National Security Concept of Mongolia 3.5.2.1. Develop a policy and capacity-building to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and desertification, establish a national structure for policy coordination, mobilize international financial funds to undertake on-site inspection and study missions and ensure comprehensive participation in the efforts. 3.5.2.2. Establish a legal environment to make payments for pasture use and transfer a responsibility to possess, protect and restore the pasture, make a region-to-region assessment on existing and potential capacity of pastures, set a proper proportion on number, type and structure of livestock. 3.5.2.3. Place pasture resources, Menen steppe, desert oasis and saxaul bushes under special national protection and establish methods for soil restoration and plant revival on grasslands and develop resources to protect soil fertility and moisture. 3.5.2.4. Reduce land surface layer degradation through soil protection and introduction of efficient irrigation equipment and technology. 3.5.2.5. Introduce science-and-technology know-how into animal husbandry business practices and lifestyle of herdsmen, restore and preserve the traditional way of thinking and practical herding abilities, enable herdsmen to sense and adapt their way of life into the rapidly changing ecosystem. To this end, educate and implement pilot projects and programs on management skills, increase and expand public training and information campaigns. 3.5.2.6. Make effective the legal arrangement motivating pasture users to restore and protect degraded or destroyed lands due to mining activities. 3.5.2.7. Educate the public on protection of the natural environment, carry out countrywide information dissemination through involvement of temples and civil society organizations advocating historical and religious tradition and culture on protecting and preserving nature. 22 / 33