Behind the sandstorms: Mongolia's environmental and economic crisis
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When spring quietly kicks off, many people look forward to the warm sunshine and gorgeous flowers, but the little friends in the north are often caught off guard by the sudden sandstorm, the gray sky, the pungent wind and sand, people can't help but ask: why does a terrible sandstorm always come to our sky at this time? Behind this question is not only the change in weather, but also the once vast and beautiful steppe of Mongolia
According to statistics, in 2023, China experienced 12 sandstorms, the largest of which lasted for three full days, covering 3.6 million square kilometers and affecting 56 million people, such iron-like data makes people can't help but look at Mongolia, a small country with huge responsibilities
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Mongolia, vast and sparsely populated, with an area of more than 1.56 million square kilometers, lives 3.3 million residents, such a number does not seem to be much, but when the grassland becomes barren and the problem of desertification becomes more serious, such an area seems so heavy, after experiencing several fierce natural disasters, the degradation and desertification of grasslands gradually surfaced, as if to declare to the world: "Save me, I don't want to disappear yet!" ”
The pride of the grassland and the reality of the economy
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Since the independence of Mongolia, although the grassland was once a galloping of thousands of horses, but now it is a development model of cattle and sheep gradually becoming a single one, although the economy is the main artery, but in the case of blind pursuit of interests, the "belly" of the grassland has been accounted for very little
Grazing, once the way people in this land rely on survival, with the soaring demand for cashmere, the Mongolia government began to encourage herders to expand the scale of breeding, from 20 million sheep in 1990, in just a few decades to more than 70 million, of which goats have become "stars", behind this gratifying economic figures, but the accelerated degradation of grasslands, goats in the grazing, not only eat up the tender grass, but also pull up together with the rhizomes, making the originally fertile grassland into a desolation
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In order to pursue the number of cattle and sheep, Mongolia's economic model has become extremely simple and crude, and the gold in front of them has made many people forget the dangers of the future, which is why the Mongolian people have also become the world's second largest cashmere producer under such an economic system, and it has been transformed, followed by endless desertification
Corruption and disorder: the dilemma of the Mongolia government
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It is undeniable that Mongolia's steppes are becoming increasingly barren and part of the responsibility falls on the shoulders of the government, and today, Mongolia's corruption is so eye-popping that a large number of resources are monopolized in the hands of a few, and the disorderly exploitation of this mineral resource is also exacerbating the desertification of grasslands, and the gap between China and Russia has made Mongolia not only economically vulnerable, but also increasingly thin
With the arrival of another spring, the call to transform Mongolia is becoming more and more urgent, in the face of the blazing sun and arid land, the difficulty of implementing policies is extremely headache, and local governments do not hesitate to sacrifice the ecological environment for short-term interests, but killing chickens and eggs can only be a foolish move to quench thirst
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The grassland will always be the home of life
In addition to desertification, extreme weather has also made people living on the grasslands miserable, livestock breeding is often affected by drought, and herders have turned to cities, leading to urban congestion and slum expansion.Mongolia
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In this cross-border ecological war, China should raise its arms and join international cooperation to find solutions, and the global environmental problems are no longer a problem for one country, but a common challenge that everyone should face
Ecological responsibility without borders
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The current situation of large-scale shrinkage of grasslands is no longer only related to Mongolia, but even affects Japan, Korea and other neighboring countries, with hundreds of millions of economic losses every year, so it is imperative to call on the international community to strengthen cooperation and jointly respond to this crisis
How can the Mongolia government revitalize the ecology, in addition to changing the economic model, but also need to build institutions, only from the source, to promote green development and ecological protection, in order to add a ray of vitality to their future, with the help of countries, with the sustainable development model supported by science and technology, the grassland may be able to regain its former vitality
Create a green future together
Looking to the future, can the ecological environment of the Mongolia steppe be restored? The answer is not the only one, as long as all countries unite and look at the relationship between economy and environment dialectically, there is a chance to bring new life to this land, and only in this way can a grassland world full of vitality be able to show its former beauty under the sun
Not only Mongolia, but every corner of the world should work for the future of the environment, and we are calling for the rebirth of the grassland is also calling for a future of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, hoping that everyone can become a small point of light to protect the green earth in this common responsibility
Needless to say, sandstorms are a warning of nature, and behind them is a deep ecological crisis, in this context, protecting the environment and cherishing resources is a topic that we must face head-on, let us work together to find a way out in this unknown future and protect our earth's home