National Report on the Convention on the Migratory Species

Adopting the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals during the Parliament session of June 24, 1999, Mongolia first participated in the 6th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention.

Since it joined the Bonn Convention, Mongolia has been active in Convention activities and events. These include some trans-boundary migratory species in the Convention Appendix, the development of respective document drafts through its Scientific Council to make contributions and inputs in Decisions of COP, and the implementation of the actions of the Memorandums of Understanding which Mongolia has signed. For instance, Mongolia successfully organized the second meeting of Parties to the Memorandum of Understanding on Saiga Conservation in Ulaanbaatar. It was an important step to unite conservation efforts of international communities for the species conservation.

Although Mongolia has been active in the fulfillment of its commitments and implementation of the Convention COP meetings, decisions in practice (as mentioned above), public awareness and promotional activities are still inadequate. The Ministry of Nature, Environment, and Tourism recognized these needs by initiating the comprehensive national reports on the actions implemented within the framework of the Bonn and Ramsar Conventions and the task to prepare the national reports has been completed with support and funding from the UNDP Country Office and WWF Mongolia Programme office.

Compiled by: B. Lkhagvasuren

Language: Mongolian and English

Year published: 2012

Size, Pages, and Cover type: 29x21 cm; 56 pp.; Paperback

Price: Free download here. Questions and comments to be sent to lkhagvasuren@wwf.mn, B. Lkhagvasuren, Dr., CMS Scientific Councillor for Mongolia & WWF Mongolia Programme Office, Programme Coordinator, Senior Scientist, Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences