The fourth activity, jointly organized by TTA and UMS employees, involved the planting of 500 trees to replenish a mangrove forest at the Bangpu Nature Education Center – the last remaining river-delta mangrove forest in Thailand’s central region.
After planting the trees, the TTA-UMS volunteers paid a visit to 11 soldiers recuperating from injuries sustained in clashes in the deep south and the Preah Vihear Temple dispute. In addition to providing lunch, the volunteers purchased organic vegetables to help finance a post-discharge career development program for the soldiers.