CONSERVING MONGOLIA'S GRASSLANDS, WITH CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND LESSONS FOR NORTH AMERICA'S GREAT PLAINS

• Published in: Great Plains research Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 85 - 107
• Main Authors: Reading, Richard P., Bedunah, Don, Amgalanbaatar, Sukh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lincoln Center for Great Plains Studies 01.04.2010; Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska Lincoln
• Subjects: Biodiversity conservation; Grasslands; Livestock; Nature conservation; Pastoralism; Pastures; Plains; Protected areas; Steppes; Sustainable agriculture; Wildlife conservation

Mongolia and North America contain expansive grassland ecosystems that remain sparsely populated, dominated by agriculture, and support relatively isolated human communities dependent on natural resources. Until recently Mongolians raised livestock using extensive pastoralism without seriously threa...