ANA holds Angkor environmental management workshop

via Phnom Penh Post, 17 February 2023: The Apsara National Authority held an internal workshop on the Angkor Environmental Management System to to give workers more information on what they need to do to protect the park from environmental risks.

The APSARA National Authority (ANA) announced that it held a February 15 internal workshop on the Angkor Environmental Management System (AEMS) and its accompanying book, to bolster environmental protection at the sprawling temple complex in Siem Reap province.

The ANA noted in a statement that the workshop was presided over by Sok Leakena, a representative of its director-general Hang Peou, and attended by “62 officials from the Department of Water, Forestry and Infrastructure Management, the Department of Tourism Development and Culture, and the Department of Public Order of [the ANA]”.

Workshops concerning the AEMS, and the implementation of its individual components, are typically held four times a year to acquaint newer officers and staff with the environmental issues facing Angkor Archaelogical Park, and to ensure that daily work in the area is up to applicable standards, the statement said.

Source: ANA holds Angkor environmental management workshop | Phnom Penh Post