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Korea–Mongolia Friendship Forest — Bilateral Urban Afforestation in Ulaanbaatar's Sükhbaatar District

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Mongolia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism and the Korea Forest Service converted 40 hectares of degraded land in Ulaanbaatar's Sükhbaatar District into an urban forest, planting 55,000 trees and shrubs of 36 species (2017–2023, EUR 8 million) as phase two of their Greenbelt

40 hectares
Area rehabilitated (2017-2023)
55,000 trees/shrubs
Trees and shrubs planted (2017-2023)
36 species
Species planted (2017-2023)
8 EUR million
Total programme cost (2017-2023)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Mongolia Ministry of Environment and Tourism & Korea Forest Service (KFS)
Period
2017–2023
Keywords
afforestation, urban forestry, air-pollution mitigation, bilateral cooperation

Context

Mongolia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism and the Korea Forest Service (KFS) built the Korea-Mongolia Friendship Forest on 40 hectares of degraded land in Dambadarjaa, Sükhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, as the second phase of their bilateral Greenbelt Reforestation Initiative, first established in 2006 to combat desertification and yellow-dust storms.

Activities

Design work ran in 2017-2018, soil treatment across the site was carried out in 2019, a training and information centre was built in 2020, and the park opened to the public in 2023 at a total cost of about EUR 8 million, with some 55,000 trees and shrubs across 36 species planted alongside a bicycle path, playground, sports area and car parks.

Results

The completed park delivers accessible green space and planted tree cover intended to reduce air pollution for Ulaanbaatar residents, but no independently published data on tree survival rates, air-quality change, carbon sequestration or soil and water outcomes at this specific site was found.

Conclusions

The available evidence documents the programme's scale, cost and species diversity rather than any measured ecological or health impact.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — About EUR 8 million total for design, soil treatment, planting and a training/information centre (2017-2023).
Time to results
Long (> 3 years) — Design 2017-2018, soil treatment 2019, training centre 2020, public opening 2023.
Staffing & skills
Mongolia Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Korea Forest Service (KFS) technical team

Conditions for success

  • Bilateral government-to-government agreement sustained since 2006
  • A dedicated soil-treatment phase before planting on degraded land

Common failure modes

  • No independent survival-rate or ecological monitoring has been published, so long-term establishment success is unverified
  • Air-pollution and health benefits are assumed rather than measured

Where it fits

Governance type
bilateral national governments
Scale
district-level (40 ha)
Income level
lower-middle-income

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