Eco-friendlinees top of the agenda

Celebrations for world Environment day were held on June 5 at Prek Toal, one of the many floating village on Tonle Sap lake. In keeping with the watery location, the principal message promoted sustainable fishing for the protection of future generations.

The UNDP hosted occasion was supported by Siem Reap NGO Osmoses, with financial support from the International Union for the conversation of Nature.
Osmoses has been working toward environmental awareness in Prek Toal since 1999.

Most of the attendees were students from the local primary and secondary schools who listened patiently to speeches delivered by representatives from the Mekong National River Committee, Community Fisheries,  the Ministry of  Environment, and the Global Environment fund.

When it was the students? turn to lead, they did so with a poetry recital expressing their concerns about land, air and water pollution.

A ceremonial tree  planting and waste collection on the riverbank in front of the pagoda helped to reinforce the message of environmental protection and avoiding  pollution.

The day?s activities were completed by showing five films in front of the village pagoda.
Touching on different themes including gender, fisheries protection, the films were watched by over 100 young people from the village.