the nature conservancy mongolia program
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Osaka, Japan October 27, 2010
The Nature Conservancy Mongolia program
Enkhtuya Oidov, director
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Biodiversity•Largest intact temperate grassland
• Not fractured
•Habitat for Mongolian gazelle roaming
and many other grassland wild life
•Wetlands sites for migratory birds
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•Nomadic culture (40% of population out
of 2.7Mln) and conservation ethics
•Change in policy affected herders
traditional way of living (40mln livestock )
•Overgrazing issue (composition of herds)
Economic base of Mongolia: Animal husbandry
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Development pressure (Oil exploration in Eastern Steppe)
•Mining boom
•Infrastructure
•Settlements
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Real GDP Growth Rate
• 2008, GDP growth was 10.2 percent In in the first half, up from 9.9 percent in 2007.
• The pace of GDP growth is now on par with Asia’s strongest, i.e. China, India and Vietnam
Real GDP Growth Rate
September 2008- Page 2
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Strong Foreign Investment
• FDI reached $500 million in 2007, of which 67 percent went to mining while trade and food was the second largest receiver of FDI
FDI is scaling up mining
Source:FIFTASeptember 2008- Page 3
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Growth .. Mining has had
spillover effects
Source: IMF estimates IMF staff report, July 2008 September 2008- Page 7
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Fiscal Policy - Expenditures have a more than tripled in three years
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• Capital expenditures were planned 7 time higher in 2008 than 3 years before.
• Social welfare was planned 6 times higher in 2008 than 3 years before.
• Public wages have increased threefold since 2005.
• Absorptive capacity is an issue: 2008 June budget outturns indicate a significant under-spending (by 28 %) mostly on domestic capital expenditures.
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Potential fuel sources could increase, and impact of fuel prices will be less
• Total crude oil domestic extraction represents 20.2% of 2007 domestic consumption and is projected to reach 50% of domestic consumption in 2010.
Source:World BankSeptember 2008- Page 18
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Where We Work: Mongolia’s Eastern Steppe
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