{"id":1202,"date":"2025-12-15T10:20:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T09:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transhumances360.org\/project-360\/countries\/mongolia.html"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:38:07","slug":"mongolia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/transhumances360.org\/en\/project-360\/countries\/mongolia.html","title":{"rendered":"Mongolia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/transhumances360.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mongolie-bandeau-transhumance-360.jpg&#8221; src_tablet=&#8221;https:\/\/transhumances360.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mongolie-bandeau-smartphone-transhumance-360.jpg&#8221; src_phone=&#8221;https:\/\/transhumances360.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mongolie-bandeau-smartphone-transhumance-360.jpg&#8221; src_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#E2007A&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Abril Fatface||||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW266796317 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266796317 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">Autumn transhumance in Mongolia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW131465720 BCX8\">Between autumn and the beginning of winter, Mongolian herders move in transhumance from their summer camp to their winter camp. 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Puljindorj Boldbaatar and his family have been raising yaks and horses for three generations in the \u00d6v\u00f6rkhangai region.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW131465720 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131465720 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW131465720 BCX8\">Settled in this ancestral territory, they perpetuate a way of life deeply rooted in pastoral mobility. <\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW131465720 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559740\":240}\"> They send off their<span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW131465720 BCX8\"> yaks into the mountains to protect them from winter winds. The young animals are kept close to the camp, while non-pregnant females are left at higher elevations. Although yak herding is demanding, <span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW131465720 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\"><span> <\/span><\/span>as long as the weather conditions remain favorable, it is rewarding.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131465720 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\"><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Interview with Puljindorj Boldbaatar<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/p6PlGj9Qbcw&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#E2007A&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW266796317 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266796317 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">A Steppe Passed Down Through Generations<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW161410939 BCX8\">Puljindorj Boldbaatar and his family have been raising around sixty yaks and a few horses for three generations in the mountains of \u00d6v\u00f6rkhangai.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW161410939 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161410939 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 3\"><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" lang=\"FR-FR\" class=\"TextRun SCXW161410939 BCX8\">Settled in this ancestral territory, they perpetuate a way of life deeply rooted in pastoral mobility while adapting to the modern world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#a8235a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c For three generations, my family has lived here. We raise yaks and horses, and sometimes we welcome passing tourists. Yaks provide us with fiber, milk, and meat, which we process into various dairy products.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Tourism has developed rapidly since the end of the Soviet era. Today, Boldbaatar partly makes a living from income earned through horseback trekking in the Khuisiin Lake park. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/transhumances360.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MONGOLIE-360\u00b0-2025-024.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; transform_styles__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; transform_scale__hover=&#8221;105%|105%&#8221; transform_scale__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; transform_translate__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_rotate__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_skew__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_origin__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;inverse&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||15px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/transhumances360.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MONGOLIE-360\u00b0-2025-129-scaled.jpg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; transform_styles__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; transform_scale__hover=&#8221;105%|105%&#8221; transform_scale__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221; transform_translate__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_rotate__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_skew__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; transform_origin__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#E2007A&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Yaks: A Multifunctional Livestock System<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>A hardy animal perfectly adapted to cold and high altitudes, the yak provides milk (processed into butter, cheese, and yogurt), meat, wool, and fibers used for clothing and handicrafts, as well as manure used as fuel or fertilizer. As a pack animal, it also helps transport goods during seasonal migrations. <\/p>\n<p>Through its economic, nutritional, energy, and cultural roles, the yak embodies a high-value, multifunctional livestock system that is essential to the resilience of pastoral societies facing climatic and environmental constraints.<\/p>\n<p>In Mongolia, the population of domesticated yaks is around one million head, making the country one of the world\u2019s most important yak-herding regions outside China.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#E2007A&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pastoralism Under Pressure<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In Mongolia, around 65% of rangelands are considered degraded. The combined effects of climate change \u2014 harsher winters and more frequent droughts \u2014 and the increase in livestock numbers are placing growing pressure on the steppes. To restore the pastures, Boldbaatar insists:  <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#a8235a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cNomadism is our way of life. It is how we provide for ourselves. And as long as we can move with our animals, our culture will continue to exist.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Transhumance is not only a practice for adapting to climate variability; it is also a way of mitigating the impacts of grazing. Traditionally, herders carried out up to four seasonal movements per year. 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