| Gun-Galuut
Community Association
Our Gun-Galuut Community Association was founded in
2002 and is a social service non-governmental organization
registered at the Ministry of Justice of Mongolia.
Bayandelger Soum (county) has been
facing several environmental problems such as pollution
of the River Kherlen, the extinctions of fish and
willow, as it has a relatively well-developed roads
and infrastructure. Therefore, locals decided to establish
a social benefit NGO to preserve the original nature
and protect it against the pollution and maltreatment
of human beings. They named the association with the
names of the river Galuut and lake Gun in the area
of the Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve.
The Association, the Selena Travel LLC and the Citizens'
Representative Hural of Bayandelger soum (local parliament)
initiated and established a locally protected area
"Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve" under the decision
of the local government to conserve worldwide threatened
species with support of the Selena Travel LLC. Now
the association is responsible for all conservation
activities within the NR.
Who we are?
The Association is made up from 5 board members, all
are locals to the area, governor of Galuut Group Mr.Batbayar
at its head, citizens of Galuut group Mr.Ganbold,
Mr.Byambadorj, Mrs.Tserenlham and Mrs.Ariuntsetseg.
The Association has 15 member households. The people
in the member households are involved in the nature
conservation and fight with the poachers and other
bad people from their hearts to protect their homeland.
Gun-Galuut Association is a member of the Union of
Mongolian organizations for Nature Conservation, UMENGO.
Main responsibilites of the
board members
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Mr. BATBAYAR Gochoo
Leads the board, provides
general leading, communicates organizations
and individuals on the behalf of the association,
and manages land issues of Gun-Galuut NR,
responsible for public promotion.
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Mrs. ARIUNTSETSEG Semjid
Manages the nature conservation
activities of the association, develops
projects and handles on the behalf of the
association. Actively participates in the
implementation.
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Mr. BYAMBADORJ Namsraijav
Manages the Nomads’ Day
annual event, organizes cultural events
on the requests of tourists visiting the
NR. Responsible for conservation fences
and observation points in the NR.
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Mr. GANBOLD Jamsran
Responsible for involving
locals in the sustainable tourism activities.
Organizes cultural events with the other board
members upon tourists’ requests.
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Mrs. TSERENLHAM Dulamsuren
Responsible for involving
locals in making handcrafts and developing
folklore activities, involving them in handcrafts
training, and promoting locally made handcrafts
and folk concerts to tourists visiting the
NR. Initiates projects on these activities
and implementing.
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The
missions of the association
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Conserve our homeland nature
and help the local government implement nature
conservation related laws
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To develop a harmonious relationship
between the Nature Reserve and the surrounding
community, taking into account the social and
economic needs of local communities.
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Conserve the world widely threatened
Argali wild sheep and several species of endangered
wetland birds in the Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve
and restoring nearly extinct biological species.
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Constituting constant work
of Nature Conservation.
Establish and develop community
based tourism and improve the living standard
of the locals by involving them in the tourism
activities.
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To promote research and
environmental monitoring in the Nature Reserve
and thus contribute to scientific knowledge.
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Protect Taimen and other
endangered fish from poaching, and prevent the
falling water level of the River Kherlen by
protecting and restoring the willows along the
river sides.
Conservation management
Management in the nature reserve focuses
on mitigating adverse impacts to biodiversity and
natural integrity of the reserve and developing
ecotourism. Gun-Galuut community association is
responsible for protecting and conserving biodiversity,
including threatened species, in Gun-Galuut NR.
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