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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...