Dr. Munhtsetseg
Tsednee., scientific researcher the Institute of Chemistry and Chemical
Technology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, was honored by the World Academy of
Sciences (TWAS) on the occasion of the International Earth Day.
According to
resolution of the UN General Assembly in 2009, the International Earth Day is
celebrated on 22 April of each year, under a specific motto to “unite the
voices of all people in all corners of the globe to love and protect the
planet, which we live, and prevent further harms". In 2021, this day is celebrated
under the motto of "Restore our Earth".
The report of
the TWAS noted that there is a thing that remains unaware at the international
level is the protection of the Earth and its ecosystems, it is not possible to
remain without the research results of scientists who are successfully working
in many countries of the world and many of these scientists are full members or
young affiliate of the World Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Munhtsetseg Tsednee was elected as a young affiliate of the World Academy of Sciences in 2019. In 2020, a research project under her leadership received a grant for basic research funded by the TWAS to conduct research on "Plants Resistant to Grazing Degradation in Mongolia". She collaborates with researchers from the Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Plant Resources of the Botanic Garden and Research Institute of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.
So far, so close (Mongolia)
"Mongolia is considered relatively uncontaminated from an environmental perspective. But human actions are causing rising damages to the environment, including desertification, deforestation, and air and water pollution in urban areas," said Munkhtsetseg Tsednee, a scientific researcher at the Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS), in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and a 2019 TWAS Young Affiliate.
"Being elected a TWAS Young Affiliate offered a wonderful opportunity to build and develop my professional career: in 2020, I was appointed head of the laboratory at MAS, which has increased my visibility in Mongolia and internationally," she said.
Tsednee holds a PhD in biotechnology from the Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan (2013) and has a background in chemistry. As a plant expert, she is interested in understanding how plants adapt to stress triggered by non-living factors (called abiotic stress) like drought, salinity, temperatures, heavy metals and lack of mineral nutrients.
Tsednee, however, is currently investigating another type of stress: livestock overgrazing and the poor management of grassland, which are the main factors damaging the Mongolian ecosystem. "Grasses and the grassland cover over 60 per cent of the Mongolian landscape, sustaining the pasture for domestic livestock," explained the scientist.
"And in 2019 and 2020, Mongolia was home to more than 60 million
heads of livestock, which have played a critical role in altering the
environment. Grassland damage and the degradation of pasture areas have
therefore become an urgent problem in the country," Tsednee added.
https://twas.org/article/mother-earth-calling