Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 08/08/2018 Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown Long-term risks and … [Read more...]
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Tree Biotech Conference Disrupted Amidst Week of Protest
For Immediate Release 7 June 2017 Concepción, Chile - Today the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) 2017 Tree Biotechnology Conference was forced to cancel its field … [Read more...]
Plantations Save the Day! (Or not…); Plantaciones Salvan el Dia! (O nó …)
Traducción al español después de inglés Fernando Raga representing CORMA at the IUFRO Tree Biotechnology Conference, speaking in the session called "Chilean Forestry and the Adoption of New … [Read more...]
About our new Chile Blog: Campaign to STOP GE Trees To Document Impacts of Tree Plantations in Chile
Ancient Araucaria forest in Chile. Photo Petermann 2004 Members of the Steering Committee of the Campaign to STOP GE Trees from four continents will travel to Chile from March 20-30 to meet with … [Read more...]
Spread of GE Bentgrass Shows Potential Invasiveness of GE Trees
Scott's creeping bentgrass is genetically engineered to withstand applications of Monsanto's Roundup. GE bentgrass escaped from test trials in Oregon in 2003 and are still uncontained after years of … [Read more...]
Asunción Declaration Rejects GE Trees: The Global Movement Grows
A Resounding NO to GE Trees Declaración de Asunción Rechazo a todos los Árboles Genéticamente: Un NO Rotundo a los Árboles GM (PDF) Declaração de Asunción rejeita todas as árvores geneticamente … [Read more...]
Welcome to the STOP GE Trees Indigenous People & Forests Blog
Genetically Engineered (GE) Trees will increase the damages caused by deforestation to indigenous people and their way of life. Here at the STOP GE Trees Indigenous People & Forests Blog, we will … [Read more...]
Renewable Energy Initiative in Papua New Guinea is Another False Solution
People protesting Genetically Engineered Trees in front of the 2017 IUFRO conference. Photo: Langelle AFRY signs Memorandum of Understanding on biomass project in Papua New Guinea to progress the … [Read more...]
GE “pollution free” Poplars = expansion of destructive eucalyptus, oil palm & pine plantations
A recent article in Forbes "Genetically Modified Poplar Trees Emit Fewer Hydrocarbons And Are Just As Hardy" (excerpted below) parrots much of the hype around the recent announcement that poplar trees … [Read more...]
Natural Forests Are Key In Removing Carbon
Logging devastation in Mapuche Territory, Chile. Photo: Langelle Restoring Natural Forests is the Best Way to Remove Atmospheric Carbon Nature April 2, 2019 Simon L. Lewis, Charlotte E. … [Read more...]
Scientists Claim to Engineer Pollution-Free Poplar Tree
GE Trees Protest in Myrtle Beach. Photo: GJEP (2016) Poplar plantations are known to emit a chemical called isoprene that contributes to air pollution. Researchers claim they have genetically … [Read more...]
Planting Trees is Only a Good News Story if it’s Done Right
Ancient Araucaria forest in Chile. Photo: Petermann, 2004 The Guardian December 25, 2019 Bibi van der Zee A few years ago I went to the Kilombero valley in Tanzania to find out why the … [Read more...]
Science Supports Need to Subject Gene-Edited Plants to Strict Safety Assessments
Via GMWatch Compiled by Claire Robinson, editor, GMWatch.org. Technical advisor: Michael Antoniou, PhD, Head, Gene Expression and Therapy Group, King’s College London, UK We’ve been asked to … [Read more...]
Logging Affects Forests Ability to Regenerate in Canada
Long-term damage from logging hits ability of Canada's forests to regenerate The Guardian December 4, 2019 Leyland Cecco Canada’s logging industry has a larger and more damaging impact on … [Read more...]
The Washington Post Runs Article on the American Chestnut
Blight wiped out the American chestnut. Parallel efforts are close to bringing it back. The Washington Post December 18, 2019 Adrian Higgins It is hard to overstate the value and cultural … [Read more...]
Why ‘GE’ Chestnut Trees Should Remain Cloistered
Guest Appearance: Why 'GE' chestnut trees should remain cloistered Finger Lakes Times December 15, 2019 Brian Caldwell of Hemlock Grove Farm WEST DANBY, Tompkins County — Scientists at the … [Read more...]
Video: Mapuche & others in Chile tell COP25 – No market-based “solutions”!
Over 23-30 November, Global Justice Ecology Project and Biofuelwatch filmed this series of short statements opposing neoliberal market-based climate schemes and so-called "green energies" that enable … [Read more...]
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