By SOM Chanmony | Executive Director
On 13 July 2025, the Monk Community Forest (MCF) organized a large Arbor Day celebration in Chhouk Meas Village, Samraong City, Oddar Meanchey Province, under the Community Peacebuilding Initiatives project. A total of 614 participants, including 161 women, joined the event—among them monks, community leaders, youth, students, local authorities, provincial departments, and civil society partners from several provinces.
The event aimed to strengthen forest conservation, raise public awareness on climate change, and encourage collective responsibility for protecting natural resources. Through an interfaith approach, participants from Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Indigenous, and other traditions shared reflections on the moral and spiritual importance of caring for nature.
A total of 7,420 tree seedlings were planted across four hectares of forest land. The ceremony strengthened cooperation between communities, authorities, and partners, promoted peaceful coexistence, and reinforced local leadership in environmental protection. The event demonstrated strong community ownership, unity, and commitment to long-term forest conservation and climate resilience.
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By SOM Chanmony | Executive Director
By SOM Chanmony | Executive Director
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