Beside of carrying out
many kinds of avtivities, we implement the project
for conserving NR. Currently, we are looking funds
to implement 2 projects for NR.
1.
Implemented project
| Project Name: |
DEVELOPING
NATURE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM
IN GUN-GALUUT NATURE RESERVE |
| Duration: |
12 months |
| Supporter: |
GEF /Global Environment Facility/ |
| Organization: |
Gun-Galuut Community Association |
Project Description:
Goal of the project is taking Gun-Galuut as a locally
protected area for its unique biodiversity, delicate
ecosystem of Kherlen river and globally threatened
wildlife habitat, improving locals' participation
in the nature conservation activities, developing
community-based tourism basing on the Gun-Galuut NR
and supporting the locals' life standards by their
involvement of the nature conservation and tourism
activities. In the frame of the project activities,
we have marked the protected area borders and made
researches on the population of Argali herds etc.,
Therefore, we also have blocked some unnecessary roads
in the area, placed road signs and made information
blocks at necessary spots. Moreover, to keep the area
clean, we made protection fences at the core areas
such as Ayaga Oasis, Mt Baits etc. Also several serial
lessons on nature conservation, tourist services etc
have been taken place among the locals.
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2.
Projects seeking funds
| Project Name: |
COMMUNITY-BASED
CONSERVATION INITIATIVE IN GUN-GALUUT NATURE RESERVE,
MONGOLIA |
| Objectives: |
- Increasing grassroots’
participation in conservation activities and
establish a “protection circle chain” around
the core areas of Gun-Galuut nature reserve
by local community.
- Improve current situation
of locals’ settlement and pasture usages in
Nature Reserve and make necessary amendment
to the particular regulations.
- Inform and explain the difficulties
in Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve to the public,
locals, and Local Administrative Authorities
and tourism organizations and develop close
cooperation between them to solve the difficulties.
|
| Threats: |
- Home land of Argali sheep
is overgrazed and depressed by too much livestock.
- Nesting area of rare birds
Tsengiin Burd wetland overgrazed and depressed
by livestock too.
- Illegal hunting and fishing
|
| Requested Budget: |
US$ 9740 |
| Duration: |
12 months |
| Project Name: |
TO
PROTECT THE NESTING AREA OF ENDANGERED BIRDS IN
GUN-GALUUT NATURE RESERVE |
| Objectives: |
- Decrease direct and indirect
negative impact of the tourism on the endangered
birds’ habitat in Tsengiin Burd Wetland.
- Educate and raise awareness
among tourists and community on conservation
and protection of the endangered birds’ habitat
and provide access to information.
- Raise awareness among the
community about sustainable tourism, increase
their income from tourism, and create jobs.
|
| Threats: |
-
Tourist
who are interested in bird watching affect
rare bird's habitat like approaching bird
nests and photographing them from very close
distance.
-
As ecotourism
develops in Gun-Galuut, local people move
into the region in large numbers. Sadly,
this might result in over-population of
the reserve and overgrazing and transformation
of Tsengiin Burd Wetland into a grassland
with associated changes in its micro-ecosystem.
Local herders move their livestock there
and their dogs frighten birds and even sometimes
destroy eggs and chicks.
- Herding livestock in and
around Tsengiin Burd die in the marshes in
spring when they are thin and weak.Although
the herders do not actively move their livestock
into the area, the animals move there on their
own leading, where they often get trapped
and die.
|
| Requested Budget: |
US$ 9945 |
| Duration: |
6 months |
|