The British Embassy in Ulaanbaatar organized a reception about "Pastures, Conservation and Climate Action, Mongolia". The project "Pastures, Conservation and Climate Action, Mongolia" was set up as a result of a research project by the University of Leicester and Mongolian Society for Range Management (MSRM), funded by the Darwin Initiative, which aimed to develop and implement novel approaches to conservation in Mongolia.
The programme is being implemented in three sites (high mountain region, steppe region and khangai mountain) range across in Mongolia, collaborating with more than 100 herder households with territories covering a total of area of some 77.000 ha, to sequester more than 100,000 tCO2 through improved grazing management practices.
The initial stage of the project (2015 - 2019) will be financed through the sale of 'carbon plus' credits from herder's activities at the three sites. 'Carbon plus' denotes that these credits are about much more than just carbon.
In line with the new Plan Vivo standard, the "Pastures, Conservation and Climate Action, Mongolia" programme is making important contributions to nomadic herders' livelihoods and wellbeing, to the conservation of a globally important biodiversity heritage and to a range of ecosystem services, as well as carbon sequestration through enhanced rangeland management.
Participating herder groups receive direct payment for ecosystem services (PES) over the initial 4 years, which amount to 70% of the PES sale price, less a 10% risk buffer. The credits generated by the programme are certified by the rigorous and internationally recognized Plan Vivo Standard.
Given typically poor pre-programme livelihoods and annual incomes equivalent to less than 5 million MNT Tugrik for the majority of the participating households, projected payments offer the prospect of real transformations in livelihoods, in conjunction with protection and conservation of a valuable and internationally recognized biodiversity heritage.
The British Embassy, delegations of herder households, and MSRM invited organizations, business entities, as well as individuals to simultaneously offset your carbon footprint and demonstrate your commitment to social responsibility through purchasing Plan Vivo certified credits from the Pastures, Conservation and Climate Action, Mongolia programme.
The British Embassy in Ulaanbaatar organized a reception about "Pastures, Conservation and Climate Action, Mongolia". The project "Pastures, Conservation and Climate Action, Mongolia" was set up as a result of a research project by the University of Leicester and Mongolian Society for Range Management (MSRM), funded by the Darwin Initiative, which aimed to develop and implement novel approaches to conservation in Mongolia.
The programme is being implemented in three sites (high mountain region, steppe region and khangai mountain) range across in Mongolia, collaborating with more than 100 herder households with territories covering a total of area of some 77.000 ha, to sequester more than 100,000 tCO2 through improved grazing management practices.
The initial stage of the project (2015 - 2019) will be financed through the sale of 'carbon plus' credits from herder's activities at the three sites. 'Carbon plus' denotes that these credits are about much more than just carbon.
In line with the new Plan Vivo standard, the "Pastures, Conservation and Climate Action, Mongolia" programme is making important contributions to nomadic herders' livelihoods and wellbeing, to the conservation of a globally important biodiversity heritage and to a range of ecosystem services, as well as carbon sequestration through enhanced rangeland management.
Participating herder groups receive direct payment for ecosystem services (PES) over the initial 4 years, which amount to 70% of the PES sale price, less a 10% risk buffer. The credits generated by the programme are certified by the rigorous and internationally recognized Plan Vivo Standard.
Given typically poor pre-programme livelihoods and annual incomes equivalent to less than 5 million MNT Tugrik for the majority of the participating households, projected payments offer the prospect of real transformations in livelihoods, in conjunction with protection and conservation of a valuable and internationally recognized biodiversity heritage.
The British Embassy, delegations of herder households, and MSRM invited organizations, business entities, as well as individuals to simultaneously offset your carbon footprint and demonstrate your commitment to social responsibility through purchasing Plan Vivo certified credits from the Pastures, Conservation and Climate Action, Mongolia programme.