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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...