Critical analysis of tree cuttingAccording to the news on tree cutting in the Municipality of Ponce, in particular in the Plaza del Caribe Shopping Center, the Municipality, being Autonomous, has the Delegation of Competencies , which is why in this case the permits are granted by the Municipality itself, in this case by a specialized person authorized by the DRNA to grant them. According to the reports emerging from the investigation, the sowing specialist, the biologist Celsa Rodríguez has issued some recommendations since what was proposed went against the Regulations, being more lax in its requirements: “The planning regulations allow variations, but we want to see the discretion with which this Permissions Committee grants these variations, if respected. the forestry law and all the regulations relating to the cutting and pruning of trees", stated the secretary of the DRNA Carmen Guerrero. "The cutting and pruning permit granted by the Municipality of Ponce to Empresas Fonalledas, Inc., owner of Plaza del Caribe , requires the felling of 961 trees. , which represents 258 excess trees, of which 400 will be planted in the shopping center area and 561 in Julio Enrique Monagas Park. This means that the mitigation required for the Plaza del Caribe expansion project not only meets, but exceeds the mitigation requirements established by the regulation,” said Mayita Meléndez, mayor of Ponce. From the point of view of environmental ethics in this case we see some of the problems that have been established for many years. Intergenerational issues are involved in the case, as felling trees without proper analysis and mitigation...... middle of paper ......I, A. Environmental Ethics. Retrieved from http://www.cladead.com/cursos/MEDAM/MEDAM-000003/etica_ambiental.htm3. Rodriguez, J. (2014). (March 15, 2014) DRNA identifies flaws in tree felling permit. Retrieved from http://www.periodicolaperla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5801:por-tala-de-arboles-drna-identifica-violaciones-en-el-process-de-permisos-municipales&catid= 81:locales&Itemid=1984. Integrated permit system. (March 16, 2014). Authorization for cutting, pruning, transplanting and planting of trees. Retrieved from https://www.sip.pr.gov/web/guest/ciudadano/permisos-verdes/poda5. Alvarado, G. (2014). (March 15, 2014). Devastating tree-cutting report concludes the City of Ponce failed to follow the law. Retrieved from http://www.elnuevodia.com/demoledorinformesobretaladearboles-1710366.html