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Since its endorsement in 2012, the project has delivered
regular progress reports to the CAFF Board and presented
updates at various meetings. 63
In 2013, a new dedicated portal for reindeer herding was
launched.64 The portal features the nomadic herders pro-
ject and is regularly updated with project news in Mon-
golia, Russia and Norway. Whilst the portal has served
as a useful outreach tool for the project, no information
has been published in the Mongolian language to date.
However, now that the website infrastructure is in place,
new articles are expected to be published in Mongolian in
2014. A short film on the project has been developed for
the site and is also available on Youtube. 65
Possibilities for broadening the Nomadic Herders pro-
ject to China were explored during the 5th World Rein-
deer Herders’ Congress, when the Mongolian reindeer
herding delegation (funded from the project) were able
to network with their Chinese counterparts. However,
based on the urgent needs within Mongolia, and guid-
ance by the GEF Secretariat and others to keep project
activities geographically focused, it was decided to re-
main focused on Mongolia and the Russian Far East
only.
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herders-intro-video-now-online/, and at
watch?v=PHBQa-FhvUE
World Environment Day seminar in Mongolia, June 2013.
Development Working Group, which aims to train rein-
deer herding youth in carrying out environmental impact
assessments. The Nomadic Herders’ project has also
been endorsed by the Arctic Council’s Conservation of
Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group (CAFF), an impor-
tant indicator of demand, and recognition of the project’s
contribution to promoting best practise in sustainable
reindeer husbandry across the Arctic and sub-Arctic. The
Nomadic Herders’ project is one of the few projects run
by Observers (GRID-Arendal and the Association of World
Reindeer Herders) that is endorsed by the Arctic Council.
МОНГОЛЫН ЦААТНУУДАД ТУЛГАРЧ БУЙ АСУУДЛУУД
ШИЛЖИЛТИЙН ДҮР ТӨРХ NO.1
ӨӨРЧЛӨГДӨН БУЙ ТАЙГА
Mongolian version of Taiga report