Urantsetseg Tsend is a busy woman, but as she rushes between milking her cows, checking her beehives and tending her tree nursery, she takes time to explain her passion for farming and nature in this remote region of forests, grasslands and mountains in northern Mongolia. “My biggest goal is to hand down our forest to future generations,” she says.

In addition to looking after her farm, husband, children and grandchildren, she somehow finds time to lead the local forest user group (FUG). Since 2021, the FUG has been working with the Sustainable Resilient Ecosystem and Agriculture Management in Mongolia (STREAM) project, co-funded by the EU GCCA+, which supports local communities with sustainable landscape management and food security.

Read more: https://gcca.eu/stories/trees-cows-and-bees-sustainable-future-farming-and-forests-mongolia

Read the French version: https://gcca.eu/fr/stories/arbres-vaches-et-abeilles-un-avenir-durable-pour-lagriculture-lelevage-et-la-sylviculture