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 project in 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.
Project Phases
Phase 1 (2025 - 2026)
In Phase 1 we built our first demonstration micro-nursery in Ta Hen Village and created educational materials to share the methods.
Phase 2 (2026 - 2027)
We are strengthening our nursery systems and developing a structured approach to collecting, storing and germinating native seeds. Our annual goals include producing 10 tonnes of compost, establishing two mini-forests and expanding practical training in tree care, soil improvement and organic growing.
Phase 3 (2027 - 2030)
Develop Ta Hen as a Centre of Excellence for environmental restoration and reforestation in northern Cambodia.
How we’re doing it
Our work
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 trees raised in our nurseries to local communities, schools and Buddhist centers. With volunteers from Spain, we planted our first micro-forest of 500 native trees. Buddhist temples are helping to plant and care for trees at several sites, giving young trees the long-term protection they need.