mitsuaki toyoda: people in mongolia have been practicing herding f for centuries since te era of genghis khan. even today, about one-quarter of the population live a nomadic life. [lamb bleating] toyoda: a dzud is a climatic term used in mongolia, which is characterized by summer drought followed by severe winter weather. the dzud used to happen every 10 years or so, but it's becoming more frequent. [lamb bleating] [child chattering] toyoda: there is about 750,000 people living in the care districts where infrastructure is very limited. toyoda: the young people in mongolia is no different from any other young g people livingn other countrieies. tey are veryy curious a about what the urban life can offer to them. toyoda: we need better long-term strategies to make sure that the livestock sector will become more sustainable. so it's probably better that we focus our assistance toward marginal herders, especially to try to protect their livestock so that they can maintain their traditional nomadic way of life. announcer: "earth focus" is made possible in part by.... çç??awc [primate chattering]