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Environment - current issues Mongolia, in 34 editions.

The entry for Mongolia published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.

editions changed the text
10
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2024

Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).

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2004 edition

Same as 2003

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The same text in 8 editions, 2003 to 2010.

  • limited natural fresh water resources in some areas;
  • the policies of former Communist regimes promoted rapid urbanization and industrial growth that had negative effects on the environment;
  • the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar;
  • deforestation, overgrazing, and the converting of virgin land to agricultural production increased soil erosion from wind and rain;
  • desertification and mining activities had a deleterious effect on the environment

limited natural fresh water resources in some areas; the policies of the former Communist regime promoting regimes promoted rapid urbanization and industrial growth have raised concerns about their that had negative effects on the environment; the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws have severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, and the converting of virgin land to agricultural production have increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities have also had a deleterious effect on the environment

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Mongolia: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mongolia/environment-current-issues.

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