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Lucro gerado pela indústria do Eucalipto no Brasil é mais valorizado do que a população e o meio ambiente.
O Brasil está prestes a liberar várias espécies de eucalipto geneticamente modificado, o que irá agravar uma situação ruim para a população e o meio ambiente. STEVE TAYLOR e ORIN LANGELLE - 26 DE AGOSTO DE 2023 No Mato Grosso do Sul, grande parte da floresta nativa...
Profit Trumps People and Planet in Brazil’s Eucalyptus Industry
Brazil is set to unleash several varieties of genetically engineered eucalyptus, which will worsen a bad situation. By Steve Taylor and Orin Langelle This article was produced by Global Justice Ecology Project and is based on a trip to Brazil by the International...
The Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) Annual Report
July 2023: The CIMI released its report "Violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: Data from 2022" The report discusses what happened in 2022: "The year 2022 marked the end of a governmental cycle marked by violations and an increase in...
Testbiotech: Gene editing found to cause chaos in the genome of tomatoes
Testbiotech is warning that the planned deregulation and large scale releases of New GE organisms could threaten natural resources needed by future generations. A June 20, 2023 article by Testbiotech discusses recent scientific findings that demonstrated...
U.S. conservation investment routed to eucalyptus expansion in Brazil’s Cerrado
U.S. conservation investment routed to eucalyptus expansion in Brazil’s Cerrado A June 6, 2023, Mongabay article by Shanna Hanbury discusses how U.S. President Joe Biden pledged $50 million toward the initiative, claiming it would help conserve Latin America’s most...
PRESS RELEASE: Indigenous Environmental Network Urges Ban of Genetically Modified Trees and the Commercialization of Nature at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 24/4/23 CONTACT: (314) 210-1322 | steve@globaljusticeecology.org Indigenous Environmental Network Urges Ban of Genetically Modified Trees and the Commercialization of Nature at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues...
As Forests React to Climate Change, Can Genetically Modified Trees Stand in the Gap?
Christian Yonker’s April 17, 2023, Article, As Forests React to Climate Change, Can Genetically Modified Trees Stand in the Gap? first appeared on the Sustainable Brands website. The article discusses biotech startup Living Carbon, which has developed a GE hybrid...
PRESS RELEASE: Major Development in GE Tree Debate as FSC Backs Away from Genetic Engineering
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Taylor, Press Secretary, Global Justice Ecology Project: steve@globaljusticeecology.org | +1 314 210 1322 Forest Stewardship Council Backs Away from Genetic Engineering Following Global Campaign Calling on them to Uphold their...
REDD-Monitor: Living Carbon is selling carbon offsets with no peer-reviewed science to back its claims.
REDD-Monitor: Living Carbon is selling carbon offsets generated from planting genetically engineered trees: A false solution combined with a techno-fix on top of another false solution Chris Lang's March 18, 2023 article in REDD-Monitor is a great overview of...
American Bar Association: Will Genetically Engineered Chestnuts Be Roasting on an Open Fire of Litigation?
The article "Will Genetically Engineered Chestnuts Be Roasting on an Open Fire of Litigation?", written by Thomas Parker Redick, was posted March 21, 2023 on the American Bar Association's website. We encourage you to read it, as it discusses "the legal threats that...
Heartland Institute Attacks on the Campaign to STOP GE Trees affirms the Campaign’s Effectiveness
On March, 22, 2023 Heartland Daily News posted the article "Firm Plants Bioengineered Trees That Remove More Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide" by Linnea Lueken. It is always a pleasure to be attacked by a far-right "think tank" like The Heartland Institute for our work to...
Perilous Modification of the American Chestnut Tree: We cannot forget the lessons taken from Monsanto’s Bollgard failure
Background Information: The US government is considering whether to allow a genetically modified (GM) version of the American chestnut tree, called Darling 58, to be grown in the wild. The creators of Darling 58, citing conservation of the species, hope to win the...
The Wild American Chestnut Is On Its Way Back
The Wild American Chestnut Is On Its Way Back This article, written by Anne Petermann and Steve Taylor, originally appeared in the Spring 2023 edition of Heartwood community's biannual newsletter Heartbeat. By Anne Petermann and Steve Taylor MAINE – On his land in...
Perspective Magazine Examines Falsehoods Behind Engineering Trees For Profit
Perspective Magazine examines Falsehoods Behind Engineering Trees for Profit A March 15 2023 Perspective article by Wade Graham examines how the the tree-planting carbon offset market, which is worth billions and a key component of net-zero strategies, is based on...
PRESS RELEASE: Results from USDA’s Latest Public Comment Period on the GE American Chestnut Tree
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/7/2023 The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published their draft Environmental Impact Statement and draft Plant Pest...
New York Times: The first GE Trees have been planted in a U.S. Forest
New York Times: For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest Summary of Article: On Monday February 13, 2023, nearly 5,000 GE trees were planted in a U.S. Forest. The modified poplars, planted in Georgia on private land, were...
Indigenous Environmental Network’s Comments to the USDA
The Indigenous Environmental Network "convenes local, regional and national meetings on environmental and economic justice issues, and provides support, resources and referral to Indigenous communities and youth throughout primarily North America – and in recent years...
Friend of the Earth, U.S. Comments to the USDA
Originally Posted January 13, 2023 Friends of the Earth, U.S. submits the following attachment representing 21,159 Friends of the Earth supporters. Friends of the Earth supporters strongly urge the USDA to reject the unrestricted planting of genetically engineered...
GE chestnut trees underperform against phytophthora, a root rot
GE chestnut trees underperform against phytophthora, a root rot The Capital Press article mentioned below reviews two approaches to reviving the American Chestnut tree, hybridization and genetic engineering. It notes that genetic engineering is not a silver bullet and...
Wrench in the Gears discusses the Roots of the GE Chestnut Tree
who is funding the transgenic American chestnut and why? In the following pages an attempt will be made to, first, briefly set the record straight that the American chestnut never actually disappeared and there is no urgent impending emergency justifying the use of genetic engineering. And second, to discuss the money and broader agendas of the individuals and organizations behind the development of the transgenic chestnut tree more at length.