30,000 Trees: Sustainably restoring ecosystems in Cambodia and sharing knowledge through living classrooms
Empowering Cambodia’s next generation to restore nature and carry forward a legacy of environmental stewardship
What we’re doing
30,000 Trees is a community-led environmental project in northwestern Cambodia. From our base in Ta Hen, Battambang, we are bringing people together to grow native trees, improve soil health and restore local environments.
Between 2025 and 2030, our goal is to develop a Center of Excellence for native tree germination, compost production, vegetable growing and environmental learning.
What began with our first micro-nursery in 2025 has grown into a network of practical activities involving families, students, volunteers, schools and community organizations.
We grow and distribute trees, share hands-on skills and help people care for the land over the long term.
Phase 1 (2025 - 2026)
In Phase 1 we built our first demonstration micro-nursery in Ta Hen Village and created living classrooms to share the knowledge.
Phase 2 (2026 - 2027)
We are strengthening our nursery systems and developing a structured approach to collecting, storing and germinating native seeds. We are planting micro-forests in the community and restoring ecosystems.
Phase 3 (2027 - 2030)
Our goal is to grow and distribute 10,000 native trees per year and develop our centre in Ta Hen as a Centre of Excellence for environmental restoration and reforestation in Cambodia.
How we’re doing it
A place to learn
Our tree nurseries are living classrooms. Students from the Ta Hen Catholic community, which supports more than 70 full-time students from disadvantaged families, volunteer alongside our team and learn about seeds, trees, compost and food growing. Local families are also putting these methods into practice, producing vegetables with compost made on site.
During the 2026 rainy season, we began distributing our trees to local communities, schools and Buddhist temples, helping to restore ecosystems across northwestern Cambodia.