Over the past seven months, the Apsara Authority has planted and distributed more than 60,000 tree saplings in Siem Reap province’s Angkor area in its bid to increase forest cover and conserve ancient temples. In a report issued on Tuesday, the authority said that from January 1 to July 25 it had planted 19,541 saplings comprised of 24 species in cooperation with citizens, students, institutions and private companies.

 

The report said the authority also distributed 46,034 tree saplings for communities and institutions to plant at pagodas, schools, houses and in villages. Long Kosal, spokesman for Apsara Authority, yesterday said that planting tree saplings is very important to help increase the forest cover and make the Angkor area more green, noting that trees attract more rainfall which can also help to strengthen the foundations of the ancient temples.

 

“The temple foundations rest on sandy soil, so when this is mixed with water it will become very strong and can support millions of tonnes of the temple’s load,” he said. “Therefore, we are planting trees to attract the rainfall.”

 

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great, I support and encourage this. keep up the good work