Critical analysis of the newsAccording to the news regarding the felling of trees in the municipality of Ponce, especially in the Plaza del Shopping Center Caribe, the municipality, being autonomous, has the delegation of Skills, 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 that emerge from the investigation, the seedling specialist, the biologist. Celsa Rodríguez made some recommendations because what was proposed went against the Regulations, being more lax in the requirements "The planning regulations allow variations, but we want to see the discretion that this Permits Commission used to grant these variations, if they are compliant. with the forest law and all regulations related to the cutting and pruning of trees,” said DRNA Secretary Carmen Guerrero. “The cutting and pruning permit granted by the Municipality of Ponce to Empresas Fonalledas, Inc., owners of the Plaza del Caribe, requires mitigation of 961. trees, which represents 258 surplus trees, of which 400 will be planted on the land of the shopping center and 561 in Julio Enrique Monagas Park. This means that the mitigation measures requested for the Plaza del Caribe expansion project not only meet, but exceed the mitigation requirements established by the regulations,” said Mayita Meléndez, Mayor of Ponce. From the point of view of environmental ethics in this case you can see some. problems that have been posed for many years. Intergenerational issues are involved in this matter, since the felling of trees without proper analysis and mitigation...... middle of article ......io, 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 trees. Retrieved from https://www.sip.pr.gov/web/guest/ciudadano/permisos-verdes/poda5. Alvarado, G. (2014). (March 15, 2014). A devastating report on tree felling concludes that the municipality of Ponce failed to follow the law. Retrieved from http://www.elnuevodia.com/demoledorinformesobretaladearboles-1710366.html