Latest comments posted about Trees are not enough on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/432-Trees-are-not-enough http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/432-Trees-are-not-enough For the most part, this is not an environmental problem, but a political one. Who decided to buy these trees? It's those officials involved in major corruption who do it. These trees are a ready source of money for them. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:44:11 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-343 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-343 Compared with in London, China's trees have very few rights and little protection under the law, even if they have been living for hundreds of years. As China is a developing country, Chinese people still do not have an idea of laws protecting trees. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:15:51 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-303 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-303 As I understand it, some forestry companies in Yunnan take photos of thriving big trees in the tropical south part of the province. After that, they show these photos to their clients in the city. Once decided by the client, they go back to the forest to dig them out and move them to the cities. Generally speaking, these arrangements are conspired by the local forestry regulators and businessmen. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:12:59 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-299 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-299 Thanks for your kind correction. And should the English title be revised? Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-296 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-296 Thanks to the author of comment No. 2 for your suggestion. My original title is "Transporting trees into cities is not the way to increase biodiversity", but the title was changed when translated. It seems that this has resulted in a misunderstanding. What I am opposed to is transporting trees into the cities. This should be forbidden, I am not in favour of trucking in more.-- Gaoming Jiang Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:40:40 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-290 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-290 Hi - we have been trying to take your comments into account and have published a modified chinese title. If you suspect something has been mistranslated please feel free to email us directly at translations@chinadialogue.net Sam - chinadialogue Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:12:35 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-291 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-291 This is a fascinating article that show that there are no easy or quick solutions once old growth trees have gone. What it suggests to me is that we need much stricter penalties for cutting down trees. I live in London where it is against the law to cut down a tree, even if it is in your own garden, unless it has become dangerous. Does China have any laws like that? Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:55:04 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-268 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-268 It’s inappropriate to translate “大树进城”into “just planting trees”, it should be “moving big trees from the villages to the cities”. The article title is also wrong in here. Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:23:02 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-272 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-272 I suggest a better title to the article. After reading the article, I think the title should be "It is wrong to try to increase urban biodiversity by just planting trees" instead of that "trees are not enough". Please consider my suggestion. Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:29:02 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-271 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/432#comment-271