The Arbor Day, July 9th has been celebrated in Kampong Cham Province

Chuon Bona | ថ្ងៃទី 09 ខែ កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ 2025

The Tree Planting ceremony was celebrated on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, under the auspicious of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

The tree planting ceremony took place at Boskhnor Commune, Chamkar Leu District, Kampong Cham province, about 120 kilometers northeast of the capital of Phnom Penh.

His Majesty the King, was accompanied by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate and Chairman of the Supreme Council privy to King, National Assembly President, Samdech Khuon Sudary, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, members of the Supreme Council Privy to the King, members of the Senate, the National Assembly, the Royal Government, and Ambassadors of friendly countries.

The "Tree Planting Day 9 July" ceremony started in 1990 and begins the celebration every year since 1992.

The July 9 Tree Planting Day” event has created a national movement to protect forests and replant trees across the country, creating hundreds of thousands of hectares of public gardens and parks in temples, schools, public spaces, and communities. As of 2025, the Forestry and Forestry Administrations have planted and nurtured more than 21 million saplings using state funds, while millions more saplings have been planted and nurtured by citizens across the country.

By Mr. Pheara