GE American Chestnut
White Paper, News and Resources to Take Action
Download the major white paper Biotechnology For Forest Health? The Test Case of the Genetically Engineered American Chestnut or read the Executive Summary
Read the letter the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network and Canadian Chestnut Council sent to SUNY-ESY (February 2024)
Listen to a podcast on the Failure of the GE American Chestnut with Anne Petermann and Dr. Donald Davis (February 2024)
Learn about the network of groups collaborating to prevent the regulatory approval of GE trees in North America including Biofuelwatch, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, Global Justice Ecology Project, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rural Coalition and Shawnee Forest Defense.
Contact heather@globaljusticeecology.org for more information or to help stop the release of GE trees into the environment
Check out the latest news:
Upcoming Oct 26 Webinar: Resisting land grabs for eucalyptus plantations in Brazil
Topic: Resisting Land Grabs for Eucalyptus Plantations in Brazil Webinar Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023 Interpretation: English, French and Portuguese. Register: Click here for more information and to register. Event Details: The National Farmers Union in Canada...
The Guardian: Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win
On September 21, 2023, Tom Phillips article Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win appeared on The Guardian's website. The entire article can be read on The Guardian's website The following are excerpts from the article: Nine of...
Press Release: GE Free New Zealand for the International Day of Action Against Monoculture Tree Plantations
September 20, 2023 GE Free New Zealand is joining the International Day of Action to raise awareness of the devastation that Monoculture Plantation trees have on the environment. The Government of Brazil has recently approved genetically engineered (GE) eucalyptus...
Review results from USDA latest public comment period:
In November 2022 the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published their draft Environmental Impact Statement and draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment recommending approval of the petition to allow the unrestricted and unmonitored release of the first-ever GMO plant (a GE American chestnut) into the wild with the intent to spread and contaminate wild relatives.