P.

Tsogtsaikhan, Director, Department of Environment and

Natural Resources Management
26 March 2019
 CONTENT

1. Legal Environment and Reform

2. Database of environmental protection and reclamation measures

3. Database of degraded land

4. Renewal of the procedure on developing, approving and reporting of

Environmental management plan

5. Measures will be taken in the future/Way forward

 1. LEGAL ENVIRONMENT AND REFORM

• Green development policy adopted by the Parliament in 2014 (Decree #43),

• About 30 rules and regulations apply to mine operations and rehabilitation
(reclamation/remediation) within the framework of implementation of
Provision #2 of the Article 15 of the Law on Environmental Protection.
• During 2015-2018, the following rules and regulations have been adopted
jointly by respective Ministers: “Methodology for physical and biological
reclamation of degraded land used for mining”, “Template for Deed on
Acceptance of the reclaimed land”, “Methodology for estimation of
environmental damage”, “Methodology for reclamation of micro mines”,
“Rehabilitation/Remediation Plan template and form for reporting”,
“Regulation for Acceptance of rehabilitation/remediation results of the
environment damaged due to exploration and mining operations of
petroleum and non-traditional oil”.
 1. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN MINING AND
RECLAMATION/REMEDIATION

Acceptance of remediation/reclamation r
Restoration after mine closure
Measures to be taken based on monitoring results • Over 20 laws, including Law on
Environmental Protection, Law on
Mine operation
Review of the working group
Minerals and Law on Environmental
appointed by the Aimag
Governor, Deed of the Impact Assessment used for
regulation of these relations
acceptance of remediation,
MET- EMP

Opening new mine

Detailed Environmental Impact
Assessment – Proposition of Bag
Community • Cooperation between the
government agencies, local
Prior mine operation General administration and business entities
Environmental Review/Assessment –
Proposition of MET and Soum governor

Mine exploration
Environmental Protection Plan- Soum
governor
http://eic.mn/index_mineral.php
 2. DATABASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MINE REHBILITAITON

Objective and Importance:

• Consolidation and processing of data

and measures of environmental
protection and mine rehabilitation
and disclosing statistics for public in a
simple way that public can
understand these easily
• It is the main fundamental system
that provides support for inter-
sectoral decision-making and
information sharing of the Ministry of
Mining and Heavy Industry and
Ministry of Environment and Tourism
 2. MAKING INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TRANSPARENT
FOR PUBLIC

Open to public
Citizens
This system will report approved/authorized data and
NGOs information to citizens and general public.
Public/Community

Provide data and information for decision makers

It will create a possibility for decision makers to
undertake detailed analysis based on this system

Information Common open-ended data and information for the use

Transparency by partner organizations

It will created a possibility of using this common open-

ended database by the mining and environmental
Decision Partner
organizations.
maker/s organization
 2. DATABASE PARTNER ORGANIZATION

Integrated database system

The new database system which is in the process of its

creation has 21 group indicators relate to
operations/activities of special license holder entities
Partner agencies:
MRAM MET SPIA МEITI - MRAM
- SPIA
- GDT /General Department of Taxation/
- МEITI/ Mongolia Extractive Industry Transparency
Initiative/ Information will be collected from these
agencies and organizations and will be regularly
updated.
3. ЭВДЭРСЭН ГАЗРЫН МЭДЭЭЛЛИЙН САН

https://eic.mn/dlid/
3. DEGRADED LAND CENSUS 2012, 2018

2012 2018 Abandoned, but need for

rehabilitation
№ Aimags Total degraded
Number of
Unit area size /hectare/ land/hec/ Area /hec/
location
1 Arkhangai 2 103.4 1084 11 5.5
2 Bayankhongor 237 708.91 377.34 41 126.7
3 Bayan-ulgii 6 45.2 43.32 9 41.42
4 Bulgan 4 19.7 1399 28
5 Govi-Sumber 1 10.2 75.2 10 9
6 Govi-Altai 41 305.8 415.28 162 301
7 Darkhan-Uul 6 488.7 1010 151 531.6
8 Dornod 6 32.6 1068 36 424
9 Dornogobi 112 41.37 20.48 81 20.48
10 Dundgobi 20 172.98 562 200 41
11 Sukhbaatar 5 6.5 835 38 61.8
12 Selenge 40 1181.42 3614.5 87 1184.4
13 Zavkhan 1 0.5 192 20.2
14 Orkhon 47.8 37 36.88
15 Uvurkhangai 49 76.32 950 20 150
16 Umnugobi 49 76.32 184
11 154
17 Khentii 47 402.18 5300 13 340
18 Khovd 10 193.6 199.98 12 84.6
19 Khuvsgul 14 80 53.9 9 10
20 Tuv /2016/ 12 25.75 9088.1 112 4880.3
21 Uvs 41 349.1 389.4 26 389.4
22 Ulaanbaatar 496.16 6 58.9
Total 703 4320.55 27405.46 1100 8871.18

preliminary
Completed in 2017
 3. SIZE OF DEGRADED LAND

№ Aimags Total degraded land

/hectare/ Size of degraded land by 2018 census /hectare/
1 Arkhangai 1084 10000
2 Bayankhongor 377.34
3 43.32 9000
Bayan-ulgii
4 Bulgan 1399
8000 Degraded land with the size of more than 1000 hectare s
5 Govi-Sumber 75.2
6 Govi-Altai 415.28 7000

7 Darkhan-Uul 1010
6000
8 Dornod 1068
9 Dornogobi 20.48 5000

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10 Dundgobi 562
4000
11 Sukhbaatar 835
12 Selenge 3614.5 3000
13 Zavkhan 192
14 Orkhon 47.8 2000
15 Uvurkhangai 950
1000
16 Umnugobi 184

17 5300 0
Khentii
18 Khovd 199.98

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 3. SIZE OF LAND NEED FOR REHABILITATION

Нөхөн сэргээх шаардлагатай орхигдсон

№ Аймаг
байршлын тоо талбай /га/ Abandoned, but need for rehabilitation /hec/
1 Arkhangai 11 5.5 6000
2 Bayankhongor 41 126.7
3 Bayan-ulgii 9 41.42
4 Bulgan 28 5000
5 Govi-Sumber 10 9
6 Govi-Altai 162 301
7 Darkhan-Uul 4000
151 531.6
8 Dornod 36 424
9 Dornogobi 81 20.48
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10 Dundgobi 200 41
11 Sukhbaatar 38 61.8
12 Selenge 87 1184.4
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13 Zavkhan 20.2
14 Orkhon 37 36.88
15 Uvurkhangai 20 150 1000
16 Umnugobi
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17 Khentii 13 340
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Total 1100 8871.18
 3. MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN IN THE FUTURE

• Locate areas need for

rehabilitation
• Clarify the possibility and
condition for rehabilitation,
• Find out those concerned and take
measures of ensuring that they
held accountable at all levels
• Use collaterals for rehabilitation
• Impose penalty in case if it was
not enough after the rehabilitation
was accepted
 4. PROCEDURE ON DEVELOPING, APPROVING AND REPORTING OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMERNT PLAN

Classification Plan/Changes in or Update of the Plan

• Mining project
• Infrastructure project
• Services and Tourism project
• Agriculture and Industrial sector
project
• Change the reporting date
• Need to fill the additional form
EP-3
• Connect to e-database system
• Participation of representatives
of community/citizens residing
in concerned region
 4. MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN IN THE FUTURE
• Getting comments on the draft
procedure and organize
consultative meetings;
• Consolidation of comments;
FOR COMMENTS:
http://www.mne.mn/wp-
content/uploads/2018/11/EMP-
draft_181026_submitted-1.pdf
Contact us:
99090403, 94939496
E-mail:
tulga9999@yahoo.com,
khosbayar@mne.gov.mn
 5. MEASURES PLANNED FOR 2019

• Develop the methodology for coal mine rehabilitation and undertake measures
relate to assessment and monitoring of implementation of the EMP during the
construction of processing plant/factory of mining and infrastructure,
• Undertake an estimation of environmental damage caused by illegal mining
operations in some areas of Selenge, Tuv, Arkhangai, Dornogobi aimags,
• Carry out postenumeration in 2 aimags where census completed and post
monitoring for some areas of Bayankhongor and Dundgobi aimags where micro
mine rehabilitation completed,
• Prepare proposals on cancellation of product sharing agreements on petroleum
in the area of Tsagaan-Els XIII, Zuunbayan XIV, Borzon VII, Tukhum Х north,
Tsaidam XXVI for government decision,
• Will organize a National Forum/Seminar titled “Improving environmental
governance in the mining sector”.
 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Contact details: +976-51-266426

MET, Government building II, UN Street, Chingeltei district,
Ulaanbaatar
www.mne.mn