An international meeting on the economic
value of nature and the ecosystem was held in the Civil Chamber on Thursday and
Friday. Participants from the USA described their experience of conservation
and the costs of running environmental recovery programs.  They and Mongolia scholars read papers on
ecosystem legislation, nature security, budget planning, the economics of
ecology, citizens’ participation, and improvement of  coordination between Government organizations.

Inadequate or incomplete
rehabilitation, as mostly seen in Mongolia, is of little use. So far only 4,000
of the 14,000 hectares damaged by mining have been recovered. The outdated
technology used in agriculture has led to much waste of water.