Oasis (MON/03/20)

Project Details & Results

Desertification is one of the most pressing environmental issues in Mongolia. Desertification is being intensified over most of Mongolia by many factors like sand shifts, negative effects of climate change and pastureland degradation.
This grant supports a herder community initiative in combating desertification by fixing sand shifts in a sandy area in Burd sum of Uvurhangai province.
A pastureland affected by intensive sand shifts has temporarily been taken out of use by fencing in order to let it naturally rehabilitate itself. To fix sand shift in the area being rehabilitated, 200 sea buckthorn seedlings were planted. The survival rate was not so good, not reaching 50 %. However, more intensive measures will be taken by the community in the coming year to increase the survival rate by planting more willow and aspen seedlings which grow relatively fast.

Notable Community Participation
Local herders will straightly be involved in the activityas initiating their experiences and innovations.

Capacity - Building Component
It demonstrates a good instant of capacity building in Burd sum among herders.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
Project activity participants are indigenous.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Advocacy will be main part of the project activity.

Project Results
Community rehabilitation efforts and fight against a natural phenomenon of destroying pasture are well under way by fixing sand shifts and saving their most valuable pastureland from being affected by intensive desertification. Fencing of pasture and tree planting activities are repeated every year to win fight against desertification.

sand shifting

tree planting to combat sand shift