May 15, 2011 — The Green City Festival in Ulaanbaatar began last weekend and is taking place simultaneously across all cities throughout the country. It's an opportunity for urban families to plant a tree together.

The residents of Ulaanbaatar are celebrating the "Green City" festival every weekend throughout the month.

Organized by the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism, the festival kicked off Friday afternoon with a diverse program of artistic performances. Dances, singing, parades through the city's main streets, as well as running events, lectures, and exhibitions are all part of this month-long celebration.

Various themes will be explored over the course of these three weeks:

• Week 1: Green spaces and forests
• Week 2: Water
• Week 3: Nature protection

The ministry will also showcase its program for nature development and protection during the final "Green City" weekend. Charlène Nomadays — An early-stage SEO writer at Nomadays who evolved into content manager and head of communications, Charlène has been an integral part of the adventure from the very beginning with unwavering passion and loyalty. After spending seven years living across Asia—from China to Thailand, passing through Mongolie and South Korea—she has transformed travel into a way of being in the world. A lover of language, nature, and human connection, she is devoted to conveying through her writing a thoughtful, committed, and responsible vision of tourism. For her, each article is a bridge between curiosity, respect, and wonder.