Ministerial Resolution No. 114 on non-governmental entities

Ministers Resolution No 114: About the Nuhurluls – group of local citizens, participating in protecting, using owning of the some part of natural resources. Nuhurluls – voluntary association of citizens with dominated rights to own the forest, organized on a contract basis to protect and rationally utilize and restore forest in a given territorial and administrative division; The member of Nuhurlul must be aged over than 18 years old, permanent resident and citizen of Mongolia; The number of members in Nuhurlul should be more than 30 (15 families) in Khangai area, more than 20 (10 families) in Gobi-Prairie Area; The size of forest reserve for 1 Nuhurlul in Khangai Area is less than 10,000 ha; Forest protecting, rationally utilizing and breeding shall be financed from the partnerships budget; How to organize the citizens group (Nuhurlul, protecting the forest? Nuhurlul members shall be organized in voluntary basis What shall be approved during Nuhurlul members session: Contract Nuhurluls regulations Forest protecting activities program Forest management plan Documents should include ways and provisions of forest protecting and organization Needful documents to organize the Nuhurlul: a request for possession and protection of a forest parcel; a proposal from the bagh or khoroo General Meeting and a decision of the soum or duureg Hural of Citizen Representatives granting the right of possession of a forest parcel; a management plan on the forest parcel protection, rational utilization, restoration and reproduction; a copy of the agreement of the partnership members on collaboration; copies of the citizen ID cards of the partnership members. A copy of Nuhurlul regulations Powers of Nuhurlul: Nuhurlul can participate, vote in making decisions of forest protecting, be supported by Governmental structure use forest harvest in Nuhurluls area involve local people in forest protection reproducing activities control and prevent illegal activities due to the courses given by professional organizations set up the joint fund for forest protection activities Duties of Nuhurlul (1): to prevent the shortage of forest area, water, flora, creature and other natural reserves to report changes, movements of forest assets to state inspector and environmental ranger rationally utilize the non-timber resources (fee) to badge the are responsible areas Duties of Nuhurluls (2): protect the forest area from the fire, pest infection, disease urgent action against the forest fire (informing, organizing quench) organize the reproduction of forest resources funding by own budget or with contribution of other structures forest maintenance and cleaning under the guidelines of professional organizations control of level and size of making firewoods (license, certificates of origin, transportation regulations) control the illegal activities of tourists and fares Soum Authority: shall meet members of Nuhurlul, provide the needful information, organize the training activities, support the members (receive and solve any requests and transmit to the higher level) advertise and explain partnership activities to herders and citizens make coherent the Nuhurluls activities to state strategy organize all prevention actions against the forest fires and disease urgently (when received a report from Nuhurluls) Support the joint fund Bag Governor and inspector: control and direct the Nuhurluls in protecting and organizing forest (law, regulations, local authorities strategy) report to the Soum, district authorities incorrect actions of Nuhurluls, breaking the agreement scheduling and planning the grassland for Nuhurluls members due to Citizens Representative Meeting cooperate with Nuhurluls, make requests to high level organizations for financial contributions to the best Nuhurluls, award them Provide the permissions (to use forest and its assets) for Nuhurluls, including in a aimag, soum annual plans Aimag Environmental Office: make professional support to Nuhurluls register the Nuhurluls, provide information on legal framework etc. Support in choosing the Nuhurluls area Organize the training activities on professional and developing Nuhurluls capacity Support to needful areas by order of Soum Governor Control, evaluate in implementing of the Nuhrululs program, management plan Factors for cancelling Nuhurluls: Illegal hunting, fishing, making firewoods, collecting nuts and berries, without permission During the emergency in a country (dry,blight, disease other disasters) Soums Governor can transfer the Nuhurluls land based on Nuhurluls decision If Nuhurlul breaches the conditions and terms of the agreement, expending the damage