Implementation of Measures to Combat Aeolian Desertification in Mongolia

In Mongolia, there are several major anthropogenic factors that have a serious impact on the aeolian desertification process, including animal husbandry and related overgrazing, inappropriate transformation of rangelands into croplands, deforestation mainly for household purposes, inadequate rehabilitation of lands affected by mining activities, and poor planning efforts related to settlement and road construction, with animal husbandry having the highest pressure on land over the years. As a party to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Mongolia has developed United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification-National Action Plans (UNCCD-NAPs) to combat aeolian desertification, and under this comprehensive framework, many national and international projects with assistance from international organizations and donor countries have been implemented to tackle aeolian desertification. Some success stories have emerged related to the implementation of projects to combat aeolian desertification in Mongolia, and the future focus of UNCCD-NAPs in Mongolia should be on a sustainable mechanism to enable the interaction of agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, and industry.