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Exploring Environmental Governance for the Protection of Endangered Species: Protection of the Mongolian Gobi Bears

erdenebileg khulan 1 Yun, Sun-Jin 1

1서울대학교

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ABSTRACT

Gobi bears live in the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia. The reason for the current threat of extinction is the characteristics of the barren habitat and the artificial influence. If the top predators in the desert food chain disappear, there is a risk of worsening the ecosystem. However, the Gobi bear has not been sufficiently known both internally and externally in Mongolia, and related research has not been sufficiently conducted. Conservation of biodiversity is a matter of responsibility for all of us in terms of humans own sustainable survival and ethics. Biodiversity conservation issues are of considerable complexity and require communication, partnerships, and cooperation based on networks not only from governments but also from various stakeholders. Based on the theory of environmental governance, the purpose of this study is to identify problems and seek improvement measures by reviewing related policies and projects that Mongolia has implemented so far to save the endangered Gobi bear. To this end, in-person interviews and telephone interviews were conducted for literature surveys and related stakeholders. The Mongolian government has played a leading role in the conservation of bears, and since 2013, various actors have contributed, resulting in positive results. However, it is found that food quality, genetic research, resources, and integrated management were still insufficient. Since these problems are not easy to solve only with the current government capability, this study proposed to establish an organization composed of various related stakeholders, called the “Gobi Bear Protection Partnership” led by the Ministry of Environment, as a way to overcome.

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