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// March 10th, 2008
- Here in Malaysia where we have many beautiful trees, our local council Petaling Jaya (KL) is going to destroy the several hundred year old Sungai Boleh forest reserve. One of the few remaining urban forest reserve in an already over developed areas and replace with high density housing. I grew up in London with such greenery and had hoped to continue see such beauty here, but we are destroying our green heritage. Rob Hempel, Kuala Lumpur
- I’m not sure if this problem is only happening in Briton but I’ve been noticing it lately here in the States. I remember walking along the side walk in near a street by my house where I’d be surrounded by very large trees and I’d enjoy the cool air I’d receive just walking under it, especially on those hot California days. But now when I walk by I no longer see any trees, just a bunch of worthless stumps that serve no one any purpose. Now it’s understandable that the city wants to decrease the risk of there being an accident concerning a tree but at what cost. We have a tree in our backyard and it’s a fairly big tree, but when the branches grow too big, my father and I trim the branches down, this method seems much more reasonable than cutting the entire tree down. What the public doesn’t know is that we need more large trees more than ever. As the temperatures keep rising throughout the world we will have less protection against the sun or any other natural occurrences. Yes! we can stay inside and put the ac don full blast, but all were losing is money and energy, when instead, sitting under a tree cost absolutely nothing. Not to mention, that by cutting down the trees it makes the area seem less charming, less desirable to live there because there’s nothing alluring there, maybe a stump or two. Now when I walk on the sidewalk all I am is hot and exposed. Oscar Medina, Escondido/California United States
- In many parts of Adelaide, Australia, local councils have a “significant tree” rule which makes it illegal to cut down trees over a certain size, even if they lie on your own private property. Whilst this can be annoying, especially if you honestly are concerned that the tree is about to fall over and destroy part of your house, it does have an upside for keeping the streets reasonably green. Graham G, Adelaide, Australia
- Your picture of the tree with the comment: “instead of reducing the risk by removing the tree, one could remove the bench under the tree” is priceless. Brilliant article. Keep up the fight - it’s an important one! Juliet Neal-Boyd, San Francisco, CA USA
- Trees in the city give a good pulse on the psych of all beings. Closer to our nature. Smells better than exhaust pipes too ;)Mathieu, Belgium
- I live in San Francisco and we have an organization called Friends Of the Urban Forest. The city actively encourages tree planting along the sidewalks and will offset some of the cost to plant and maintain them. The species of tree is carefully chosen for each location to prevent any problems with it in the future, such as getting too large for the space, damaging underground infrastructure etc. Adam, San Francisco, USA
- In this part of the world, concrete and paving is prized over trees. We used to have small pockets of urban forest trees, but they have been replaced by urban cemeteries or upmarket housing. The value of trees in the tropics and the link to increased flooding, higher temperatures etc does not seem to register with councils here either. MV Hayman, Malaysia
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