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The study shows possibilities to improve land quality by researching ways to implement proper policy of protecting and using land that is suitable to the features of the local land by carefully integrating it into the soum13 development plan using participatory approach. The study looked into the causes of land degradation beyond the overuse of land carrying capacity, improper land use activities and climate change that has become evident in almost all the natural belt and zones in Mongolia. The study includes nationwide collection of data on natural zones and belts and transferring it into a digital mapping system. The database provides key meanings of the factors affecting the natural zones, individual features and characteristics of each zone. The livelihood activities of the local people residing in these areas, and the use of the land, the types of existing land use of these areas were identified as well as forms of land uses in these zones and belts. We discovered that the land is currently used for 130 different types purposes. It is evident that as the purpose and types of land use increase natural yield, service and capacity are decreasing. Thus, a rational plan that includes the appropriate type of land use in line with the features of the natural zones and belts in which it locates is necessary. By allowing the forms of land use in consideration of features of zones and belts of Mongolia, our study shows that we can keep the negative impacts of exc ess use of land, overgrazing, and degradation of the land at minimum as well as avoiding any reduction in the natural yields.