|
|
Nature and Environment
The good and bad news on nature in Mongolia. The prestine nature of Mongolia is more and more under threat of the challenges of modernities.
|
|
News -
Nature and Environment
|
|
Wednesday, 13 January 2010 05:38 |
The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto, Japan holds an International Symposium on "The Collapse and Restoration of the Mongolian Ecosystem Network in the Context of Global Environmental and Social Changes" on 23rd to 24th of January, 2010.
This symposium aims integration of information related to the environmental issues and deepening the understanding ecological system in Mongolia. About 20 presentations are scheduled by both natural science and humanities’ studies. Those researches are managed by one of the RIHN’s projects “Collapse and Restoration of Ecosystem Networks with Human Activity”. Leading scientists from Mongolia are invited to the conference as well.
Venue: RIHN, Kyoto, Japan
Date: 23rd-24th, January 2010. (25th excursion)
Details & Website: http://www.chikyu.ac.jp/yamamura-pro/mn_sympo/
One of the abstracts
“Interference impact of global warming and globalization on the society in Mongolia”
BATJARGAL Zamba, World Meteorological Organization, UN
There still is a significant portion of uncertainties with regard to the global climate change despite that the last Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC increased a worldwide common understanding about the present trend of global climate change and human activities as its main cause. Estimated future climate scenarios vary from model to model due to the limitation of global climate models (GCMs) and accordingly climate projections are different for given particular areas. Mongolia has developed the National Climate Change Programme referring to the results of projections based on well known GCMs. However, the scientific and professional communities engaged in this exercise are not able to guarantee full confidence in these projections due to the fact that the current GCMs had not captured all intrinsic components in driving factors and possible imperative non-linear feedback effects. The current level of warming at the territory of Mongolia based on instrumental records also needs to be shaped taking into account the locations of specifics of meteorological stations and gradually increasing localized “smog cap” effect in cold seasons in some key settlement areas. Studies on climate change undertaken so far mostly focused on the expected stresses of climate change on ecosystems, while interaction between natural and managed socio-economic systems were considered in simplified ways. In the IPCC Synthesis Report on Climate Change it was recognized that the “effects of climate change on human and some natural systems are difficult to detect due to adaptation and non-climatic drivers”. Mongolian society in recent years has been experiencing series of “shocks” induced by globalization related pressures. At the same time, Mongolia has a limited background to absorb these shocks as a nation due to its past political isolation with non market economic system and culturally “land locked” situation with limited access to a broader cultural domain in the world due to its imposed ideological barriers. Therefore, it is important for Mongolia to consider possible combined effects of global warming and globalization on the society in the process of developing its adaptation strategy anticipating both long term variability and non reversible change in climate conditions. |
|
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 January 2010 05:38 |
|
|
News -
Nature and Environment
|
|
Monday, 29 June 2009 23:04 |
|
This Wednesday in Cafe Amsterdam there is a talk by Mr.Jonathan Schlesinger.The topic of the lecture is:"Environmental Protection in Mongolia during the reign of the Manchus". It will start at 8PM as usual.
Jonathan Schlesinger, a young scholar from Harvard has spent the last few months going through the National Archives in Ulaanbaatar researching the environmental history of Mongolia. As is well known Mongolia might be the first country in history that established natural reserves like Terelj and Bogd Uul . But what is less known is that they were established during the reign of the Manchus, who ruled Mongolia from distant Beijing. Why did they do it in the first place? And what interest did the Manchus have in establishing protected areas in Mongolia? How where the protected areas enforced and what kind of penalties where in place? And were these rules obeyed or was it rather like today?
Jonathan Schlesinger who is writing his PHD thesis on the base of his findings, will talk about that and a lot more... About corrupt aristocrats, who enforced the rules against common people but were only too happy to hunt in Terelj themselves... About Chinese peasants who came in the summer to hunt for mushrooms and were promptly imprisoned and send back... or about the fur trade which very quickly exhausted the number of fur bearing animals near lake Khovsgol.
|
|
Last Updated on Monday, 29 June 2009 23:04 |
|
News -
Nature and Environment
|
|
Saturday, 30 May 2009 10:17 |
|
Last weekend a small group of us decided to drive the 8 hours or so to the Khonin Nuga(pronounced Honing Nuk) research station, northwest of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. We had a standing invitation to visit the site for years from Professor Michael Mühlenberg of Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany, and Professor R. Samiya of National University, Ulaanbaatar – who together run the station. The route took us through the town of Zuun Kharaa, the vodka-producing capital of Mongolia, and off towards the dark-green forested mountains of the western Khentii. We saw Mongolia’s largest bird, the Black Vulture, and also the respected and graceful Demoiselle Cranes picking up grasshoppers among the wind-blown solid waste around the town. We were going to spend the night in the research station, discuss with Prof. Mühlenberg the possibility of using the site as a training center within the forest landscapes project we are preparing, and find time to explore the taiga forest and steppe by horse. And then we were going to do the bumpy ride home again.
|
|
Last Updated on Sunday, 31 May 2009 14:38 |
|
|
News -
Nature and Environment
|
|
Monday, 06 April 2009 08:32 |
A traditional Mongolian sign of a good omen, twin baby camels, were born on March 24 in Myangad soum, Khovd province. Reports said the calves belong to herder J.Ganbat.
Besides being a sign of good luck, ancient traditions also call for informing the area’s highest authorities of such a birth. In keeping with the tradition, a photo of the camels was presented to Prime Minister S.Bayar by a head of the Citizens Representative Meeting of Khovd province and the Khovd Governor.
Khovd province has 17,000 camels, of them 5,025 camel cows are expected to give birth this year. |
|
Last Updated on Monday, 06 April 2009 08:34 |
|
News -
Nature and Environment
|
|
Tuesday, 31 March 2009 01:19 |
Nyambayar.B from the Wildlife Science and Conservation Center (WSCC), will present a talk entitled "Mongolian Important Bird Areas" on *Thursday, April 2, 2009 at the AMT Cafe.* PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF BIOBEER LOCATION (see map below for directions. The AMT Cafe is located north of Building IV of the National University of Mongolia, on the bottom floor of the building with the large Talk Talk English sign).
Nyambayar will give a presentation on sites that have been identified as important for bird conservation and their habitats. In general, an Important Bird Area (IBA) is an area designated as being globally important habitat for the conservation of bird populations. These sites are selected based on an internationally-agreed set of criteria developed by BirdLife International. Currently there are over 10,000 IBAs worldwide. They are not just important for birds; these sites also provide good protection base for other biodiversity. You may be aware that a total of 70 IBAs have been identified in Mongolia. WCSS has just printed a detailed inventory that includes information on each site. The presentation will cover information on the concept of an IBA, how they are selected, why it is important to protect them, legal and protection status of IBA networks, and globally endangered species in Mongolia.
Biobeers is held on the first Thursday of every month at the AMT Cafe (located north of Building IV of the National University of Mongolia, on the bottom floor of the building with the large Talk Talk English sign). People are requested to arrive after 6pm, in time for the talk to start at 6.30.
Biobeers is a monthly gathering of government and NGO staff, biologists, researchers, and other professionals interested in conservation. Each month, Biobeers sponsors a half-hour presentation on a topic relevant to Mongolian conservation, followed by an informal gathering to discuss activities and issues of interest. Biobeers is an opportunity to find out what is happening in the field of conservation
in Mongolia, talk informally to other researchers and peers in your field, and share information about issues critical to the environment and people of Mongolia.
Biobeers is organised by the Zoological Society of London's Steppe Forward Programme and sponsored by the Wildlife Conservation Society. At Biobeers the beer is on us!
|
|
Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 01:44 |
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>
|
|
Page 1 of 2 |
Home > Environment and Nature
|
|
Submitted by 