Community forestry in Mongolia

摘要

Only 8.1 percent of Mongolia is covered with forests mainly of conifers and deciduous trees. The major tree species are larch, spruce and Siberian pine. Mongolia for the first time in history adopted a National Forestry Programme in 1998, which was reviewed later in 2001, in response to the growing need for better forest management in a market economy. Poverty has increased dramatically in the last 10 years due to the collapse of the state-subsidized entities, droughts and harsh winters. Mongolia has also implemented a Poverty Alleviation Programme to help finance small-scale production projects that can employ local communities. The government has also initiated programmes to encourage the local people in the protection and restoration of nature, and to support them in developing sustainable resource-based business.