The EGP and UNDP Mongolia, in collaboration with the Government of Mongolia, represented by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism; the National Commission for Human Rights of Mongolia; and the General Agency for Specialized Inspection, will organize a training workshop on participatory environmental monitoring for government officials and other stakeholders involved in the governance of the mining sector in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on March 26-27, 2019.

The workshop aims to sensitize the participants on the benefits of participatory environmental monitoring and show the added value for all partners involved: the environmental authorities, civil society, and the private sector.

The mining sector plays a major role in the Mongolian economy. However, the environmental and social harms related to mining remain a major challenge to local communities. Civil society and environmental organizations continue to advocate for the restriction and regulation of small, medium, and large-scale mining activities and illegal mining, which has become widespread in some regions.

In Mongolia, the EGP supports the government and civil society in improving the environmental and social outcomes of the mining sector. The EGP is also working with national partners to reduce the scale of land degradation and prevent future cases of degraded and abandoned land caused by large-scale and illegal mining.

Visit the Mongolia Workshop website here.