Herders are exempt from payment of annual land fees for the use of rangeland and hayfields. Such activities include: changing natural features of the land by ploughing, digging, using explosives, mining, or quarrying sand or stone, harvesting and processing secondary natural resources or medicinal plants for commercial purposes, and conducting any activities that pollute the soil, water or air. It regularly participates in the COP, the meetings of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC) and other relevant meetings.