Finger Lakes Times 18 Apr 2022 By Theresa Church, Assistant Director, Global Justice Ecology Project To the Editor: We are closer than ever to climate tipping points that could significantly change life as we know it. Bearing the brunt of the climate crisis are our...
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Native Forests Serve Better in Restoration Projects
Native Forests Serve Better in Restoration Projects, Study Says Sixth Tone 18 Mar 2022 By Yuan Ye Native forests with a mix of diverse vegetation provide more environmental benefits than monoculture plantations and should be prioritized in climate mitigation efforts,...
NYT: Tree Planting Is Booming. Here’s How That Could Help, or Harm, the Planet.
The New York Times 14 Mar 2022 By Catrin Einhorn A tree planted for every T-shirt purchased. For every bottle of wine. For every swipe of a credit card. Trees planted by countries to meet global pledges and by companies to bolster their sustainability records. As the...
Genetically Engineered Trees: Growing Threats to Eastern Forests
Genetically Engineered Trees: Growing Threats to Eastern Forests Heartwood/Heartbeat Spring 2022 Issue We are closer than ever to climate tipping points that could significantly change life as we know it. Bearing the brunt of the climate crisis are our forests, which...
Organizations Demand FSC Stop Genetically Engineered Tree Risks to Forests
Español abajo, Portugués abajo For Immediate Release Organizations Globally Demand Forest Stewardship Council Protect Forests from Genetically Engineered Trees New York, 15 December 2021–The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), one of the world’s largest forest...
Global Demand to FSC: Protect Forests from Genetically Engineered Trees
This December 14 2021 sign on letter to the Forest Stewardship Council demands they reject proposals to endorse field tests of genetically engineered (GE) trees. It further demands the FSC disassociate itself from any GE tree research activities and continue to...
New Book on American Chestnut Looks at Consequences of GE Trees
A new book from the University of Georgia Press, The American Chestnut, An Environmental History by Donald Edward Davis is seen as the most comprehensive treatment of the history of the American Chestnut written to date as it looks at forest ecology, anthropological...
Urgent Alert! Tell FSC – KEEP GE TREES OUT OF OUR FORESTS!
URGENT ALERT: TELL THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: GE Trees Can Never Be Sustainable! DEADLINE Thursday, Dec 2, 2021 The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), one of the world's largest certifiers of “sustainably harvested wood”, is consulting the public on policy changes...
Faces Behind the Campaign︱Denis Melican
Meet the faces who make up the Campaign to STOP GE Trees. Denis Melican is a member of the American Chestnut Cooperators Foundation and is also on the Campaign to STOP GE Trees North American Coordinating Committee. Here’s what he had to say about working with the...
Genetically Engineered Trees: No Solution to Climate Change
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...