The President personally monitors the progress. Peng Qiming: Urban forestry law requires tree felling and transplantation to be announced 10 days in advance.

Environment Minister Peng Qiming attended the release of the results of National Cheng Kung University's "Tree Navigation" APP today (13th) and once again announced the promotion of a special law on urban forest management. It is expected to be announced by the end of the year. In the future, each county and city will plan at least 10 shade paths to connect parks, schools, parking lots and other shade facilities; public road trees will also be prioritized for demonstration management. If trees really need to be transplanted or thinned, an announcement must be made 10 days in advance to avoid the public from "inexplicably discovering that trees suddenly disappear."

Peng Qiming said that President Lai Ching-tak has assigned the Ministry of Environment to promote the urban forest plan, and recently he personally inquired about the progress of the urban forest map. In the future, the "Tree Navigation" APP can be combined with the urban forest map to make it easier for people to find trees and shade spaces near their homes. After the special law is announced at the end of the year, new mayors of counties and cities will be visited to promote shade path planning, and the central government will assist with funding subsidies.

Peng Qiming pointed out that in the past, urban tree management rights and responsibilities were dispersed and involved different agencies. There were often situations where "everyone had responsibilities, but in the end no one took care of them." "Taiwan's trees are miserable."

He gave an example. Trees are like human health and require regular inspections. If problems are found, priority should be given to treatment and they cannot be cut down at will. If it is assessed that transplantation or thinning is indeed needed, an announcement must be made at least 10 days in advance to let nearby residents understand the reasons and treatment methods, so that people will no longer think "Why did this tree suddenly disappear?"

In addition, the Urban Forest Law will also introduce scientific management indicators, using tree canopy coverage as the basis for urban governance evaluation. Instead of relying solely on counties and cities to declare their own governance results or public satisfaction, the effectiveness of urban green shade will be examined through public data. In the future, each tree will have information like an ID card, making tree information open and transparent, and jointly supervised by citizens, schools and public welfare groups.

Peng Qiming described trees as natural air conditioners. Urban forests will be implemented in conjunction with the six-year plan, hoping to gradually improve the urban shading environment so that people can enjoy green shade when walking. "Tree protection cannot just rely on planting trees for one day on Arbor Day on March 12." Instead, daily maintenance must be implemented to make trees truly a part of urban life.