On July 14, 2019, a protest titled “For Digomi Forest-Park” was held in Digomi Forest-Park. Civil activists, environmentalists, and ordinary citizens gathered to oppose the planned construction project in the park. On March 15, 2019, the City Council, under the new general plan, designated 13,000 square meters of the Digomi Forest-Park area as a mixed-use public and business zone and issued a construction permit to the company Anagi.

The company planned to build a multifunctional complex called Orangery, which, according to the project description, would serve as an exhibition, concert, and event center. Anagi already owned a nearby car dealership (Kia Motors), and the new building was to replace it.

According to the organizers — the Young Greens and the movement We Are Someone — the planned development would effectively transform the forest-park into a commercial and entertainment area, endangering both the ecosystem and the public green space.

Protesters demanded that no new construction take place, that the park’s entire territory regain its original status, and that it be officially designated as a landscape-recreational zone. They also called for the land to be transferred to the Tbilisi municipality to prevent future development risks.

The night before the protest, green activists camped on the disputed site, spending the night in the forest under a banner reading “Protect Digomi Forest.”

On September 7, the Young Greens returned and set up tents again, joined by the civic group Protect Digomi Forest, which shared updates on Facebook. Activists displayed project banners and placed a small tree sapling on construction machinery as a symbolic gesture — “This is a place for trees, not drills.”

On September 16, 2019, the court accepted the plaintiff’s motion and suspended the construction permit until a final ruling was made, preventing potential irreversible damage to the park. The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA)represented the plaintiffs’ interests. As of 2024, the court had not yet issued a final decision, but construction remained suspended.

In August 2024, the Georgian government transferred Digomi Forest-Park to the Tbilisi Municipality. The area, which had remained state property, officially came under the city’s ownership.