Oyu Tolgoi LLC has begun a cooperation program with the Mongolian Association of Pastureland Management to arrest the spread of pastureland loss or degradation, through climate change, mining or overgrazing. The program will prepare a system of regular monitoring and analysis, and an annual report will be submitted to the Ministry of Nature, Environment, and Tourism.

The program employs four teams and has identified 14 areas for its work. Considerable progress has been made in studying the state of the vegetative umbrella near one mine site. A proposal for an association of herders under local territorial supervision to help in sustainable pastureland management is being considered.