The land-locked Mongolian territory, with lowest population density in the world, is an “extreme land” and contains some of the most marginal habitats, like the desert.

The mongolian communities have historically played a vital role in preserving the ecosystems and their very distinct cultural identity by maintaining the presidium in difficult terrains. The world can benefit from the native inventory, skills, specialties and ethos regarding local biodiversity and by observing the traditional adaptive strategies and resources management.

The mongolian communities inhabiting this extreme land are economically vulnerable and, if not properly supported with off farm engagement and extra earning (like sustainable tourism and handcraft productions) they tend to leave for urban centres leaving their valuable traditional know-how, native inventory of the local biodiversity and local cultural resources completely unprotected.

Fortunately, mainly thanks to its distance from the Capital city, this area is still untouched by the damage of the mass – tourism. However Local people are interested on sustainable tourism because they are conscious of the possibility to reach new income for themselves in the respect of the environment.

Mongolian people are known around the world for their hospitality and generosity and herders living in Gobi B, are always as their fathers. Here you could still breathe the ancient good manners of herders, in this land where the hospitality is sacred and the smiles of local people are always the fruit of genuine enthusiasm.