That is not what is being said. As unfortunate as it was, they did have the right to do with their property as they wished. They wished to cut down that tree, so they did.
Just because you have the POWER to do something doesn’t mean you should do it. That goes for individuals as much as governments.
Yep - a number of years back, my wife saw one of those "save the rain forest" commercials and said she was thinking of donating. I told her to donate to something worthwhile like stopping abortions. Then I asked he if she thought we should be able to cut the trees on our property without folks from other nations getting involved to stop us. Took a bout 1.3 seconds for the lights in her eyes to return to full normal brilliance...