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#ProtectBaguioTrees

Residents in the Philippines march to save trees from a development project

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#ProtectBaguioTrees Photo by Jared Ramos

Thousands of residents in the Philippines marched through the streets of Baguio on Friday to protest the planned destruction of pine trees to make room for a parking garage.

The country’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources granted a cutting permit to a developer last month. The development company, SM management, says the trees will be uprooted and replanted elsewhere.

Environmentalists and protesters say there is no guarantee replanted trees will survive.

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Published On 20 Jan 2012