When Felling a Tree is Deemed Outmoded

The young banyan trees initially lined the junction of Jalan Jenderal Sudirman and Jalan M.H. Thamrin near the Hotel Indonesia roundabout. Their trunks were fresh like well-fed teenagers. Today, those trees have to be removed for the sake of optimizing the Sudirman-Thamrin road. But should they be cut down?

In fact, cutting down a tree is an outdated practice. According to the head of the Jakarta Special Capital City Park Service, Sarwo Handayani,

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