Mongolian rangelands, which make up about 65 percent of the country’s land, support the livelihood of herders and diverse wildlife populations. However, climate change and rapid increase in the number of livestock, currently estimated to be more than 60 million, are putting pressure on the rangeland and causing increased desertification and extreme climatic events, such […]
In recent years, there have been several cases of unlawful possession and sale of Mongolian cultural heritage--most notoriously of the T. Baatar dinosaur by an American fossil hound, but also, regretfully, of artifacts by staff at Mongolian institutions. In response to these cultural heritage crimes, a strict inventory system has been put in place which […]
Please join us for our Annual Meeting, coming up on Friday, March 17th, 2017! This year’s meeting will be in Toronto, in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) annual meeting at the Sheraton Centre Toronto (123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario). Our event will be at 7:30pm, Friday, March 17th, in the Provincial […]
