The Asia Foundation in Mongolia supported creation of Local Multistakeholder Councils. The Councils are intended to ensure a balanced ecosystem, responsible resource use, and channel the benefits of resource use toward sustainable development. With representatives from mining companies, local governments, and communities throughout Mongolia, the Councils give the public the opportunity to participate in monitoring mines, determine if there are any problems with the mines, and create consensus-based multi stakeholder environmental plans for local resource development. Efforts to achieve the latter have generally been successful, with 28 Councils having been established as of 2018.