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Un nuevo informe exhibe el avance de la amenaza global de los árboles genéticamente modificados
Las pruebas de campo continúan en muchos países a pesar de los riesgos para los bosques 28 de septiembre de 2022 Hoy, la Red Canadiense de Acción en Biotecnología (Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, CBAN) y la Campaña para DETENER los Árboles Genéticamente...
Advancing global threat of genetically engineered trees exposed in new report
Field tests continue in many countries despite risks to forests Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - Today, the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) and The Campaign to STOP GE Trees published a major report that details the status of development of...
Novo relatório expõe ameaça global crescente de árvores geneticamente modificadas
Testes de campo continuam em muitos países, apesar dos riscos para as florestas 28 de setembro de 2022 Hoje, a Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN / Rede Canadense de Ação em Biotecnologia) e a “Campaign to STOP GE Trees” (a Campanha para PARAR as árvores...
New Briefing Paper: FSC is Opening the Door to the Global Release of GE Trees (EN, ES, FR, ID, PO, JA)
Download the Briefing in English, Español, Français, Bahasa Indonesia, Japanese o Português. Tell the FSC NO GE Trees! Sign the FSC petition in English, Español, Português. English For more than twenty years, a core policy of the Forest Stewardship Council...
Sign on to Tell the FSC NO to Genetically Engineered Trees!
For more than twenty years, a core policy of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has been a prohibition on the commercial use of genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) trees in its certification program – but this important ban is under threat. FSC’s ban...
O FSC deve manter a proibição de árvores transgênicas
Por mais de vinte anos, uma política fundamental do Conselho de Manejo Florestal tem sido a proibição do uso comercial de árvores geneticamente modificadas em seu programa de certificação – mas esta importante proibição está ameaçada. A proibição de árvores GM pelo...
El FSC debe mantener la prohibición contra los árboles transgénicos
Durante más de veinte años, una de las políticas fundamentales del Consejo de Administración Forestal (más conocido por sus siglas en inglés, FSC) ha sido la prohibición del uso comercial de árboles genéticamente modificados en su programa de certificación, pero esta...
Guest column: Restoring Brunswick’s American chestnut trees
Guest column: Restoring Brunswick’s American chestnut trees Portland Press Herald 4 Aug 2022 By Jim St. Pierre and Dennis Wilson For generations, American chestnut trees (Castanea dentata) fed people and wildlife throughout eastern North America. Up to 4 billion...
A Rude Awakening on KPFA Interviews Author Donald Edward Davis
A Rude Awakening on KPFA Interview Author Donald Edward Davis Pacifica Radio 24 June 2022 Sabrina Jacobs, host of A Rude Awakening on KPFA spoke with Dr. Donald Edward Davis, author of The American Chestnut: An Environmental History. His exhaustive book explores how...
Brazil Coalition Joined by International Organizations to Condemn Genetically Engineered Tree Approval
Contact Steve Taylor, Global Justice Ecology Project steve@globaljusticeecolgy.org +1.314.210.1322 / English Only Contact Elizabeth Días, World Rainforest Movement, lizzie@wrm.org.uy +598.99.375.508 / Spanish, Portuguese Español abajo Portugués abajo For...
Brazil Says NO GE trees! Sign on in solidarity!
Brazil Says NO more GE Trees Sign on in Solidarity! Deadline: June 19, 2022 Open Letter Denouncing Suzano Papel e Celulose’s glyphosate-resistant Genetically Engineered (GE) Eucalyptus More than 50 organizations, networks and movements from Brazil and around the world...
Genetically engineered trees: Growing threats to Eastern forests
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...
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...
CA Supreme Court Upholds Glyphosate Damage Lawsuit
Note: Recently, Brazil approved a glyphosate-resistant genetically engineered (GE), also called genetically modified (GM), eucalyptus developed by the FSC-certified company Suzano, for commercial growing. Engineering plants to resist glyphosate results in larger...
NEW! FSC Petition Demands Strong GE Tree Ban: sign by Dec 14
Note: After numerous people contacted us about the convoluted and confusing nature of the Forest Stewardship Council's public consultation process, we created a petition to the FSC to enable more people to make their voices heard. From the petition: "The importance of...