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The highest encouragement we get is the contribution to the countries' development
B.Chimed-Ochir
Director of WWF Mongolia meets the advisor to the President of Mongolia
While presenting the WWF's position on Cophenhagen Deal, Chimed-Ochir highlighted the importance of using the opportunity to give political impetus to the negotiation process at the United Nations Climate Summit and series of meetings US late September as well as COP15 in December this year.
Furthermore, they exchanged views on climate change impacts on Mongolia and further mitigation and adaptation actions to be taken. In this line, Mr. Chimed-Ochir requested to pay attantion on two hydropower plants which seriously impact on Zavkhna river, located in the Altai-Sayan ecoregion, identified as one of the 35 Global Priority plases by WWF, and called upon taking concrete actions.
At the end of 2-hour meeting Mr.Zorigt E. suggested the director of WWF Mongolia to become a member of Ad Hoc working group on environmental issues under the Policy council of the President Office. Mr.Chimed-Ochir warmly accepted the suggestion and said "The highest encouragement we get is the contribution to the countries' development".
At the end of 2-hour meeting Mr.Zorigt E. suggested the director of WWF Mongolia to become a member of Ad Hoc working group on environmental issues under the Policy council of the President Office. Mr.Chimed-Ochir warmly accepted the suggestion and said "The highest encouragement we get is the contribution to the countries' development".
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Mongolia
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Fax : +976 11 310 237
E-mail: info@wwf.mn
Altai Sayan Field Office
Khovd
Tel: 01432-23849
Fax: 01432-24100
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Two persons from WWF Mongolia awarded with diploma by His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, the King of Sweden
Ulaanbaatar: The Chairman of WWF Sweden and the King of Sweden awards Mr. Chimed-Ochir, Director of WWF Mongolia and Dr. Dolgormaa, Mining and Toxics officer with a diploma in acknowledgement of their significant contribution to the nature conservation.
Mr.Boldkhuyag, the honoured consul of Sweden to Mongolia, handed over the diploma today, in the Ulaanbaatar Hotel.
In the diploma, it is said “WWF Sweden acknowledges with pleasure CHIMED-OCHIR. Through his personal engagement combined with deep knowledge of Mongolian nature, Chimed has helped elevate WWF Mongolia's standing in to be inarguably the country's most important environmental and conservation organization. We are proud to award him with this diploma for the strong leadership he has provided to WWF Mongolia over almost two decades and for the many years of cooperation between the WWF organizations of Sweden and Mongolia.”
And for Dr. DOLGORMAA: “Dolgormaa's deep knowledge, strong personal engagement and result-oriented work have exceeded expectation and influenced the entire Mongolian people. She is awarded this diploma for her outstanding performance in the fields of education and building awareness of hazardous toxics and their effects on both humans and animals in the fragile Mongolian nature.”
Both diplomas are signed by His Majesty the King of Sweden and Lasse Gustavsson, the Secretary General of WWF Sweden.
For further information: M.Khulan, communications programme manager, WWF Mongolia PO, (+976-11) 311659, khulan@wwf.mn
And for Dr. DOLGORMAA: “Dolgormaa's deep knowledge, strong personal engagement and result-oriented work have exceeded expectation and influenced the entire Mongolian people. She is awarded this diploma for her outstanding performance in the fields of education and building awareness of hazardous toxics and their effects on both humans and animals in the fragile Mongolian nature.”
Both diplomas are signed by His Majesty the King of Sweden and Lasse Gustavsson, the Secretary General of WWF Sweden.
For further information: M.Khulan, communications programme manager, WWF Mongolia PO, (+976-11) 311659, khulan@wwf.mn