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Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- BirdLife Asia.
- Series:
- Other papers
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture.
- Air Pollution.
- Biodiversity.
- Coal.
- Conservation.
- Drainage.
- Economic Development.
- Ecosystems.
- Ecosystems and Natural Habitats.
- Emissions.
- Environment.
- Environmental Economics & Policies.
- Environmental Education.
- Erosion.
- Forests.
- Freshwater.
- Grasslands.
- Lakes.
- Land Management.
- Livestock.
- Logging.
- National Parks.
- Natural Resources.
- Pastures.
- River Basin Management.
- Roads.
- Streams.
- Surface Water.
- Water Pollution.
- Water Resources.
- Wetlands.
- Wildlife Resources.
- Local Subjects:
- Agriculture.
- Air Pollution.
- Biodiversity.
- Coal.
- Conservation.
- Drainage.
- Economic Development.
- Ecosystems.
- Ecosystems and Natural Habitats.
- Emissions.
- Environment.
- Environmental Economics & Policies.
- Environmental Education.
- Erosion.
- Forests.
- Freshwater.
- Grasslands.
- Lakes.
- Land Management.
- Livestock.
- Logging.
- National Parks.
- Natural Resources.
- Pastures.
- River Basin Management.
- Roads.
- Streams.
- Surface Water.
- Water Pollution.
- Water Resources.
- Wetlands.
- Wildlife Resources.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2009.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- As market reforms to the Mongolian economy continue and the country enjoys rapid economic growth, the environment has entered a period of unprecedented pressure. Mining, infrastructure development and tourism development, in particular, are undergoing rapid expansion, and all pose risks to Mongolia's globally important biodiversity. In order to strengthen its safeguard review process in Mongolia, specifically implementation of its operational policy on natural habitats, the World Bank contracted Birdlife Asia to identify important areas of natural habitat in the country, and assess the extent to which these areas overlap with development plans. Birdlife Asia undertook this study in close collaboration with the Wildlife Science and Conservation Center (WSCC) of Mongolia. The study looked at the extent of overlap between sites of conservation importance on the one hand, and mining licenses, major infrastructure plans, and tourist camp locations on the other. It determined the scale of overlap at the national level, provided a strategic overview of potential impacts, and identified particular sites where there is cause for concern. Recommendations were made for how environmental issues arising might be addressed, including examples of guidance and best practice from outside of Mongolia.
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