Barking up the wrong tree

KumKum Dasgupta in How to save our fragile ecosystem? Pay for it! (March 19) discusses a novel concept. Unfortunately, the topic is unlikely to catch the attention of leaders and the public, many of whom have failed to keep themselves abreast with developments in the environment and fail to realise the lethal effects of pollution. Then how do we expect them to fathom the worth of a tree and protect it? ARUN GUPTA, KOLKATA