Preah Vihear’s New Canal to Boost Conservation Efforts

via Phnom Penh Post, 07 May 2024: The Royal Academy of Cambodia is raising funds to construct a 52km canal around Techo Sen Russey Treb Park in Preah Vihear province to preserve natural resources and ancient structures. Announced by Academy President Sok Touch during the groundbreaking ceremony, the project aims to protect the forest and wildlife, store water for the dry season, and enhance ecotourism, providing additional income for local residents.

​​The Royal Academy of Cambodia’s Techo Sen Russey Treb Park in Preah Vihear province is attempting to raise over half a million dollars in donations to build a 52km canal which will protect and conserve natural resources, as well as the ancient structures in the park.

The project will be six metres wide and 2.5 meters deep. It will encircle the boundary of the park, preserving the forest, protecting wildlife and storing water for use in the dry season, as well as creating an ecotourism attraction which will generate additional income for local residents, said the academy’s president Sok Touch, at the May 5 groundbreaking ceremony of the canal’s construction.

“[We want to] create a historical precedent for the next generation to love our forests, wildlife and other natural resources,” he explained.

Source: ​Preah Vihear protective canal seeks funds from public | Phnom Penh Post