Subsequent to the completion of NEASPEC project on “Implementing the Regional Master Plan for the Prevention and Control of Dust and Sandstorms (DSS) in North-East Asia,” NEASPEC continued its efforts for building national capacity in Mongolia and promoting effective cross-border environmental cooperation throughout the subregion. In this regard, NEASPEC Secretariat and the Institute of Desertification Studies (IDS), Chinese Academy of Forestry, jointly held the second training workshop consisting of (i) lectures on policies and technical measures for combating desertification and (ii) field visits to various sites of successful projects on agriculture in dry land, aerial seeding afforestation, comprehensive sand control and ecological station in Inner Mongolia.