Tree felling and pollution

If the trees left on Jl. Suprapto, Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta had any rights in this republic, they would file a suit to the high court as witnesses of a violation: The felling of other trees. So the court need not seek other evidence.

I wonder if the Jakarta authorities are too dull to consider the impact of removing trees on the worsening air of the city and the cost to offset its effect. To my knowledge, an increasing degree of air pollution causes blood cancer and the poor will be the first victims.

Similarly, I wonder if the authorities are too dull to think over an important long-term solution for the traffic congestion in Jakarta. All I know is that the busway construction has eliminated lots of trees, which has caused the city air temperature to rise and yet it has not done much to solve the traffic jams.

Where are the activists from non-governmental organizations that claim to be concerned about environmental degradation?

CARLA JUNE NATAN, Jakarta