On 9 November 2026, Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment handed over and planted a total of 3,000 seedlings of several types for local authorities and residents of Rong Cham village in Svay Chek district, Banteay Meanchey province. The village is a new settlement for people displaced by fighting. The seedlings included the locally named tree “អំពិលទឹកបារាំង”, rosewood, flamboyant and the locally named tree “អូញម៉ូញ”.
The activity was carried out under the direct leadership of Environment Minister Eang Sophalleth, in cooperation with the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, the Banteay Meanchey provincial administration, local authorities, development partners and the private sector.
Khvay Atitya, Under Secretary of State and spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment, said the initiative had three main strategic goals: increasing green cover, absorbing greenhouse gases, creating a natural protective shield and strengthening community resilience to natural phenomena; supporting livelihoods, improving food security and reducing household spending through home cultivation; and improving the appearance of the surroundings and living conditions, providing shade and making the living environment of displaced residents better and more sustainable.
The report noted that, under its “Green Sprouts” campaign, the Ministry of Environment distributed more than 1.3 million seedlings free of charge to the public in 2024 and more than 3.4 million in 2025. It is raising its 2026 target to more than 5 million seedlings, including 1.5 million sugar-palm seedlings. The ministry has also built five large regional nurseries, strengthened forest-protection patrols using digital technology and encouraged new community livelihoods to ease pressure on natural resources and increase local incomes. By: ប៉ៃ សុឃីម
