livestock tax

Better land management and husbandry alone are unlikely to restore the grasslands. "Personally, I don't think these are very effective programs," says Sternberg, who has spent years studying Mongolia's grassland cultures. "They don't change the larger system." The government will also need to take stronger protective measures, most importantly a tax on grazing livestock, Sternberg and other scientists say. But that would take politicians willing to face big risks

livestock tax Government should impose a tax on grazing livestock to ensure that the ecological costs of grazing are included in commodity prices.