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Trees, cows and bees: a sustainable future for farming and forests in Mongolia

I believe that the protection of forests and nature is the responsibility of all people and communities.

Urantsetseg Tsend, herder

The three year, €4,550,000 STREAM programme is jointly implemented by the German development agency GIZ and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). “We have a very good history of working together with the STREAM forestry expert,” she says. “We have gained a huge amount of knowledge from their training and technical meetings. Our FUG members are very happy to be able to work together as beneficiaries on the project, and we’re looking forward to expanding our knowledge and putting it into practice.”

Forest-friendly activities such as beekeeping are a priority. “Forestry and beekeeping are inextricably linked,” she explains. “We put the hives near flowering plants on the edge of the forest because bees play an important role in pollination to increase biodiversity. Of course, FUG members know the importance of not grazing livestock in areas where natural regeneration is taking place.”

We put the hives near flowering plants on the edge of the forest because bees play an important role in pollination to increase biodiversity.

Urantsetseg Tsend, herder