8 mln heads of livestock move for better pasture in Mongolia

STORY: 8 mln heads of livestock move for better pasture in Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: December, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: TUV/DUNDGOVI, Mongolia CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of livestock in Mongolia STORYLINE: Around 8 million heads of livestock have been moving from one place to another for better pasture to overcome the current harsh wintry weather, Mongolia's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Tuesday. "So far, at least 7.8 million heads of livestock from 18,800 herder households have been moving from their own areas to another in search of better pasture," the NEMA said, adding that its regional headquarters have been established in the eastern provinces of Khentii, Dornod and Sukhbaatar, as well as in the northern province of Khuvsgul to provide the state support and health care services to the herder households. According to the National Statistics Office, Mongolia, one of the last nomadic countries in the world, had 64.7 million livest

Mongolia's number of livestock down by over 9 pct in 2023

STORY: Mongolia's number of livestock down by over 9 pct in 2023 SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of livestock in Mongolia STORYLINE: The number of livestock in Mongolia reached 64.7 million at the end of 2023, down by 9.1 percent from the previous year, the country's National Statistics Office (NSO) said Wednesday. Severe weather conditions with frequent snow and dust storms in the spring greatly contributed to the decrease in the number of livestock, said the NSO after an annual census of livestock across the country. The preliminary results of the nationwide census showed that sheep accounted for 45.5 percent of all livestock, goats for 38.0 percent, cattle for 8.3 percent, horses for 7.5 percent, and camels for 0.7 percent, according to the NSO. Among the Asian country's 21 provinces, the northernmost province Khuvsgul has the largest number of livestock with 5.7 million, followed by the central province

Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake getting ready for tourists

STORY: Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake getting ready for tourists DATELINE: June 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:13 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Khuvsgul Lake STORYLINE: Khuvsgul Lake, located in the northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul near the Russian border, is getting closer to welcoming tourists, according to the provincial governor's office. The ice of the frozen lake is melting, and domestic and foreign tourists can travel to the lake starting from June 15, it said. Khuvsgul Lake holds nearly 70 percent of Mongolia's fresh water, or 0.4 percent of the world's total. The lake is 1,645 meters above sea level, 136 km long and 262 meters deep. The Mongolian government has been taking many measures to better protect the lake's ecosystem and develop sustainable tourism around the lake, which is a main tourist destination in the country. The Asian country has set a goal of welcoming 1 million foreign tourists and earning 1 billion U.S. dollars from tourism in the coming

Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves

STORY: Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of winter and summer view of Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake STORYLINE: Mongolia's Khuvsgul Lake National Park has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said Thursday. The decision was made during the 34th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme taking place in Paris, France, from Monday to Friday, the ministry said in a statement. Khuvsgul Lake is located in the northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul near the Russian border, holding nearly 70 percent of Mongolia's fresh water, or 0.4 percent of the world's total. The lake is 1,645 meters above sea level, 136 km long and 262 meters deep. A total of nine sites from Mongolia have so far been registered in the network, according to the ministry.

Mongolia holds ice festival to promote winter tourism

STORY: Mongolia holds ice festival to promote winter tourism DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: KHATGAL, Mongolia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ice festival STORYLINE: Mongolia kicked off an annual ice festival in its Khatgal village of the northern province of Khuvsgul on Thursday. The annual festival called "Blue Pearl" was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The two-day tourism event has been co-organized by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and the provincial governor's office since 2000. "The tourism event aims to revive the country's pandemic-hit tourism sector, promote winter tourism, better protect Khuvsgul Lake's ecosystem and increase the income of local residents through tourism. This year's event is expected to attract at least 30,000 domestic and foreign tourists," Sharavdorj Iderbayasgalan, governor of Khuvsgul province, told reporters during the event. Under the motto of "Fresher, Purer," the festival included many activi