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December 24, 2020
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE PRODUCTION HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED
In order to increase the reputation of Mongolian wool and cashmere in the world market and increase its competitiveness, the Standards Committee of the Certification Body of the Mongolian Wool and Cashmere Association has completed the “Sustainable Textile Production Guidelines” system standard i...
December 21, 2020
The True Cost of Cashmere
With a population of 3.17 million people and more than 80 million livestock animals, Mongolia is the world’s second largest producer of cashmere wool.
This ancient fiber has long been associated to luxury, with earliest documented usage dating back to the 18th century, when Cas...
December 20, 2020
How is the wintering condition in Mongolia?
Initiated by the Mongolian National Federation of Pasture User Groups (MNFPUG), a survey was conducted on December 9-13 to identify and assess the current situation of herders in soums with challenging wintering conditions.
Currently, 75 soums in 8 aimags, including Arkhangai, Bayankhongor, Govi...
December 15, 2020
Responsible Cashmere Roundtable by Textile Exchange demonstrated the importance of land management, animal welfare and transparency
Responsible Cashmere Roundtable meeting has been held in early December, organized by Textile Exchange. During this virtual Roundtable meeting, CEO & Founder of SFA, Una Jones shared her insights on how COVID19 and Climate change are impacting the cashmere value chain & herder...
December 07, 2020
Herders are trying to maintain their "sustainable" production with initial steps in pasture management amidst COVID 19
Mongolia meets the challenges of COVID-19, climate change
After keeping novel coronavirus at bay inside its borders for nine months, Mongolia recorded its first local COVID-19 case this month, already surpassing the number of imported cases.
Mongolia locked down its capital with a few other p...
October 29, 2020
World renowned cashmere brands discussed sustainability with Mongolian herders
Bayarkhongor and Arkhangai, 29 October 2020 - The Mongolian Sustainable Cashmere Platform at UNDP Mongolia has conducted series of innovative virtual meetings straight from the steppes, between Mongolian herders and sustainability representatives from global level luxury cashmere brands, fro...
September 29, 2020
SFA is Using Blockchain to Make Cashmere Sustainable
The Sustainable Fibre Alliance supports fair outcomes for nomadic herders and the natural environment in Mongolia, in partnership with major retailers in the international cashmere industry.
Sustainable fashion has for a long time focused on new and innovative products, such as shoes made f...
September 29, 2020
Sustainable cashmere project: a "steppe" in the right direction
Led by Kering along with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Rio Tinto and with collaboration from Stanford University and NASA, the South Gobi Cashmere Project is redefining high quality cashmere production in the Mongolian steppe. An initiative that pays back today.
The goal: Saving Mongolian ...
September 29, 2020
Swiss Green Gold Project has restored 5 million hectares of rangeland in 8 years
An interview with Ts. Enkh-Amgalan, Coordinator of the Green Gold Animal Health Project of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
Five million hectares have been restored, quite a substantial number. What is the total for rangeland area in Mongolia?
In total, Mongolia has 110 million ...
September 29, 2020
Official Launch of Mongolian Sustainable Cashmere Platform on 20 November 2020, at the first Plenary Meeting
Mongolian Sustainable Cashmere Platform Steering Committee Members - 18 September 2020
Ulaanbaatar, 18 September 2020 – The Mongolian Sustainable Cashmere Platform, established early in 2020 at UNDP Mongolia, has been established to facilitate several key activities with close collaboratio...
September 29, 2020
“Cashmere Sector Recovery from Covid 19 – Building Forward Better” workshop
August 13, 2020
UN House, Mongolia
Opening Remarks by Ms. Nashida Sattar
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Mongolia
Good morning and welcome to the UN House,
The importance of cashmere for Mongolia cannot be overestimated. As the second largest producer of cashmere in the world, it is a f...
September 29, 2020
UNDP Mongolia facilitates multi stakeholder workshop to address the key challenges facing Mongolia’s cashmere industry post COVID-19 6
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – On 13 August, UNDP Mongolia facilitated the “Cashmere Sector Recovery from Covid-19 - Building Forward Better” workshop with key stakeholders of Mongolia’s cashmere industry including public, private and civil society representatives under the guidance of international S...