Thousands of years ago, a group of hunter-gatherers roamed the steppes of southern Russia, fishing in its rivers and hunting ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Their nomadic lifestyle is under increasing threat ... “We can no longer rely solely on herding to make a living,” says Narmandakh Ochirbat, Batbileg’s wife. Between 1994 and 2000, Batbileg ...

Research Location: Ikh Nart, Mongolia Conservation Partner: Mongolian Conservation Initiative The vast grasslands of Mongolia support globally important wildlife species and sustain the livelihoods ...

Environmental Science Mongolia's globally important biodiversity and nomadic herding communities are considered highly vulnerable to the ecological impacts of climate change. Climate change, combined ...

He was in boarding school from the age of seven, courtesy of missionaries who moved into the area and took it upon themselves to school the children of the constantly migrating nomadic community ...

The Buryats are a group of peoples who prior to the arrival of Russian influence in Siberia were a nomadic herding people. They spoke a Mongol language and initially showed a strong resistance to ...

The Saami, Europe's only indigenous people, have given up their nomadic life and settled down. In times of increased economic and environmental concern, reindeer herding is facing new challenges.