World day to combat desertification 2017 in Mongolia

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1 World day to combat desertification 2017 in Mongolia This year the WDCD slogan was Our land, our home, our future to address the importance of land degradation prevention and restoration for reducing migration. In Mongolia, since 1990s the rural-urban migrations become critical. Same time, with globalization of the labour market and shrp economic development of the East and South East Asia labour migration is one of the form of migration for Mongolian young people to get more profit and create a wealth. To date, according to the official statistics about people are temporary live and work in Korea, more than people migrating to Europe, USA and other developed regions. Eventhough, the main reason of such displacement is undeveloped economic environment of the country, some would agree that the environment degradation in country is slowing down the development and profitability of the traditional nomadic livestock breeding, which is the main source of income for 1/3 of total population. Since, 1990s the number of rural families directly involved in livestock breeding was decreased up to percent depending on regions. Thus, the slogan of WDCD for 2017 raised an issue relevant to Mongolia. Since 2016 the Institute of Geography and Geoecology with support from the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) of Mongolia and financial support from other international institutions (UNDP, UN FAO, Korea Forest Service), projects and programmes (Korea-Mongolia Green belt project) have initiated to organize weekly awareness programme to celebrate WDCD and communicate current knowledge and experience with broader community. This year the celebration of the WDCD 2017 organized following events: 1. Science and technology workshop "Combating desertification Finding sustainability". 2. Science and business forum Achieving land degradation neutrality in Mongolia: business perspectives. 3. Broadcasting a UNCCD produced documentary The rediscovering humanity: ecosystem restoration and migration. 4. Public event Our land, our home, our future in National garden in Ulaanbaatar. 5. Broadcasting a short video clips on importance of the land degradation prevention, mitigation and restoration. 6. Art contest among children and youth under the general slogan of the WDCD To promote the activities to combat desertification in Mongolia the team of the Desertification Study Center of the Institute of Geography and Geoecology is opened a facebook page Газрын доройтлыг тэглэе. All activities organized during the celebration of WDCD 2017 were live streamed on the Facebook page. According to the statistics, the messages and other media posted on a page reached totally during the 5-17 June, The Science and technology workshop "Combating desertification Finding sustainability" held on 15 june, 2017 in Shangri-La business center, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with support from Korea Forest Service, Korea-Mongolia Green Belt project. The aim of this workshop was to evaluate the 10-year achievement of the aforementioned project in Mongolia and find solutions to establish a self-sustaining system of afforestation programs implemented in Mongolia.

2 The Science and business forum Achieving land degradation neutrality in Mongolia: business perspectives held on 16 June, 2017 in Coference Room of the Institute of Geography and Geoecology. The forum organized with support from UNDP/GEF/MON project Land degradation offset and mitigation in Western Mongolia. The aim of this forum was to discuss cons and pros of current Mongolia policies, programmes and projects to combat DLDD, identify main obstacles facing the businesses to implement environmental progammes within their business, and to introduce with international trends on how business entities can support LDN.

3 During the week of June, 2017, the organizing team of WDCD 2017 in Mongolia produced 10 short video clips and translated UNCCD documentary The rediscovering humanity. All these media were delivered to main TV channels and local televisions operating in 21 aimags. According to the media monitoring totally 120 hours dedicated to desertification and land degradation topic. All media products spontaneously broadcasted by MNB, UBS, Mongol TV and in local televisions delivering the main message to more than people all over Mongolia. Also the media products are accessible on Facebook page and on Youtube. The art contest among children and youth was organized with 3 age categories: 1) 6-10 yrs with topic Our land our home our future ; 2) yrs with topic Land is our value ; 3) yrs with topic No land degradation in Mongolia. Totally, 120 artworks received of which in

4 category 1 was 50, in category 2 60 and in category 3-10 artworks are submitted. The winners of the contests were announced during the public event organized in National Garden in Ulaanbaatar. Artwork of G.Jargalmaa the winner in category 6-10 yrs. Artwork of N.Maralmaa the winner in category yrs.

5 Artwork of B.Tuvshinzaya the winner in category yrs.