Born and raised as a nomad on the east Mongolian steppe he is far more at home in the countryside than in the city. He grew up herding sheep, riding horses and, seasonally, moving his tent. After studying physics in former East Germany and spending ten years working at a observatory in Siberia, Chimed returned to Mongolia to head up the new WWF projects. It is a huge challenge. His country faces the usual problems besetting developing nations.
Economic development comes at a price, and usually that price is the environment.
Mongolia has more to lose than most. The countryside is almost untouched. Outside Ulaanbaatar roads barely exist. Overgrazing is a problem but because the nomads are so dependent on nature for their survival the environment in many places is a true wilderness. Chimed takes field trips as often as possible.