‘Sustainable’ Cashmere Won’t Save Mongolia’s Steppe

‘Sustainable’ Cashmere Won’t Save Mongolia’s Steppe

The winds cut sharply across the steppe in Arkhangai, despite the clean, hard light of the springtime sun that warms the backs of Namchin Batkhuu’s goats. It is still cold in this part of Mongolia, an eight-hour drive west from the capital, Ulaanbaatar, but he’s gambling that his goats can bear it just a few more days or weeks, until the temperatures start climbing. He’s cold and tired, but he doesn’t want to lose his window to maximize the prof…