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Since humanity began using natural resources without considering the consequences, the world has been experiencing environmental disaster after disaster. Many ecological disasters have prompted some to consider alternative transportation strategies known as "greenways" to mitigate further damage. Consideration of environmental issues and action to improve human behaviour have been on the global agenda for quite some time. Humans are incredibly harmful to the ecosystem since they only care about themselves and their comforts. If we want to keep the planet habitable, we must consider mitigation strategies immediately. Literary representations about how humans have been selfishly thinking about themselves and harming nature have been one of the most important topics in recent times and a matter of ecocritical discourse in diverse fields. Gieve Patel's poem "On Killing a Tree" is one such ecological writing that makes the readers aware of the disasters we bring upon ourselves by felling trees. The paper "Gieve Patel's Ecological Concern in "On Killing a Tree":A Reflective Discourse" attempts to understand the ecocritical approach to literature and how it should be part of the academic syllabi.