Dr. Clyde Goulden, Director of The Academy of Natural Sciences Institute for Mongolian Biodiversity and Ecological Studies, has been awarded the Friendship Medal for his contributions to Mongolia's development.
Among his contributions are the groundbreaking long-term ecological studies of the 2-million-years-old Lake Hövsgöl in northern Mongolia (see article in Network News Vol. 17 No.1 Spring 2004, http://intranet.lternet.edu/archives/documents/Newsletters/NetworkNews/spring04/spring04_pg12.htm).
Download or read the full press release (http://www.ansp.org/press/release/Mongolia_award_7-07.pdf)