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...]
#BigbadBioenergy: October 18 is the International Day of Action on Bioenergy
18th October is an International Day of Action against Bioenergy, called by the Dogwood Alliance, Markets for Change, Global Forest Coalition, Biofuelwatch and other allies around the … [Read more...]
WATCH: Aviation Biofuels – What ICAO’s Proposals Really Means
On 6th October, Biofuelwatch published its report "Aviation biofuels: How ICAO and industry plans for 'sustainable alternative aviation fuels' could lead to planes flying on palm oil". During this … [Read more...]
Bad Apples: Genetically Engineered Golden Delicious to Hit Stores in US
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, the developer of the non-browning GE Arctic apple, claims that the apples may be sold in bagged slices in up to 400 stores this season throughout the Midwest and Southern … [Read more...]
Report: Large-scale Biosequestration Causing Negative Social and Environmental Impacts
At the start of a major Climate Engineering Conference in Berlin, the Global Forest Coalition has launched a Working Paper that highlights the risks of different proposals for large-scale Carbon … [Read more...]
WATCH: GMO American Chestnuts – For Forest Restoration or for Making Money?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hecM7xWvdM The American Chestnut once ranged widely throughout the forests of the eastern US and was an important source of food for people and wildlife, but in the … [Read more...]
The Fallacy of the Green Economy
Via Redd-Monitor.org World Rainforest Movement recently published a statement, signed by 26 Brazilian organisations, opposing REDD. Specifically, the statement is in opposition to the German-funded … [Read more...]
Tropical Forests No Longer ‘Carbon Sinks’; Deforestation, Land Degradation to Blame
Via the Carbon Brief Tropical forests now emit more carbon than they are able to absorb from the atmosphere as a result of the dual effects of deforestation and land degradation, a new study … [Read more...]
Sierra Leone: Police Block Women’s Peaceful Protest Against Oil Palm Plantations
On September 21, 2017 about 150 to 200 women were stopped by police on their way to Pujehun to urge local authorities to take action against the Luxembourg-based oil palm plantation company SOCFIN for … [Read more...]
Is Your Retirement Fund Promoting Burning Forests For Electricity?
ASHEVILLE, NC, USA – Despite priding itself for its socially and environmentally responsible investment, one of the Danish Pension Fund’s largest energy holdings is seriously undermining its green … [Read more...]
Frankentrees: Genetically Engineered Tree Plantations Threaten Forests and Communities
By ANNE PETERMANN Genetically engineered (GE) trees are being developed to expand the existing disaster of industrial tree plantations. After more than 30 years of research, however, GE trees have … [Read more...]
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