1. VENUE:
2. REGION:
Green Gold project training hall, Ulziit soum in Dundgobi province
Dundgobi, Umnugobi and Dornogobi province
3. DATE: June 24, 2014
4. PARTICIPANTS NUMBER AND REPRESENTATIVES
Organizers:
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“Nutag partners” LLC
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Colorado State University
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Agricultural Agencies of Dundgobi, Omnogobi and Dornogobi provinces
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Ulziit soum governor’ office
Participants:
In total 55 people participated in the Gobi regional forum. Representatives of seven soums from three different provinces
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Dundgobi: Ulziit and Undurshil soums
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Umnugobi: Tsogt-Ovoo, Khankhongor, Khanbogd soums
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Dornogobi: Altanshireet, Saikhandulaan soums
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Department Heads and Specialists from each province.
Opening: The workshop’s opening remarks was given by:
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Mr. Erdenebileg, Ulziit soum Governor
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Mr. Munkhjargal, Head of Department of Light Industry, Food and Agriculture of
Dundgobi province
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Professor Maria Fernandez-Gimenez
5. OBJECTIVES
 Obtain feedback on emerging/preliminary results from local stakeholders such as herders, soum officials, soum-level project officers and to understand whether the results reflect their experiences in their local soums.
 Facilitate a dialog with local stakeholders on the interpretation of the preliminary results—what do the results mean to them.
 Facilitate a dialog with local stakeholders on the management and policy implications of the preliminary results and how can these results be used to make management and policy decisions

6. DISCUSSION SESSSION
1.
Findings from the discussion about Climate change and responses to the changes
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The study results are quite in-line with herder’s expereinces and observations. Most observation of herders comparable with meteorological studies. We also are in full agreement with the preliminary results.
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Number of hot days is increasing, climate extreme events is more frequent.
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Participants described that shortage of rangeland vegetation is due to Climate Change that lead to shortage of water sources, lack of rain, inability to make pasture rotation, reduction in number of movements. In terms of livelihoods, due to poor pasture production, livestock productivity is decreasing. In addition, it affects to increased costs of making movements.
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Due to shortage of precipitation, area of dryland is increasing leading to desertification.
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Main causes of land degradation is not only warming, but also human-induced effects, such as mining, road development, overstocking. Herder’s traditional management practices are getting lost and the knowledge related to traditional practices is slowly disappearing. Herder’s perception and mindset should be changed towards improving rangeland quality as well as herd quality.
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Policy and current programs don't reflect needs and challenges. It is necessary to support those who are getting organized as group and trying out something innovative.
Especially support from soum and aimag government for herder groups’ operation is required. The government should implement measures that directly tackle the issues related to climate change, just talking and speaking not solve the effects of Climate change.
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In terms of social aspects, it is more important now to work as a group, because social networking is necessary to cope with the changes. Herders tend go become more lazy and don't willing to invest on their herd composition.
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Findings from the discussion about the Dzud impacts and responses for adaptation
Management:
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Give priority to the contract and educate them for its importance
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Once the herders’ management is in place they are more flexible which supports their active participation not by force
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For the better management of herders’ groups, we need to support the khot-ail, so that will be easier to promote model group
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Need to consider neighbors opnions to manage winter and spring pasture management.
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Preparedness at each family level is important to respond to the dzud
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Need to determine the herders’ interests and try to base on their comments instead of forcing them to do something. Herders are not trusting each other because of what they
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see that whoever stronger or morу powerful gains. They also struggle with lack of education.
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Recognize the leaders among the herders
Improve networking and cooperation:
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Cooperation between herders and local government needs to be improved
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Needs of networking between herder families
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Improve the networking and coordination between the herder groups
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Need to come out with a policy recommendation that urge the government focus to concern for the quality and strength of livestock. At this market driven economy, eventhough the livestock privatized by herders, pasture belongs to the state. So that the policy should be clear for the rangelend protection and management. Rangeland program and goals needed to be clarified at soum level and need to educate the herders and make them understand about rangelend management. Show the specific ways to herders for helping them understand the importance of quality not numbers.
Lack of herders’ education and knowledge:
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Systematic and consistent education activities targeted for training the junior herders needs to be organized
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Today’s juniors are addicted into Korean soap dramas and loosing their hardwork
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Young people have no skills or attempts how to discuss or talk with senior people. So need to train them about traditional herding and cultures.
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Need to drive the focus of herders children to like the herding. Poor conditions in the dormitory for the school children and need to establish mobile gerr kindergarten for herders.
3.
Findings from the group discussion about vegetation changes
All participant expressed their thoughts that they agree with the research findings. They have shared thier observation and additional comments:
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Plant species are changing in the rangeland
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Frequency of new plants increased, but we can't identify them
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Weeds and other unpalatable plants have increased
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Plants richness is not good due to poor soil moisture
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We are losing appopriate rangeland utilization practices and knowledge
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Rainfall decreased because of the climate change
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Ways of herding among herders are changing, herders stopped moving seasonally
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Quality of the rangeland vegetation decreased because of the continuous grazing.
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Not enough rainfall to impact the vegetation growth in the Gobi.
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Intencified animal husbandry needs to be developed in the central soums
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Policy for the water supply and resources
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Mining impacts due to road development, noise, traffic and dust
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Training of the herders in rangeland management and vegetation changes is important
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Better group management; rules for water point and pasture rotations
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Pasture rotation according to seasons; no matter drought or not to do rotation
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Legal engagement for pasture rotation: o Current policy is encouraging the herders have more livestocks who cause more grazing pressure. So need to have a policy for maintaining the number of livestock according to pasture capacity:
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Increase animal productivity (core herd etc)
Create a legal environment
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Encourage the herders who have livestock that maintains the capacity of pasture
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Improve the herd composition
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Camel production value chain and increase the value
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Evaluate and monitor the impact of livestock numbers and adjust for its capacity
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Devise some incentive systems
4.
Findings from the discussions about CBRM vs non-CBRM groups
Agree with the preliminary research findings because:
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Local community will have more opportunities and possibilities for resolving the issues related to rangeland through herders’ groups operation
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Working together and cooperation make groups stronger and powerful
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The research doesn't capture the changes in vegetation because of the duration of the project.
Challenges: Group formation will bring successes but…
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Previous not successful practices prevent herders to trust each other
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Leaders have no leadership skills
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Herder families in the Gobi are spread out and do not have enough man power
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Lack of training and awareness about the herders’ group and its benefits etc
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Direct economic benefits and expectations is not clear about the groups
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Herders are forced to form groups or cooperatives
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Lack of understanding to see the pasture as a main source of livelihood
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No economic leverage
Group/CBRM development:
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Financial mechanism is not clear
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Policy support is not available
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Leadership capacity building program for young herders so that they have skills to deal
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 with social issues for herders
Focus is for small group not for cooperative. Differences between these two.
To encourage of grouping the people who same interest and same ideas
Organize training and seminars
5.
Findings from the discussion about cross boundary movement
Causes that lead to cross-boundary movements:
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Drought and dzud
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Pasture capacity
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Growth in number of livestock
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Distance of the movement increased
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Mining, Urbanization is attracting more young people.
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Government service is better in the soums closer to infrastructure
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Water and School system is better
Current condition:
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Pasture grazing
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Conflicts
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Lack of water
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Migration and family separation
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Purchasing the winter camps
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Lack of policy (not planning)
Management policy:
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Government should support the herders who have few number of livestock
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Training of herders to work with to change their mindsets
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Contract and agreement: to protect the reserved otor area at soum, aimag and regional levels
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Have good management plan for incoming otor herders.
1.
Undurshil Dundgobi
2.
Ulziit, Dundgobi
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3.
Altanshireet, Dornogobi
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4.
Saikhandulaan, Dornogobi
5.
Khankhongor, Omnogobi
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Tsogt-Ovoo, Omnogobi
7.
Khanbogd, Omnogobi
7. EVALUATION
Totally 31 people filled the evaluation.
Please rate the following statements on a scale from 1- 5 by circling the appropriate number.
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1 = strongly agree; 2 = agree; 3=not sure; 4= disagree; 5=strongly disagree
Q1: The information presented was relevant to me
Q2: The workshop presenters demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the material presented
Q3: I learnt new information from the forum
Q6: I would attend future MOR2 forums
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20
2 3 4 5
10 0 0 1
% 65% 32% 0% 0% 3%
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1 2 3 4 5 n 20 10 0 0 1 31
% 65% 32% 0% 0% 3%
1 2 3 4 5
Q4: The information and language used was appropriate n 16 12 2 0 1 31
% 52% 39% 6% 0% 3%
1 2 3 4 5 n 13 16 0 1 30
Q5: I was given enough time and opportunity to share my views, and ask questions
% 43% 53% 0% 0% 3%
1 2 3 4 5 n 16 12 2 1 0 31
% 52% 39% 6% 3% 0%
1 2 3 4 5 n 15 12 2 1 0 30
% 50% 40% 7% 3% 0%
1.
What is the most important, interesting or surprising thing you learned?
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Soum sustainable development plan approach, future planning: approach how to identify the issue
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Group discussions and working as a team
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All topics were interesting
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Because of the climate change issues (weather, lack of water), herders move to different places
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Learnt the scientific based research findings especially from the theoretical side
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Vegetation growth and components
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Herders group, CBRM
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Shared what we know as basics
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Development plan of 20 th years for the soum was very interesting and effective
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Comments and reflections from the group discussions were very effective
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Policy recommendations working on diagram was most interesting
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Appopriate rangeland management and it’s plan
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Learnt about the group works
Learnt about the Scenario planning
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Learnt new methods for group works, defining different themes and summarising the analysis
2.
How will you use what you learned in your work?
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Will share the information and learnings with herders and herders groups
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Will support the cooperatives
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Will pilot
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Will link the learnings with my work
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Inform the community and civilians
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Make a plan
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Determine the weakness, advantages, uncertainty and impacts
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Link the learnings into the rangeland management planning
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Organize a training
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Key is to motivate the human factors
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Educate the bagh governors and partnering with herders and do awareness
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To use the participatory approaches into my work
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To use the findings for developing the policy
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Will include in the report
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Will develop the soum level policy and make it approved and implement locally
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Be creative
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Approaches and finding can be used for the planning, scenario analysis and resolving the problems
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Ranking the comments
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Will share the learning among the workers at our organization and use the findings for the planning with herders
3.
What was the most valuable aspect of the workshop?
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Good discussion about the most vulneaurable issue which is about rangeland
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Working as a team / group and to have a common reflection
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Exchange the information and get new information
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Learnt different lessons
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All sessions were valuable
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Effective training that used theory and practicium
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Information and approaches for the similar soums
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Working as a group, exchange information and learn others’ experiences
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This forum united the soums in the gobi region
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Group discussion and planning for the future
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Participatory approaches made the forum more effective
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Presenting and comparisation of the interdisciplinary researches been effective
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Scope and participation
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Vegetation growth
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To develop the policy recommendation that reflects the conclusions and analysis of the group works
4.
How could future workshops be improved? What would you change?
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Make the research findings as a specific outcome / project
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Let more soums to participate and train them on environment conservation
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Educate on how to use the training report
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Improve the organization
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This forum went well and benefitted the herders and other participants
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Extend the training days
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Training date to be appopriate
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To use the plants’ names which is familiar among the herders
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To participate the land specialists
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Specify the local community contexts and determine the impacts
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Extend more herders’ participation and provide the handouts and training materials
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Make a recommendation that is highlighted the local community contexts
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To communicate the research findings through Media news resources for outreach
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Integrate the research with practicium and present the findings openly
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Will increase more measurements taken from the research findings
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5.
What additional information would you like related to the MOR2 project and research results?
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Would like to have a regular communication and consultation
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Get familiar with the report and look at the possible measures that can be implemented
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 in our soum
Use the results for rangeland management planning, Rangelend assessment and analysis
Need to include more about specifics of the Gobi region
While develop the report it is important to use simple words
We appreciate that you shared and presented the research findings to the community.
Keep up this good work. Wish you success.
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Want to know who and how will use the research report.
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Want to have more details about the soil and vegetation cover results
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Want to get the final complete findings and present to the people in our soum
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Please send the research report to each soum
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Information about how to recover or improve the soil
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Expecting the documents; Project implementation report, articles etc
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Хавсралт 1. Хэлэлцүүлэгийн хөтөлбөр
08.30–09.00 Бүртгэл
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Дундговь, Өлзийт сумын ЗДТГ, ИТХ
Дундговь аймгийн ҮХААГ-ын дарга
Доктор. Мариа Фернандез Гименез
Танилцуулга: Др. Батхишиг Байвал
“Монголын бэлчээрийн нөхөн сэргэх” чадамж олон улсын олон талт судалгааны зорилго зорилт хамрах хүрээ, практик ач холбогдол
Судалгааны урьдчилсан үр дүнгийн танилцуулга
Монголын бэлчээрийн нөхөн сэргээх чадамж судалгааны урьдчилсан үр дүнгийн
танилцуулга. Проф. Мария Фернандез-Гименез, Б.Батхишиг, А. Алтанзул,
А.Бямбацэрэн
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Малчдын ажиглалтыг Уур амьсгал болон Алсын Зайн тандалтын мэдээлэлтэй харьцуулахуй: А. Бямбацэрэн
 Зудын үр нөлөө, авах арга хэмжээ ба дасан зохицох чадамж:
Доктор. Б. Батхишиг
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Экологийн гурван бүс дэх бэлчээрийн ургамлын өөрчлөлт 1994-2013 он: Проф.
Мария Фернандез-Гименез
 Нутгийнханы Бэлчээрийн Менежментээс гарсан нийгмийн үр дүн: Доктор. Б.
Батхишиг
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НБМ-н экологийн үр дүнгээс: Проф. Мария Фернандез-Гименез
Цайны завсарлага
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Бэлчээрийн мал аж ахуйн чухал ач холбогдол бүхий газар нутагт хил дамнасан нүүдлийн хэв шинж. Ж.Азжаргал
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Аймгийн бэлчээрийн чиглэлээр баримталж буй бодлого болон арга хэмжээний талаарх илтгэл
I.
Дундговь аймгийн ҮХААГ
II.
Өмнөговь аймгийн ҮХААГ
III.
Дорноговь аймгийн ҮХААГ
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Оролцогчид 5 бүлэгт хуваагдаж тавигдсан илтгэл тус бүрт өртөөчилсөн хэлэлцүүлэг хийх болно. Сэдэв тус бүр 10 мин хугацаанд өөрсдийн санал шүүмжийг өгнө.
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Малчдын ажиглалт: Уур амьсгал өөрчлөлт ба хариу арга хэмжээ: (Чиглүүлэгч: А.
Бямбацэрэн)
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Зудын үр нөлөө, авах арга хэмжээ ба дасан зохицох чадамж: (Чиглүүлэгч: Б.
Батхишиг)
 Бэлчээрийн ургамлын өөрчлөлт: (Чиглүүлэгч:Оюунсувд)
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Бэлчээрийн Менежментийн нутгийн зохион байгуулалт: (Чиглүүлэгч: Ц. Алтанзул)
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Малчдын хил дамнасан нүүдэл: (Чиглүүлэгч: Азжаргал)
Өдрийн хоол
Өртөө тус бүрээр өгсөн саналыг нэгтгэн танилцуулах: Сумын удирдлага
Ирээдүйн төлөвлөлтийг хийх аргачлал
20 жилийн дараах сумын хөгжлийн талаарх төсөөлөл, хэлэлцүүлэг. Үүнийг үндсэн таван шатлалаар гаргаж ирэх
Сум тус бүр танилцуулга хийх: 6 сум тус бүр 3-5 мин
Цайны завсарлага
Нэгтгэн дүгнэх үйл ажиллагаа
Хэлэлцүүлэгийн дараах үнэлгээ
Талархал, Хаалт
Хавсралт # 2: Хэлэлцүүлэгт оролцогсдын жагсаалт
Ulziit soum, Dundgobi province: June 24, 2014
Telephone № Name Organization
Ulaanbaatar
1 Pro. Maria
2 Phd.Batkhishig
CSU
Nutag Partners
3 Phd. Altanzul Nutag Partners
4 A.Byambatseren
Nutag Partners
5 J. Azjargal Nutag Partners
6 Narantsogt Nutag Partners
7 P. Galmandakh Nutag Partners
Provincial Representative
9 Munkhjargal Head,Agreculture Dept’ Dundgobi
10 Shinebayar
11 N. Puntsag
12 Naranbold
13 Enkh-Amgalan
14 P. Munkhbold
Rangeland specialist, Dundgobi
Driver, Dundgobi
Head, Agreculture Dept’ Dornogobi
Rangeland specialist, Dornogobi
Driver, Dornogobi
15 Yo.Jambaldagva Head,Agreculture Dept’ Omnogobi
16 Munkhchuluun Rangeland specialist, Omnogobi
17 Uuriintuya
Ulziit, Dundgobi
Driver, Omnogobi
18 B. Khorloo
19 L. Sandan
Head of governor’s office
Head, Vet-Breeding Office
20 Х. Otgonmunkh Head, Soum, People’ Khural
21 Bayanjargal Herder
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22 Demchigtsog
23 Jargalsaikhan
Undurshil, Dundgobi
Herder
Green Gold, project officer
24 U. Bayanmunkh Land officer
25 N. Sereeter Head, Bagh People’ Khural
26 S. Bataa Herder
27 L. Batsumberel Herder
28 N.Munkhsaikhan Project staff, Head, Vet-Breeding Office
Tsogt-Ovoo, Omnogobi
29 B.Delgerbyamba Rangeland, cooperative specialist
30 D.Otgonchuluun Head, People’ Khural
31 X. Tuvshinbayar Herder
32 L.Myagmarjav Herder
33 P.Batdorj
Khankhongor, Omnogobi
Project staff, rangeland specialist
34 Ts. Batbekh
35 Dalai
36 Munkhjargal
37 S. Oyun
Environment specialist
Agriculture specialist
Head, Herders Cooperative
Cooperative Herder
38 S.Maamankhuu Head, Herders Cooperative Oyut
39 Т.Batbold Herder, Khongorkhairkhan cooperative
Saikhandulaan, Dornogobi
40 L. Nyamtsetseg Head, Vet-Breeding Office
41 E. Borgil Environment officer
42 Dorj
43 Munkhtuya
Herder
Herder
44 D.Baasanjav
Altanshireet, Dornogobi
Governor
45 Ch. Gochoo Land officer
46 B. Baigal-Erdene Agricultural officer
47 G. Sainbayar
48 S.Enkhbaatar
49 Ts. Ganbat
Өмнөговь, Ханбогд
Herder, Cooperative Bayasgalan
Herder
Desertification project officer
50 Battsengel
51 Buyantogtokh
Khanbogd, Omnogobi
Khanbogd, Omnogobi
52 N. Munkhbayar Khanbogd, Omnogobi
53 D. Khurelbaatar Khanbogd, Omnogobi
54 B. Ganbold Khanbogd, Omnogobi
55 L. Bayarbaatar Khanbogd, Omnogobi
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