NATIONAL GREEN MOVEMENT OF MONGOLIA (NGMM)

Brief Introduction

National Green Movement of Mongolia has been initiated and founded by Green Coalition on the date of December 1, 2006 as a civil protest agaisnt human healthy living environment rights voilation, absence of the effective government ecological policies as well as widespread ecological terror by the corrupt government. Officially NGMM got it’s sertificate and stamp from the authorities on February 7, 2007.

NGMM Completed Projects

1. Air pollution as government policy
As a result of our struggle againist air pollution in the Ulaanbaatar city the govenrment finally recognised that “Air pollution reached the level of a disaster”. We have initiated a land-accomodation exchange program, which is now being being discussed and is about to be implemented on the government level.
TV-25 channel has been broadcasting UB city air pollution constantly from January through March, 2007 at an initiative and order of the NGMM. We are planning to introduce ‘Smog Alarm’ program. NGMM has organized a number of peaceful protest against air pollution by distribution respiratory masks within the population. The actions cought an attention and support ampongst the population.

2. ‘Khongor’ of a Fight Against Irresponsible Mining “Gold” Programme.
NGMM was the first civil movement visited Khongor and announced an alarm to the society. We were the first to interview citizens of Khongor and the first to bring experts and doctors to survey people and animal victims of the chemical poisoning while documenting in the Khongor sum, Darkhan-uul aimag. NGMM has organized 8 press-confences and 5 demostrations defending the interests and rights of the Khongor poisoning victims, requesting financial reimbursement for the Khongor victims as well as introducing local and international mass media about the Khongor disaster. NGMM sent requests to Parliament, President and the Government of Mongolia a number of times. Ecological terrorism of Khongor has been named one of the top three disasters of Mongolia in 2007. Still, the government of Mongolia has not recognised the Khongor disaster until the moment.

The NGMM has struggling agaist ‘Iiresponsible Gold’ program. NGMM in colaboration with Mongolian Democratic Movement (MDM) and Civil Justice Movement (CJM) has conducted 4 press-conferences, reveiling serious facts and figures to the public.

There were many cases of mercury and other toxic chemicals discoveries in the Ulaanbaatar city lately, mainly related to Chinese nationals and Chinese businesses. In the protest of the abovementioned NGMM has organised an petition signed by 256 citizen collected in two hours of protesting in front of the Chinese Embassy. The signed petition was officially handed to the Chines Embassy. We have requested China to adopt a special act prohibiting toxic chemicals and other toxic materials export from China into Mongolia. NGMM has expressed a position that Governments of the two countries are capable of cooperating in breaking down the secret network for smugling toxic chemicals into Mongolia.

NGMM has sent it’s delegates to the 2-nd Congress of the Global Greens and made a report about disastruoa ecological consequences of “Gold” programme in Mongolia as well as on Khongor disaster. NGMM has joined global anti-gold network.

3. 75% of the green coverage of the UB city has been removed.
- The secret decision was made by the Parliament’s State Standing Committee for removal of the green garden on the north of the Government House for the purposes of building a New Parliamnet House. This decision was abolished as a result of uncoring and bringing up to the public as well as protests and demostrations byt he NGMM. The only city green garden with more than 60 year-history in the whole UB city was saved.

Another green garden was saved by NGMM in the territory of the Khan-Uul district. The area was already occupied by the Altai construction Co, Ltd. For the construction developments. NGMM reached abolishing the decision by the Offcie of Major of the city.

NGMM is struggling to stop developments planned by Puma construction on the banks of the Tuul river, unlawfully appropriated by Puma, in collaboration with the other ecological movements.

4. Fight for human rights and political rights
2008 parliamentarian election in Mongolia was widely fraudulent, the rulers have suppressed legal rights of the civilians and a totalitarian sytem is coming back. In opposition and in protest against the said Ms.A.Saruul, Leader of National Green Movement of Mongolia and Mr.G.Arslan, Head, Just Society Front have decleared a Slient-strike for which they have been arrested by the government for two weeks.

5. “Green Activist of the Year” Prize Intiative
“Green Activist of the Year” Prize has been initiated by the NGMM. The first prize-giving ceremony was held in 2007 and 5 politicians and 13 journalists were nominated.

Further plans.
To organize a NGO for the victims of the ‘Gold’ programme
To form a Civil Rights Center for citizens, whose politial rights were suppressed.

Name of the Center: Green SOS center for Human Rights

Leader, Mongolian National Green Movement
Agvaandorj SARUUL (Doctor Phil.)