Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development

As market reforms to the Mongolian economy continue and the country enjoys rapid economic growth, the environment has entered a period of unprecedented pressure. Mining, infrastructure development and tourism development, in particular, are undergo...

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Main Author: BirdLife Asia
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393891468062335148/Safeguarding-important-areas-of-natural-habitat-in-Mongolia-alongside-economic-development
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topic AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURE
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMAL
ANIMAL PRODUCTS
ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ARTISANAL MINING
BASIN
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIODIVERSITY IMPORTANCE
BIODIVERSITY VALUE
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOLOGY
BIOSPHERE
BIOSPHERE RESERVE
BIOSPHERE RESERVES
BIRD
BIRD AREA
BIRD AREAS
BIRD CONSERVATION
BIRDS
BOREAL FOREST
BOREAL FORESTS
BREEDING
BUFFER ZONES
CAMP LOCATIONS
CLASSIFICATION
COAL
COAL MINING
COAST
COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSERVANCY
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION AREA
CONSERVATION CENTER
CONSERVATION CONCERN
CONSERVATION OF NATURE
CONSERVATION SCIENCE
CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CORE AREA
CORE AREAS
CORRIDORS
CRANE
CRANE SPECIES
CRITICAL NATURAL HABITAT
CRITICAL NATURAL HABITATS
CULTURAL RESOURCES
DATA DEFICIENT SPECIES
DATA SETS
DATA SOURCES
DEER
DRAINAGE
ECOLOGICAL CHANGES
ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC VALUES
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM GOODS
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEVATIONS
EMISSIONS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENDEMIC BIRD AREA
ENDEMISM
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
EROSION
EXPOSURE
EXTINCTION
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES
FAUNA
FIELD WORK
FISH
FLORA
FOOD SOURCE
FOREST HABITATS
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FRAGMENTATION
FRESHWATER
FRESHWATER FISH
GENETIC
GENETIC VARIATION
GIS
GLOBALLY IMPORTANT BIODIVERSITY
GLOBALLY IMPORTANT POPULATIONS
GLOBALLY IMPORTANT SITES
GOLD MINING
GRASSLAND
GRASSLAND STEPPE
GRASSLANDS
HABITAT CONSERVATION
HABITAT DEGRADATION
HABITAT LOSS
HABITAT REMAINS
HABITAT REQUIREMENTS
HUMAN DISTURBANCE
HUMAN FOOTPRINT
HUMAN POPULATION
HUMAN USE
HUNTING
IMPOUNDMENT
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ISSUES
LAKE
LAKES
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPES
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK NUMBERS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOGGING
MARINE FISHERIES
METALS
MIGRATORY SPECIES
MINERAL DEPOSITS
MINERAL EXPLORATION
MINES
MINING AREA
MINING LICENCES
MINING OPERATIONS
MITIGATION
MOUNDS
MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARKS
NATIONAL SCALE
NATURAL CONDITIONS
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FEATURES
NATURAL HABITAT
NATURAL HABITATS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURAL SITES
NATURAL WEALTH
NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITE
NATURE CONSERVATION
NATURE RESERVE
NATURE RESERVES
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NESTING
NOMADIC HERDERS
OVERGRAZING
PASTURES
PETROLEUM
POLLINATION
PRESERVATION
PROTECTED AREAS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
RANGES
RECLAMATION
RED LIST
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RESOURCE USE
RESTORATION
RIVER
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
ROAD DEVELOPMENT
ROADS
SACRED GROVES
SAFETY NET
SEABIRD
SEABIRD SPECIES
SEABIRDS
SNAILS
SPECIES RICHNESS
STEPPE HABITATS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE USE
SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
TAIGA
TAXONOMIC GROUPS
THREATENED SPECIES
THREATENED WILDLIFE
THRESHOLDS
TOUR OPERATORS
TOURISM
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
VEGETATION
WATER BIRDS
WATER POLLUTION
WATERFOWL
WATERFOWL HABITAT
WEALTH
WET GRASSLANDS
WETLAND
WETLAND VEGETATION
WETLANDS
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE POPULATIONS
WILDLIFE SERVICE
WILDLIFE SPECIES
WILDLIFE TRADE
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURE
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMAL
ANIMAL PRODUCTS
ARID ENVIRONMENTS
ARTISANAL MINING
BASIN
BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
BIODIVERSITY IMPORTANCE
BIODIVERSITY VALUE
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIOLOGY
BIOSPHERE
BIOSPHERE RESERVE
BIOSPHERE RESERVES
BIRD
BIRD AREA
BIRD AREAS
BIRD CONSERVATION
BIRDS
BOREAL FOREST
BOREAL FORESTS
BREEDING
BUFFER ZONES
CAMP LOCATIONS
CLASSIFICATION
COAL
COAL MINING
COAST
COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSERVANCY
CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION AREA
CONSERVATION CENTER
CONSERVATION CONCERN
CONSERVATION OF NATURE
CONSERVATION SCIENCE
CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CORE AREA
CORE AREAS
CORRIDORS
CRANE
CRANE SPECIES
CRITICAL NATURAL HABITAT
CRITICAL NATURAL HABITATS
CULTURAL RESOURCES
DATA DEFICIENT SPECIES
DATA SETS
DATA SOURCES
DEER
DRAINAGE
ECOLOGICAL CHANGES
ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC VALUES
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM GOODS
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEVATIONS
EMISSIONS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENDEMIC BIRD AREA
ENDEMISM
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
EROSION
EXPOSURE
EXTINCTION
EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES
FAUNA
FIELD WORK
FISH
FLORA
FOOD SOURCE
FOREST HABITATS
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FRAGMENTATION
FRESHWATER
FRESHWATER FISH
GENETIC
GENETIC VARIATION
GIS
GLOBALLY IMPORTANT BIODIVERSITY
GLOBALLY IMPORTANT POPULATIONS
GLOBALLY IMPORTANT SITES
GOLD MINING
GRASSLAND
GRASSLAND STEPPE
GRASSLANDS
HABITAT CONSERVATION
HABITAT DEGRADATION
HABITAT LOSS
HABITAT REMAINS
HABITAT REQUIREMENTS
HUMAN DISTURBANCE
HUMAN FOOTPRINT
HUMAN POPULATION
HUMAN USE
HUNTING
IMPOUNDMENT
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
ISSUES
LAKE
LAKES
LAND DEGRADATION
LAND MANAGEMENT
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPES
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK NUMBERS
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOGGING
MARINE FISHERIES
METALS
MIGRATORY SPECIES
MINERAL DEPOSITS
MINERAL EXPLORATION
MINES
MINING AREA
MINING LICENCES
MINING OPERATIONS
MITIGATION
MOUNDS
MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARKS
NATIONAL SCALE
NATURAL CONDITIONS
NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
NATURAL FEATURES
NATURAL HABITAT
NATURAL HABITATS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURAL SITES
NATURAL WEALTH
NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITE
NATURE CONSERVATION
NATURE RESERVE
NATURE RESERVES
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NESTING
NOMADIC HERDERS
OVERGRAZING
PASTURES
PETROLEUM
POLLINATION
PRESERVATION
PROTECTED AREAS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
RANGES
RECLAMATION
RED LIST
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RESOURCE USE
RESTORATION
RIVER
RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
ROAD DEVELOPMENT
ROADS
SACRED GROVES
SAFETY NET
SEABIRD
SEABIRD SPECIES
SEABIRDS
SNAILS
SPECIES RICHNESS
STEPPE HABITATS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATER
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE USE
SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
TAIGA
TAXONOMIC GROUPS
THREATENED SPECIES
THREATENED WILDLIFE
THRESHOLDS
TOUR OPERATORS
TOURISM
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
VEGETATION
WATER BIRDS
WATER POLLUTION
WATERFOWL
WATERFOWL HABITAT
WEALTH
WET GRASSLANDS
WETLAND
WETLAND VEGETATION
WETLANDS
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
WILDLIFE POPULATIONS
WILDLIFE SERVICE
WILDLIFE SPECIES
WILDLIFE TRADE
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
BirdLife Asia
Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Mongolia
description As market reforms to the Mongolian economy continue and the country enjoys rapid economic growth, the environment has entered a period of unprecedented pressure. Mining, infrastructure development and tourism development, in particular, are undergoing rapid expansion, and all pose risks to Mongolia's globally important biodiversity. In order to strengthen its safeguard review process in Mongolia, specifically implementation of its operational policy on natural habitats, the World Bank contracted Birdlife Asia to identify important areas of natural habitat in the country, and assess the extent to which these areas overlap with development plans. Birdlife Asia undertook this study in close collaboration with the Wildlife Science and Conservation Center (WSCC) of Mongolia. The study looked at the extent of overlap between sites of conservation importance on the one hand, and mining licenses, major infrastructure plans, and tourist camp locations on the other. It determined the scale of overlap at the national level, provided a strategic overview of potential impacts, and identified particular sites where there is cause for concern. Recommendations were made for how environmental issues arising might be addressed, including examples of guidance and best practice from outside of Mongolia.
format Working Paper
author BirdLife Asia
author_facet BirdLife Asia
author_sort BirdLife Asia
title Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development
title_short Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development
title_full Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development
title_fullStr Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development
title_full_unstemmed Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development
title_sort safeguarding important areas of natural habitat in mongolia alongside economic development
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393891468062335148/Safeguarding-important-areas-of-natural-habitat-in-Mongolia-alongside-economic-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28253
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spelling okr-10986-282532021-04-23T14:04:46Z Safeguarding Important Areas of Natural Habitat in Mongolia alongside Economic Development BirdLife Asia AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE AIR POLLUTION ANIMAL ANIMAL PRODUCTS ARID ENVIRONMENTS ARTISANAL MINING BASIN BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY IMPORTANCE BIODIVERSITY VALUE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOLOGY BIOSPHERE BIOSPHERE RESERVE BIOSPHERE RESERVES BIRD BIRD AREA BIRD AREAS BIRD CONSERVATION BIRDS BOREAL FOREST BOREAL FORESTS BREEDING BUFFER ZONES CAMP LOCATIONS CLASSIFICATION COAL COAL MINING COAST COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSERVANCY CONSERVATION CONSERVATION AREA CONSERVATION CENTER CONSERVATION CONCERN CONSERVATION OF NATURE CONSERVATION SCIENCE CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CORE AREA CORE AREAS CORRIDORS CRANE CRANE SPECIES CRITICAL NATURAL HABITAT CRITICAL NATURAL HABITATS CULTURAL RESOURCES DATA DEFICIENT SPECIES DATA SETS DATA SOURCES DEER DRAINAGE ECOLOGICAL CHANGES ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE ECOLOGY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUES ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM GOODS ECOSYSTEMS ELEVATIONS EMISSIONS ENDANGERED SPECIES ENDEMIC BIRD AREA ENDEMISM ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL RISK EROSION EXPOSURE EXTINCTION EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES FAUNA FIELD WORK FISH FLORA FOOD SOURCE FOREST HABITATS FORESTRY FORESTS FRAGMENTATION FRESHWATER FRESHWATER FISH GENETIC GENETIC VARIATION GIS GLOBALLY IMPORTANT BIODIVERSITY GLOBALLY IMPORTANT POPULATIONS GLOBALLY IMPORTANT SITES GOLD MINING GRASSLAND GRASSLAND STEPPE GRASSLANDS HABITAT CONSERVATION HABITAT DEGRADATION HABITAT LOSS HABITAT REMAINS HABITAT REQUIREMENTS HUMAN DISTURBANCE HUMAN FOOTPRINT HUMAN POPULATION HUMAN USE HUNTING IMPOUNDMENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES LAKE LAKES LAND DEGRADATION LAND MANAGEMENT LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPES LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK NUMBERS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOGGING MARINE FISHERIES METALS MIGRATORY SPECIES MINERAL DEPOSITS MINERAL EXPLORATION MINES MINING AREA MINING LICENCES MINING OPERATIONS MITIGATION MOUNDS MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARKS NATIONAL SCALE NATURAL CONDITIONS NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS NATURAL FEATURES NATURAL HABITAT NATURAL HABITATS NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL SITES NATURAL WEALTH NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITE NATURE CONSERVATION NATURE RESERVE NATURE RESERVES NEGATIVE IMPACTS NESTING NOMADIC HERDERS OVERGRAZING PASTURES PETROLEUM POLLINATION PRESERVATION PROTECTED AREAS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RANGES RECLAMATION RED LIST RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESOURCE USE RESTORATION RIVER RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT ROAD DEVELOPMENT ROADS SACRED GROVES SAFETY NET SEABIRD SEABIRD SPECIES SEABIRDS SNAILS SPECIES RICHNESS STEPPE HABITATS STREAMS SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE USE SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY TAIGA TAXONOMIC GROUPS THREATENED SPECIES THREATENED WILDLIFE THRESHOLDS TOUR OPERATORS TOURISM TOURISM DEVELOPMENT VEGETATION WATER BIRDS WATER POLLUTION WATERFOWL WATERFOWL HABITAT WEALTH WET GRASSLANDS WETLAND WETLAND VEGETATION WETLANDS WILDLIFE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE POPULATIONS WILDLIFE SERVICE WILDLIFE SPECIES WILDLIFE TRADE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY As market reforms to the Mongolian economy continue and the country enjoys rapid economic growth, the environment has entered a period of unprecedented pressure. Mining, infrastructure development and tourism development, in particular, are undergoing rapid expansion, and all pose risks to Mongolia's globally important biodiversity. In order to strengthen its safeguard review process in Mongolia, specifically implementation of its operational policy on natural habitats, the World Bank contracted Birdlife Asia to identify important areas of natural habitat in the country, and assess the extent to which these areas overlap with development plans. Birdlife Asia undertook this study in close collaboration with the Wildlife Science and Conservation Center (WSCC) of Mongolia. The study looked at the extent of overlap between sites of conservation importance on the one hand, and mining licenses, major infrastructure plans, and tourist camp locations on the other. It determined the scale of overlap at the national level, provided a strategic overview of potential impacts, and identified particular sites where there is cause for concern. Recommendations were made for how environmental issues arising might be addressed, including examples of guidance and best practice from outside of Mongolia. 2017-09-08T19:51:32Z 2017-09-08T19:51:32Z 2009-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/393891468062335148/Safeguarding-important-areas-of-natural-habitat-in-Mongolia-alongside-economic-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28253 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Mongolia