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View all search resultsManmade noise from construction, industry and the building of infrastructure such as roads and pipelines has increased dramatically since the middle of last century, and biologists are increasingly concerned about their impact on plants and animals.
In 2014, hundreds of trees in North Jakarta were cut down to make space for the Tanjung Priok-Pluit toll road, while in 2017, around 1,500 trees along the Sisingamangaraja, Sudirman and Thamrin roads also had to be chopped down to make way for the mega MRT Jakarta project.
Photos of tree stumps on Jl. Cikini Raya have previously made the rounds and gone viral on social media, with netizens lamented the fellings, which the Jakarta Forestry Agency said were part of the sidewalk renovation project in the area.