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Temuulel Community-Based Organization

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Gobi Herders Filled 82 Abandoned Mining Pits, Handing 3.3 Hectares Back to Pasture

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🇲🇳 Mongolia

Pits left by abandoned artisanal miners, each nearly 10 metres deep, are now filled in by a group of Gobi herding families.

82pitsAbandoned mining pits filled in
3.3hectaresCommunity-managed pasture and wildlife habitat rehabilitated
128treesTrees planted near herder camps, including native saxaul
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