This equipment will be used for obtaining high-definition aerial pictures and gathering visual documentation of field conditions at mine sites during regular inspection visits based on Environmental Management Plans developed by mining companies.

As main users of this equipment, officers of the cadastral unit for forests, water and protected areas of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and members of a working group including the Mineral Resource and Petroleum Authority of Mongolia (MRPAM) officers have received both on-the-job and field training and are now fully equipped to apply their learning in practice. The working group members will carry out joint inspection visits all year round starting in spring when mining operations commence in the field and document performance of the environmental management plans such as land rehabilitation and afforestation activities, etc.

By having this high cost, yet high technology equipment and a well-qualified workforce Mongolia is advancing to the new level of environmental management.