Mongolia Today

Raymond A. Zilinskas is Senior Scientist at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California.

These essays provide an interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary Mongolia, ranging from industrialization, environmental policies, biotechnology and husbandry to descriptions of Mongolian flora and fauna.

Foreword Preface Part I. Modernization 1. The Impact of Industrialization in Mongolia Dendevin Badarch, Naidan Batsukh, and Sereeter Batmunkh 2. Environmental Policy in Mongolia Zamba Batjargal 3. Modern Biotechnology in Mongolia Bumbein Dashnyam and Raymond A. Zilinskas Part II. Traditional Culture and Indigenous Technologies 4. Mongolian Dairy Products Rinchen Indra 5. Traditional Animal Husbandry Techniques Practiced by Mongolian Nomadic People Myatavyn Tumurjav 6. Medicinal Plants of Mongolia and Their Use in Traditional Medicine Urthnasan Ligaa and Danzanhuu Tsembel Part III. Biodiversity 7. Mongolian Birds Ayurzanyn Bold 8. Mongolian Limnology and Ichthyology Ayurin Dulmaa 9. Unique Microbiota of Mongolia Baljinova Tsetseg 10. Flora and Fauna of the Gobi Desert Tserendulam Shiirevdamba 11. Conservation Case Study of the Gobi Bear Peter J. Balint and Jennifer A. Steinberg