On December 15, 2023, the following article by Anne Petermann, Executive Director of the Global Justice Ecology Project, was published on the Independent Science News’ website. NOTE: The researchers at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science...
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Democracy Now: “Green Colonialism”: Nigerian Climate Activist Nnimmo Bassey Says Africa Is Being Sold Out at COP28
Carbon trading at COP28 While at COP28 in Dubai, Nigerian activist and poet Nnimmo Bassey met with Democracy Now and discussed how carbon trading markets and other “false climate solutions” are negatively impacting attempts to reduce emissions and prevent catastrophic...
This Holiday Season: A Gift for the Forests – The Wild American Chestnut is on its Way Back!
Note: tell the USDA genetically engineered trees are a bad idea and must not be released into the wild with the intention of spreading freely. Deadline extended to 1/26/23 Comment at: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/APHIS-2020-0030-8291 The wild American...
“Fixing” Trees With Genetic Engineering
GE trees – touted as a high-tech fix for ecosystem and climate woes – are poised to create a treadmill of profitable problems 30 November 2022 Source: Watershed Sentinel by Lucy Sharratt The promise of a simple technological fix is compelling. Whether it is world...
131 Groups Call on FSC to Uphold GE Trees Prohibition
131 environmental and social justice groups from 34 countries, including 10 FSC members, are calling on FSC to continue prohibiting the use of genetically engineered trees and to refrain from engaging with field experiments. Click here for the full list of signatories...
93 Groups Call on FSC to Uphold GE Trees Prohibition
More than 90 environmental and social justice groups from 28 countries are calling on the Fores Stewardship Council to continue prohibiting the use of genetically engineered trees and to refrain from engaging with field experiments. Please see the full list of...
Un nuevo informe exhibe el avance de la amenaza global de los árboles genéticamente modificados
Las pruebas de campo continúan en muchos países a pesar de los riesgos para los bosques 28 de septiembre de 2022 Hoy, la Red Canadiense de Acción en Biotecnología (Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, CBAN) y la Campaña para DETENER los Árboles Genéticamente...
NEW! FSC Petition Demands Strong GE Tree Ban: sign by Dec 14
Note: After numerous people contacted us about the convoluted and confusing nature of the Forest Stewardship Council's public consultation process, we created a petition to the FSC to enable more people to make their voices heard. From the petition: "The importance of...
Press Release 8 Sept: Groups Condemn Use of GE Trees in Fake Climate Schemes (ENG, SP, FR, PO)
Genetically Engineered Trees: No Solution to Climate Change Árvores transgênicas não são solução para as mudanças climáticas Árboles transgénicos: No son solución al cambio climático Les arbres génétiquement modifiés: ne sont pas une solution aux changements...
Faces Behind the Campaign︱BJ McManama
Meet the faces who have supported the Campaign to Stop GE Trees. Here's what BJ McManama had to say about her journey to working with us. Every once in a while I get asked by people who don’t know me well, why I chose to be a full-time activist or, more accurately, a...