Climate change in Mongolia destroying pastures on which nomadic herders rely

Daashka and his brother tear across the Mongolian steppe on a motorbike in a desperate search for somewhere to graze their herds.…

For Mongolians, climate change is as personal as it gets

When the world adopted the newest climate agreement during the United Nations climate change conference — or COP21 — in Paris, Fr…

Mongolia's livestock in danger after drought, harsh winter

ULZIIT, Mongolia (AP) — The Mongolian herder gazed out of his felt tent at the half-eaten carcass of what was his riding horse, n…

Disaster looms for nomadic herders in Mongolia

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. On the vast Mongolian grasslan…

After Brutal Dzud Winter, Mongolia Seeks Foreign Aid

Across the Mongolian plains, livestock are succumbing to a brutal winter, bringing economic struggle and ruin to the country’s ag…

Nomadic Landrace

By Eileen Jenkins Your dog may be able to catch a Frisbee, but can it preserve an ageless culture in the wilds of Mongolia? Scien…

Saving lives with better flu diagnosis in Mongolia

Mongolia, a country of rugged, windswept expanses, is home to three million people and 50 million horses, camels, sheep and cattl…

IN MONGOLIA, BEWARE OF THE DZUD

No, that’s not a typo. It’s a rather dramatic weather event. People in Mongolia are used to harsh winters. But this year the wint…

Mongolia in for double whammy: drought now, "dzud" next

Balchig Baljinnyam, a small-time farmer in central Mongolia, is busy building a shelter for his dairy cows ahead of what is expec…

Mongolian Provinces to Have Pig Farms

MONGOLIA - Pig-raising farms will be created in Darkhan-Uul and Orkhon aimags in this year. According to a report from the Minist…

Livestock population reaches 45 million

At the end of 2013, the livestock population in Mongolia reached over 45 million with a 10.2 percent annual increase, according …

Mongolia’s nomads turn to private land

Mongolia's nomads have roamed its sprawling grasslands for centuries, pitching their yurts wherever they find pasture for th…

MONGOLIA: Italian firms seek cashmere cooperation

Italian companies have expressed an interest in cooperating with Mongolia in manufacturing wool and cashmere products - including…

The last of the nomads: Student filmmaker documents changing Mongolian lifestyle, music

When Loyola University New Orleans senior music industry studies major Dimitri Staszewski began his academic career four years ag…

Khuvsgul province develops bee-keeping farm

A physically challenged citizen, Ts.Batbileg, resident of Galt soum in Khuvsgul Province, has begun running a bee-keeping farm. H…

Goats, Sheep Turning Mongolian Steppe into Deserts

One of the largest remaining grassland ecosystems in the world- the Mongolian Steppe is slowly being converted to a desert, thank…

Overgrazing Turning Parts of Mongolian Steppe Into Desert

Overgrazing by millions of sheep and goats is the primary cause of degraded land in the Mongolian Steppe, one of the largest rema…

Saikhan Sum hosts Airag Festival

The fermented mare"s milk drink is something of a speciality in Saikhan Sum, Bulgan Aimag. This year the Airag Festival will…

BDSec MONGOLIA DAILY DIGEST: MONGOLIA SUPPORTS CASHMERE INDUSTRY

April 1 (BDSec) In line with cashmere being one of the Mongolian brand products, GOM decided to support the technological improve…

MNT 29 Billion paid to wool producers

The government has transferred MNT 29.4 Billion as incentive payments to 103,000 individual herders, who produced 14,700 tons of …