework of the agreement between the Governments of the two countries on the "Technical Assistance
in the Protection of Gobi Bears" project signed in 2018.
In addition, during the official visit of the Prime Minister of Mongolia L. Oyun-Erdene to China, Minister of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia B. Bat-Erdene and Minister of Commerce of China Wang Wentao signed the "Additional Agreement on the Implementation of Technical Assistance Project in the Field of Protection of Mongolian Gobi Mazaalai."
As a
result of this Additional Agreement, the term of the previous agreement signed
in 2018 has been duly extended. Consequently,
this extension will facilitate the conduct of more extensive and
all-encompassing research, with the primary focus on enhancing its habitat, bolstering its population, and safeguarding the Mazaalai.
