Mongolia - Environment
As far as the environment of Mongolia is concerned, there have been limited natural freshwater resources in some areas; air pollution from coal-burning power plants and lax regulations in Ulaanbaatar; soil erosion from deforestation and overgrazing; water pollution; desertification; effects from mining . As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Mongolia
Climate We have desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)
Revenue from forest resources
Revenue from coal
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.9 million tons (2016 est.)
Total renewable water resources 34.8 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km) Amur (shared with China [s] and Russia [m]) - 4,444 km

note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 170 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 250 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 41.3 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 25.37 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 13.72 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 71.9% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 0.7% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 71.2% (2022 est.)
Forest 9.1% (2022 est.)
Other 19% (2022 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 69.1% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 1.4% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.673 million ULAANBAATAR (capital) (2023).
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Mongolia is found in Eastern Asia