Cases / Tree planting · Japan · 2024
Felling of 619 old trees begins for Tokyo's Jingu Gaien redevelopment
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Felling of 619 old trees began in Tokyo for the Jingu Gaien redevelopment, which was presented as increasing the number of trees. The stake is the loss of mature urban trees against that claim.
What?
Felling of 619 old trees began for a Tokyo redevelopment that was presented as increasing the tree count. Jiji Press
Where?
Jingu Gaien, Tokyo, Japan Jiji Press
When?
Reported in September to October 2024. Jiji Press
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Mature trees were felled for the redevelopment; the sources reviewed do not describe the plan, the developer or any replanting. Jiji Press
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who
What happened
The record, in order.
Jiji reported that 619 old trees were being felled for the Tokyo redevelopment.
Jiji reported that the redevelopment was presented as increasing the number of trees.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The developer, the approving authority and the scope of the redevelopment are not stated in the sources reviewed.
- Unclear Whether the tree count will rise after replanting is not verified in the sources reviewed.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers
Press and investigations
- 619 trees being felled; presentation says number will increaseJiji Press · 2024-09