[:en]The environment minister declares that households and students would receive one million saplings[:]
[:en]One million seedlings of different kinds will be given away for free to students and residents of Kampot province so they can plant them to improve the green spaces in their homes, pagodas, schools, and towns. During the campaign to stop using plastic on Sunday, November 19, 2023, His Excellency the Minister of the Environment made this declaration in front of over 130,000 teachers and students from 438 schools in the province of Kampot.
The new growth on the trees releases oxygen while absorbing carbon dioxide.It is necessary for life on Earth, much as oxygen is necessary for breathing for humans and other living things, and forests absorb a significant portion of carbon dioxide emissions.
Furthermore, the participation in the campaign’s implementation today, according to HE Dr. Eang Sophalleth, Minister of the Environment, is evidence of the support and promotion of the Royal Government’s political program, the 7th legislature of the National Assembly, and the first phase of the Pentagon strategy, which runs from 2023 to 2028.
Taking into account that one of the top priorities of the Royal Government is to reform the management of natural resources and the environment. This includes implementing the five frameworks of the Ministry of Environment, which include lowering pollution, bolstering nature reserve management, educating the public, promoting environmental and climate change awareness, modernizing sustainable governance and finance, and promoting green diplomacy.
The Ministry of Environment has established these five frameworks in order to be achieved. The fight against urban solid waste, notably plastic garbage, is one of the three priority goals that the Ministry of Environment has set out to be promoted in the first 100 days in order to achieve these five frameworks. 2. Putting Climate Change First. In order to guarantee sustainable and neutral communities, thirdly, boost ecotourism and enhance local livelihoods. Planting and biting seedlings will increase the amount of forest cover to 60% by 2050.
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