Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society president Anthony Arbias says the issue is not whether the trees are exotic or introduced species, but that they are being cut down to make way for an expressway

The DENR’s assurances that the tree-cutting in Manila is legally authorized fail to assuage the concerns of urban mobility advocates, landscape architects and environmentalists

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Wednesday that the mass cutting of trees along Quirino Avenue in Manila for the Southern…

Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society president Anthony Arbias says the issue is not whether the trees are exotic or introduced species, but that they are being cut down…