Comments on: Knesset Environment Committee Starts Fighting for Urban Trees

By: Maskil

Maskil — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:20:15 +0000

“Good on yer” to those attempting to protect Israel’s urban trees for future generations. It’s not a wonder that Israelis have become so nostalgic about Israel’s past; the generations that planted these street and yard trees demonstrated their wisdom and values in a very concrete way. Mature and historic trees should be conserved in the same way that Israel’s historic buildings are (hopefully) preserved.

All levels of government need to take responsibility for Israel’s arboreal assets. Cutting down a mature tree should require planning permission, and that permission should be given in only the most exceptional circumstances. Where trees do need to give way, they should be replaced, and the trees themselves should be transplanted rather than simply being felled or bulldozed.

It also won’t be enough to simply pass legislation. Those laws must be enforced “without fear or favour”. South Africa, for instance, has one of the best constitutional and legislative frameworks around, but is probably one of the most violent and lawless societies in the world…

Altneuland: Replacing felled trees: necessary but insufficient
http://blog.altneuland.info/2008/04/replacing-felled-trees-necessary-but.html

By: White CEMENT!

White CEMENT! — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:09:31 +0000

when the contractor demolished the house i was renting, a few days after the contract finished the bulldozer came , 3 very large pistachios atlantica, olive tree the citrus trees chesek, the mrytle
the juniper, big trees . maybe 70, 80 years of growth wiped out in 2 days homes to mongoose, kingfishers chameleons, woodpeckers, hedgehogs. noone blinks an eye. green it, i wish i had your optimism but ive seen this happen too many times .

By: GreenIT

GreenIT — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:50:49 +0000

“They literally paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” – Well I guess it’s not just an expression anymore! That aside, this is good news. The development phase is the absolute best time to get some trees in the picture. I’d love to see the results after a decade.