5,000 Trees Planted to Reforest Angkor

SIEM REAP (Khmer Times) – About 5,000 trees were planted in Angkor Archaeological Park this summer, part of effort to combat severe deforestation of native tree species in Cambodia’s forests.

In June and July, more than 300 volunteers helped transplant over 10,000 trees in the forests in Cambodia and Thailand. Upwards of 100 student volunteers from local Samdelheuv Public School helped reforest the park by planting 5,000 new trees as part of an ongoing program funded by APSARA Authority and Flight of the Gibbon Zipline Eco-Tours, which has operated inside the Park since 2013.

The other 5,000 trees were planted in Mae Kampong, one hour northeast of Chiang Mai, Thailand, where Flight of the Gibbon also operates.

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