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After 70 years of political isolation while associated with the former Soviet Union, Mongolia opened its borders to international visitors in 1990.

Among the first people invited into the country were scientists who could help Mongolia develop conservation plans to protect its rich biodiversity and almost pristine landscape. In 1994, scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences were invited to visit a large, beautiful lake in northern Mongolia, Lake Hovsgol, and to join Mongolian and Russian scientists to study its biota. The project culminated in the description of many new species and numerous scientific publications, including the first book on the lake published in English, an effort financed by the National Science Foundation Partnerships for International Research and Education. (...)

The article:
http://scientistatwork.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/climate-change-in-mongolia/

More about:

http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/983

Un viaggio fotografico:

http://issuu.com/iperboreus/docs/mongolia?mode=embed&viewMode=magazine&adpageId=4ed8b2c9-424df

Past...present:
https://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2126:mongolia-denuncia-sulle-preoccupanti-condizioni-ambientali-&catid=33:ambiente&Itemid=58