MONGOLIA AND JAPAN'S MINISTRIES TO COOPERATE IN NATURE ENVIRONMENT

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, /MONTSAME/ The 6th consultative meeting of nature environmental policy between Ministries of the Nature environment and tourism of Mongolia and of Japan is running 13-15 in Dalanzadgad soum of Omnogobi aimag. The meeting has been headed by Ch.Jargalsaikhan, a Deputy Minister of Nature environment and tourism of Mongolia, by Tatsushi Terada, a Deputy Minister of Nature environment of Japan. The sides have exchanged positions on global warming, climate change, biological diversity, desertification, mining rehabilitation, natural resources assessment, dust storm, ecotourism, and have determined a cooperation tendencies. Ch.Jargalsaikhan has said the world countries must cooperate in nature protection in order to overcome difficulties and then presented results of jointly implemented works. He said that since 2006, when the two sides' Ministries determined a united policy, projects have been fruitful such as on “Protection of ecosystem of Ugii lake”, on creating dumping site, clear development mechanism, ecological tourism reserach, nature environment officials' abilities increase, and others. As the Mongolian Ministry has considered, it is needed to increase localities' participation in nature protection, to drill a proper management and to develop eco-tourism. B.Oyundelger