#Mongolia is known for #desertification, but very few people realise that #mining industry is largely to blame. Thanks to the cooperation with #herders and their knowledge, Batmunkh Luvsandash has fought to #protect more than a million acres of #steppe lands.
An interview by Yale E360 with the Goldman Environmental Prize laureate about how #resistance + #conservation can succeed: https://e360.yale.edu/features/batmunkh-luvsandash-interview
Yale e360How a Former Herder Protected Mongolia's Vast GrasslandsBatmunkh Luvsandash has fought to protect more than a million acres of steppe lands in his native Mongolia. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he explains how, by drawing on the knowledge of local herders, he was able to take on the powerful mining industry and win.
Ah, the TAKE IT DOWN 
Who knew safeguarding could be so ironically oppressive? 
