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Golden Gate Friends of Mongolia prepares to send group of top international environmentalists to Mongolia!

GGFOM is sending environmentalists from the United States to Mongolia to introduce Mongolia's current environmental issues to international organizations. The delegation will visit Mongolia in September 2008 to study current conditions and to develop action plans to mitigate the effects rapid urbanization, industrial growth, deforestation, and mining have had on Mongolia’s unique landscape.

This is an extremely important project at this time in history; however, we cannot do it without your help. Please help stop the continued environmental degradation of Mongolia’s land by making a tax-deductible donation today!

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Golden Gate Friends of Mongolia has received its 501(c) 3 as an IRS tax exempt organization!

As of April 2007, all donations received by GGFOM are tax deductible. Please take a look at our in-kind donation wish list, or our easy online donation page to make your charitible donation today!

GGFOM appoints Ariun Sanjaajamts, as Liaison Officer Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

From Mongolia, Ariun Sanjaajamts will work with GGFOM in developing, implementing and facilitating projects in all three of GGFOM's priority program areas.

GGFOM MISSION 2007 video

In September 2007, GGFOM staff took a tour of the Onggi River area in the Uvurkhangai Province. The trip, sponsored by Goldman Prize recipient Munkhbayar Tsetsegee from Onggi River Movement, took the GGFOM-ers through an open gold mining site.

Onggi River Movement has successfully shut down 35 out of 37 gold mines along the river. Photos from the GGFOM expedition depicting not only the mines but the ninjas (informal miners not affiliated with the mining companies) that live there can be found in the photos sections of our website.

The work accomplished by the movement is one step in a long journey to restore Mongolia to her natural beauty. Mining sites that were shut down have been abandoned and no reconstruction policies have been enforced. The next phase of the movement will be to not only restore the river but the land around it that has been mangled by the miners. GGFOM looks forward to collaborating with environmental NGOs and the movements to find ways to make that land livable and profitable for Mongolia’s nomadic population.

Golden Gate Friends of Mongolia
P.O. Box 884933
San Francisco, CA 94188

Phone/Fax: (440) 337-6237
Email: info@ggfom.org