Reconciling mining, biodiversity conservation & related financing needs through landscape-scale impact mitigation in Mongolia Transformative Innovations in Biodiversity Financing Pyeongchang, 16 October 2014 Andrew Deutz, Ph.D. Director, International Government Relations The Nature Conservancy
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Reconciling mining, biodiversity conservation & related financing needs through landscape-scale impact mitigation in Mongolia
Transformative Innovations in Biodiversity FinancingPyeongchang, 16 October 2014
Andrew Deutz, Ph.D.Director, International Government RelationsThe Nature Conservancy
conservation portfolio
railways
National PAs
Aimag centersAimag borders
Conservation Portfolio – Potential Protected Area
Mining Leases in Mongolia
> 30% GDP > 85% exports $ 0 for conservation
Mongolia’s challenge:
How can a mining-focused economy support conservation &
development objectives for people and nature?
Area under mining leases decreased from 44% to 10%