NOMADS World Culture Festival Site, Taij Mountain, Nalaikh
August 21–23, 2026
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Daily

The Largest Cave in Mongolia and its only remaining family

30 min Mongolia Steps Without Borders NGO Mongol Herders (Dornogovi) Nomadic Futures
The Largest Cave in Mongolia and its only remaining family

Official Synopsis

Produced by Steps Without Borders NGO (Хил хязгааргүй алхам), this 30-minute documentary focuses on nomadic herding families living in Airag sum, Dornogovi aimag, Mongolia. The film documents the severe environmental threats facing rural communities, including pastureland degradation and critical water depletion resulting from expanding fluorspar mining operations in the region.

Biography

Filmmaker(s): Steps Without Borders NGO (Хил хязгааргүй алхам)

Steps Without Borders is a Mongolian non-governmental organization dedicated to environmental governance, human rights advocacy, participatory environmental monitoring, and protecting the customary land rights and livelihoods of nomadic herders impacted by extractive industries.

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