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Conservation policies threaten indigenous reindeer herders in Mongolia

  • Written by Nancy Langston, Distinguished Professor of Environmental History, Michigan Technological University
Rules put into place to protect endangered species have harmed people who depend on nature.Nancy Langston, CC BY-SA

Deep in the sub-Arctic boreal forest of far northern Mongolia lives an indigenous tribe who are among the world’s smallest ethnic minorities and last reindeer herding nomads. The Tsaatan, as they’re known, have been...

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