Second National Report Please provide the following details on the origin of this report Contracting Party MONGOLIA National Focal Point Full name of the institution: Ministry of Nature and Environment Name and title of contact Mrs. Navaan-Yunden Oyundar officer: Mailing address: Government Building 3, Baga toiruu 44, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Telephone: 976-11-321401/976-11-99291001 Fax: 976-11-321401 E-mail: [email protected] Contact officer for national report (if different) Full name of the institution: Mongolian Nature and Environment Consortium Name and title of contact Dr. M. Badarch officer: Mailing address: Room 135, Holog House, 10 horoolol, Bayangol District, Ulaanbaatar Telephone: 976-11-688688 Fax: 976-11-324529 E-mail: [email protected] Submission Signature of officer responsible for submitting national report: Date of submission: 1 Please provide summary information on the process by which this report has been prepared, including information on the types of stakeholders who have been actively involved in its preparation and on material, which was used as a basis for the report The preparation of the Second National Report on Bio-diversity consisted of the following stages: 1. The preparation of the work plan on how to write the report is based on the provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the decisions issued from the meetings of the involved parties, directives given by the Secretariat of the Convention, the methodology of writing reports and the contents of the questionnaire results. 2. The necessary data which was needed for preparation of this report was collected from all types of information sources such as legal and Government policies on protection, sustainable use and restoration of bio-diversity, State of Environment Report, First National Report on Biological Diversity in Mongolia, international and national project reports, research work and relevant publications. 3. The questionnaires given by the Secretariat of the Convention were filled in by the members of the National Committee on Implementation of Convention on Biodiversity (NCICBD), policy- makers of the Ministry for Nature and Environment (MNE), officials from the Protected Area Administrations, relevant experts, researchers, scientists, members of the National Commission on Protection of Rare Animals, representatives from non-governmental organizations, representatives of local authorities and local communities. 4. The results of the questionnaires filled in by the different stakeholders were discussed and analyzed. 5. The draft of the Second National Report on the Biological Diversity of Mongolia was prepared based on analysis of the questionnaire results and the data collected. 6. The advice and opinions of the members of the NCICBD were incorporated into the draft of the report and then the final version was written. 7. The Second National Report on the Biological Diversity of Mongolia was discussed and approved at a meeting of the NCICBD. 2 The MNE and the NCICBD supervised and monitored the production of this report. We express our deep gratitude to the officials of the Ministry for Nature and Environment, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, researchers from the Academy of Science’s institutes of Biology, Botany, Geo-ecology and Bio-technology as well as international organizations such the Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNDP and the World Bank for providing support and assistance in writing this national report. Following publications were referenced during the compilation of this report: 1. Government of Mongolia, Medium-term economic and social development strategy 1999-2002. Ulaanbaatar, 1999 2. Ministry for Nature and Environment, National Environmental Action Plan, Ulaanbaatar, 1998 3. Government of Mongolia, Mongolian action Plan for 21st Century, Ulaanbaatar, 1998 4. Ministry for Nature and Environment, National Committee to Combat Desertification National Plan of Action to Combating Desertification in Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar,1997 5. Ministry for Nature and Environment, National Committee to Combat Desertification National Report on UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Ulaanbaatar, 2000 6. Ministry for Nature and Environment, Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan for Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 1996 7. Ministry for Nature and Environment, Biological Diversity of Mongolia, First National Report on Biological Diversity, Ulaanbaatar, 1998 8. UNOPS/UNDP/GEF, Independent Evaluation Report of Mongolian Biodiversity Project, Ulaanbaatar, 1996 9. James R. Wingard, Compendium of Environmental Law and Practice in Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 2001 10. Hijaba Ykhanbai, Economics of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ulaanbaatar, 2001 3 11. Ministry for Nature and Environment, UNDP, Environmental Public Awareness Handbook (Case studies and lessons learned in Mongolia) 12. Government of Mongolia, UNDP, Human Development Report of Mongolia - 2000,Ulaanbaatar, 2000 13. National Agency for Meteorology and Hydrology and Environmental Monitoring Mongolia’s Initial National Communication, Ulaanbaatar, 2001 14. Ch. Avdai, Mongolian Science and Technology Policy and its implementation, Ulaanbaatar, 2001 15. Ministry for Nature and Environment Handbook on International Convention, Ulaanbaatar, 1998 16. Proceedings of International Workshop on Wetland Conservation in Mongolia and North-East Asia, Ulaanbaatar, 1998 17. Ministry for Nature and Environment, UNEP/ EAP-AP, “Draft review” Seminar on State of the Environment Report, Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar, 2001 18. Ministry for Nature and Environment, State of the Environment of Mongolia in 2000, Ulaanbaatar, 2001 19. Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Handbook on laws related to agriculture development, Ulaanbaatar, 2000 20. Secretariat of Convention on Biological Diversity, Handbook of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2001 21. UNDP/ GEF- Tumen River Strategic Action Program, Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis, Ulaanbaatar, 2002 Please provide information on any particular circumstances in your country that are relevant to understanding the answers to the questions in this report Mongolia is in a transition period from a centrally planned to a market oriented economy, because of this the national financial resources are limited for implementing activities on the conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use. 4 The COP has established programmes of work that respond to a number of Articles. Please identify the relative priority accorded to each theme and the adequacy of resources. This will allow subsequent information on implementation of each Article to be put into context. There are other questions on implementation of the programmes of work at the end of these guidelines. Inland water ecosystems 1. What is the relative priority for implementation of this work programme in your country? a) High b) Medium X c) Low d) Not relevant 2. To what extent are the resources available adequate for meeting the obligations and recommendations made? a) Good b) Adequate c) Limiting X d) Severely limiting Marine and coastal biological diversity 3. What is the relative priority for implementation of this work programme in your country? a) High b) Medium c) Low d) Not relevant X 4. To what extent are the resources available adequate for meeting the obligations and recommendations made? a) Good b) Adequate c) Limiting d) Severely limiting Agricultural biological diversity 5. What is the relative priority for implementation of this work programme in your country? a) High X b) Medium c) Low d) Not relevant 6. To what extent are the resources available adequate for meeting the obligations and recommendations made? 5 a) Good b) Adequate c) Limiting X d) Severely limiting Forest biological diversity 7. What is the relative priority for implementation of this work programme in your country? a) High X b) Medium c) Low d) Not relevant 8. To what extent are the resources available adequate for meeting the obligations and recommendations made? a) Good b) Adequate c) Limiting X d) Severely limiting Biological diversity of dry and sub-humid lands 9. What is the relative priority for implementation of this work programme in your country? a) High X b) Medium c) Low d) Not relevant 10. To what extent are the resources available adequate for meeting the obligations and recommendations made? a) Good b) Adequate c) Limiting X d) Severely limiting 6 Further comments on work programmes and priorities The Government recognises that the conservation and sustainable use of the water resources and wetland ecosystems are of primary importance to the long-term development of the economy. The Law on Water, which was enacted in 1995, forms an important basis for the management of the nations water resources. The Mongolian Government approved the National Water Policy Program in 1999, and it defines the strategic objectives on water conservation and its sustainable use. Some of Mongolia’s wetland ecosystems were registered in 1999 under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Currently wetlands of the Mongol Daguur Protected Area, and the lakes Ogiin Nuur, Terkhiin Tsagaan Nuur, Orog Nuur, Boon Tsagaan Nuur, Adgiin Tsagaan Nuur and Tsaatsiin Tsagaan Nuur and Har Us Nuur are included on the list. Management plans have been written for some of these sites. Agricultural development is a major cause of the loss of biological diversity and so it is included in the National Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan (NBCAP) as a crucial component. The Government of Mongolia pays special