Ulaanbaatar
Environmental Audit Licenses Now Available Online in Mongolia
Society
Ulaanbaatar, February 4, 2026 /MONTSAME/. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has begun issuing environmental audit licenses electronically, as part of efforts to make public services faster, more transparent, and free of unnecessary bureaucracy.
Previously,
renewing a license required multiple layers of review, official orders,
signatures, stamps, and paper documents, taking between two weeks and one
month. Under the new system, applicants who submit compliant materials through
the government’s electronic licensing platform, license.mn,
can receive approval within 10 minutes. The ministry said the reform helps
businesses save time and costs, reduces human involvement, bureaucracy, and
corruption risks, and improves transparency and equal access to public
services.
Environmental
audits serve as an independent mechanism to assess the implementation of and compliance
with environmental protection laws and standards. Under the law, enterprises
that use natural resources are required to undergo an environmental audit every
two years. Streamlining the licensing process has therefore become a practical
solution that supports environmental protection while promoting sustainable
business development. The ministry also noted that it plans to gradually
digitize other licenses it issues.
