Global Justice Ecology Project, which coordinates the Campaign to STOP GE Trees, submitted the letter below to the New York Times Magazine–it was published in its print edition on Sunday, May 17th. The letter was submitted in response to a piece written by Gabriel...
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 threats of GE trees remain unanswered Joint Statement from: Global Justice...
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 trip to the University of Concepción's Center for Biotechnology amidst...
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 Technologies." (Fernando Raga, en representación de CORMA, en la Conferencia...
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 environmental justice groups and Mapuche communities about the ongoing...
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 eradication efforts. The USDA is considering deregulating creeping...
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 modificadas: Um esmagador NÃO às árvores transgênicas (PDF) We,...
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 share news and reports of the struggles already faced by people who...
Note: Brazil has approved 5 GE eucalyptus trees modified to resist glyphosate. This September 27, 2023 article by Jen Groundwater first appeared on the website of Watershed Sentinel. Canada is one of the world’s biggest producers of softwood lumber and in 2022...
Note: Living Carbon is one of the biolabs in the Bay Area The following is a Press Release announcing the launch of Biolab Watch, and Biolab Watch's submission of a letter to Berkeley’s Mayor and City Council. Press Release: September 19, 2023 Contact: Jeremy Gruber,...
Welcome to the first edition of the International Newsletter for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees! Genetically engineered (GE, or genetically modified) trees pose serious environmental risks yet research on genetically engineering trees continues. While very few...
The article "A Transgenic American Chestnut Tree is Coming. Who Is It For?" by Maya Kapoor, first appearing September 12, 2023, was co-published by Native News Network, which delivers important daily news that affects the lives of Native Americans nationwide, and...
Note: Joám supports the Campaign to STOP GE Trees through translating the Campaign's international calls. The Campaign also has a sign on letter and other action items regarding the September 21st Day of Struggle. On September 19, 2023, Undisciplined Environments...
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...
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...
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 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 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...