Climate & UN diplomacy: Mongolia’s President Khurelsukh used the UN General Assembly to push stronger climate action and wider cooperation, also announcing Mongolia’s bid for a UN Security Council seat (2048–2049). Air pollution & resilience: A Mongolian report highlights “keeping the heat in” as a practical answer to Ulaanbaatar’s air pollution problem. Desertification on the ground: AFP reports herders are using a GPS-based app to avoid deadly risks as drought and desertification worsen, including preventing livestock from drinking from salty lakes. Biodiversity & wildlife conflict: Mongolia’s environment ministry says a bear was filmed near Ulaanbaatar’s Botanic Garden, with authorities searching and urging public vigilance. Land rights at COP17: An IPS piece from Ulaanbaatar warns that Indigenous and local communities are being excluded from decision power at the UNCCD COP17, undermining land restoration and climate resilience. Clean energy infrastructure: Construction has started on a thermal power plant and wastewater treatment facility at Ulaanbaatar’s Emeelt Eco Industrial Park, aiming to cut environmental impacts while supporting livestock-based industry. Early warning tech: China delivered a custom AI meteorological early-warning system to Nepal, underscoring the growing role of climate disaster monitoring.