Today, Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany to Mongolia, Mr. Stefan Duppel handed over the equipment to Mongolian Minister of the Environment and Tourism, Mr. N. Tserenbat.

The granted equipment include tents, sleeping backs, cameras and laptops. Moreover the protected areas are now connected to a high speed internet-network and a website providing information about the development project was created.

Minister N. Tserenbat said in his opening address that this equipment and these devices which were handed over to the administration of protected areas are indispensable to increase the inclusion of buffer zones into the management of protected areas, to provide information about environment to local people and to implement the rangers’ and specialists’ monitoring work soon.

Ambassador Duppel stated, “Mongolia´s unique nature is in danger. We need a common effort to preserve it – for the sake of Mongolia, its people and the world. In this context, it is the fourth time in the last two years that Germany is supporting Mongolian protected areas with high quality equipment. This clearly showcases that our common project ‘Biodiversity and Adaptation to Climate Change’ has a strong and very positive impact on the ground: It helps park-rangers to surveille vast areas and supports local communities to improve their livelihoods while at the same time conserving biodiversity. Because of this visible impact, the German side has so far provided EUR 31 million for this project.”

The project ‘Biodiversity and Adaption to Climate Change’ is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented by KfW Development Bank. The project is one outstanding example of the close Mongolian-German development cooperation that now dates back for over 25 years.