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Sustainable tourism development project-II to be implemented in western aimags
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Bayan-Ulgii/MONTSAME/. The Ministry of Environment and
Tourism will implement the ADB-funded Sustainable tourism development project (Phase
2) in Bayan-Ulgii, Uvs and Khovd aimags in 2022-2027.
The project aims to ensure sustainable livelihoods of local
residents of western Mongolia through the tourism, increase their involvement, strengthen
the management of protected areas and heritage sites, create jobs by
establishing tourism facilities, and increase tourists’ flow.
Within the project, small community-managed facilities will
be constructed at protected areas and cultural heritage sites—including
low-cost, gender-sensitive toilet systems and upgrading of small car parks—to improve
visitors’ experience, protect nature and heritage, and create local jobs. Two
tourist streets will be constructed in the city centers of Khovd and Uvs aimags,
along with nine women-led markets near protected areas to showcase and sell
local products.
The project will also construct the first two tourism
centers in western Mongolia—the rock art and nomadic culture center in
Khovd aimag and Uvs tourism complex in Uvs aimag. The Khovd
center will include Mongolia’s first digital museum dedicated to rock art
cultural heritage and will include an online platform to promote local tourism
goods and services.
