With great surprise we read “Global Anvironmental Alert” on UNEP side, that attributed falling levels of Dalai Lake to dams on tributaries, while all lakes of Dauria do so due to natural climate cycle…State-of-the-art radar altimetry is demonstrated to support this claim.We had no choice, but to address the authors of this misleading article in a […]
As new water conflict unfolds in Dauria we should look into history of wars of the past among which there was the “Khalkhin-Gol Battle” that wrote the name of this part of Argun River Basin into the history of the world. The river is also presently known under shorter Mongolian name “Khalkh” and Chinese name […]
News from Mongolian Union of Rivers and Lakes Movements
Following the passing of the law “to prohibit mining operations at headwaters of rivers, protected zones of water reservoir and forested areas”, the 50th Parliamentary resolution was developed. The River Movements sent official documents regarding its implementation to the Prime Minister S. Batbold.
That is why, at […]
On December 7, 2009, YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin opened international conference Conceptualising Global Democracy conducted within the framework of Building Global Democracy Programme.
Scholars, politicians and officials from over 60 countries of all the regions of the world participating in the conference will discuss the prospects of democracy in a changing more global world.
The honour to […]
More and more attention of Russian conservationists is required by migrating Mongolian Gazelle, that more and more frequently crosses Mongolian-Russian border in our study region. In mid-November 2009 10 000 gazelle crossed the border in a place without fence west of Daursky Biosphere Reserve and 10 days stayed in reserve’s buffer zone, protected by rangers. When […]
An international symposium on “Environmental Conservation of the Sea of Okhotsk: Cooperation between Japan, China and Russia” was held on 7-8 November as part of the Hokkaido University Sustainability Weeks 2009. Led by the Pan-Okhotsk Research Center, Institute of Low Temperature Science at Hokkaido University, the symposium was organized in cooperation with several institutions including […]