From Dust to Water: How Mongolian pastoralists revived a vanished lake to heal their rangelands from degradation
On the rolling, high-altitude rangelands of Burd district—a vast landscape covered in grass and low shrubs, where the eastern foothills of the Khangai Mountains soften into the heart of the Mongolian steppe—Doljinsuren Sedragchaa moves with her herd. She knows their survival, and that of her own family, depends on the lush, green wetlands that slice through the lowest points of these valleys within the Tuul River Basin.
Providing the only reliable water source for herders, livestock, and wildlife, these critical ecosystems create vital h...
Resilience Revolution: In Uzbekistan’s arid rangelands, local communities are creating a blueprint for adapting to a changing climate
A student sits comfortably in a classroom, no longer needing a heavy coat to stay warm as she watches the snow falling on the frozen steppe outside the window. A man in a parched field carefully ...
Established in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit, the GEF Small Grants Programme embodies the very essence of sustainable development by "thinking globally acting locally". By providing financial and technical support to projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods, SGP demonstrates that community action can maintain the fine balance between human needs and environmental imperatives.
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