Ecological Assessment of Degradation Processes in the Mongolian Part of Baikal Basin

Abstract

Despite the declaration of Lake Baikal as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, the environmental quality of the lake and its surrounding ecosystems continues to decline. The southern boundary of the Baikal territory is the state border between Russia and Mongolia. However, this is a political boundary between the two nations and environmental quality of the Lake Baikal area can only be achieved under international cooperation (RFL 2002). [...]