International Policy of the Environment and Legal Framework of Pastureland Management in Mongolia

The international environmental policy took a turn in the beginning of the 1990s, particularly during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992. The introduction of the concept of sustainable development and sustainability, which have permanently shaped this area of international law including in the field of land-uses and management, is definitely the Rio Conference’s hallmark. The MEAs that have been introduce, are more or less reflecting the objective of sustainable development and the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. In order for the MEAs to become fully operational and having the intended effects, their parties need to elaborate their principles and reflect them into the relevant policy documents and national legislation. This entails that in some cases a fundamental legal changes may be necessary. Current approaches related on pasture land in Mongolia The approach some kind of Mongolian NGO is the formation of pasture herders groups (PUGs), that will bear the main responsibilities, after the land has been divided into pasture use parcels that create favorable conditions for keeping nomadic, pastoral livestock husbandry.