Mangrove buttressed in Peam Krasop Sanctuary

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The Ministry of Environment, Koh Kong provincial authorities and local community members have planted 2,500 mangrove trees on ten hectares of land in Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary. The planting is part of a project that aims to increase mangrove forest cover in the sanctuary, where 50,000 mangrove trees are set to be planted.

 

Minister of Environment Say Samal led the planting on Saturday and said the trees will help enhance mangrove forest cover as well as respond to climate change. “The mangrove forests can absorb carbon dioxide, maintain ecosystem balance, biodiversity and national fisheries – a necessary resource for improving living conditions of community members,” he said.Mr Samal noted that the project is part of the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014-2023.

 

Koh Kong provincial Governor Mithona Phouthorng said the mangrove forests are very important for biodiversity and to attract tourists.

“The mangrove forests are also the habitat for all kinds of birds, which provincial leaders and the community are dedicated to protect,” she said.

 

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