Delegates discuss mining sector development issues
The Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism organized a forum on responsible development in mining sector at the Government House over the weekend.
Ministers, officials, 400 preservationists from the countryside, managing officials from some 100 soums that have ecological problems, ecological specialists from the offices of aimag governors, and citizens groups took part in the forum.
Nature, Environment and Tourism Minister L.Gansukh opened the forum with a speech. He noted that nature and environment would be root of stable development and all organizations’ and citizens’ effort to protect nature and environment would be a significant issue.
MP S.Oyun, Nature, Environment and Tourism Deputy Minister Ch.Jargalsaikhan, Head of Civil Council of Nature and Environment D.Ganbold, and other officials answered questions from delegates at discussion on theme “Stable Development and the Mining Sector”. The most interested question was about water because many rivers and lakes dried due to mining activity. Besides, water is scarce in gobi region where Oyutolgoi and Tavantolgoi deposit mines economic circulation is being developed.
Delegates concluded that understanding of “responsible mining” should be realized in mining sector and environment friendly mining activity should be disseminated. Besides, delegates have issued an appeal from discussed problems at the forum. The appeal has included some issues such as Parliament to pass packet law on nature and environment, to intensify enforcement of laws on nature protection, to form recovery fund.
Besides, the ministry officials expressed their hope that results of air pollution reduction and environment degradation fight would be taken in 2012.
Ministers, officials, 400 preservationists from the countryside, managing officials from some 100 soums that have ecological problems, ecological specialists from the offices of aimag governors, and citizens groups took part in the forum.
Nature, Environment and Tourism Minister L.Gansukh opened the forum with a speech. He noted that nature and environment would be root of stable development and all organizations’ and citizens’ effort to protect nature and environment would be a significant issue.
MP S.Oyun, Nature, Environment and Tourism Deputy Minister Ch.Jargalsaikhan, Head of Civil Council of Nature and Environment D.Ganbold, and other officials answered questions from delegates at discussion on theme “Stable Development and the Mining Sector”. The most interested question was about water because many rivers and lakes dried due to mining activity. Besides, water is scarce in gobi region where Oyutolgoi and Tavantolgoi deposit mines economic circulation is being developed.
Delegates concluded that understanding of “responsible mining” should be realized in mining sector and environment friendly mining activity should be disseminated. Besides, delegates have issued an appeal from discussed problems at the forum. The appeal has included some issues such as Parliament to pass packet law on nature and environment, to intensify enforcement of laws on nature protection, to form recovery fund.
Besides, the ministry officials expressed their hope that results of air pollution reduction and environment degradation fight would be taken in 2012.
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