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...
That new chestnut? USDA wants to allow the release of GE trees into wild By Environmental Historian Dr. Donald Davis https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3747170-that-new-chestnut-usda-plans-to-allow-the-release-of-ge-trees-into-wild-forests/ The USDA is...
Note: for more on the public comment period regarding the USDA's recommendation to approve release of GE trees into wild forests, or for information on submitting comments, please visit https://stopgetrees.org/stop-ge-trees/ For Immediate Release 11/17/2022 ...
USDA’s Genetically Engineered Tree Public Comment Period Launched! Please submit comments today! Help stop the uncontrollable release of genetically engineered trees into wild forests in the US. Submit comments here:...
129 environmental and social justice groups from 34 countries, including 10 FSC members, are calling on FSC to continue prohibiting the use of genetically engineered trees and to refrain from engaging with field experiments. Click here for the full list of...
Trading in Forest Stewardship? 10 October 2022 Source: Counterpunch by Lucy Sharratt Forest Stewardship Council prepares to facilitate the global release of GE trees The release of genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) trees is closer than it has ever...
More than 90 environmental and social justice groups from 28 countries are calling on the Fores Stewardship Council to continue prohibiting the use of genetically engineered trees and to refrain from engaging with field experiments. Please see the full list of...
"Development of genetically engineered trees is advancing despite the serious risks to our forests and continued opposition around the world," said one advocate. Source: Common Dreams, September 28, 2022 A report published Wednesday exposes the "growing threat" of...
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...
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...
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...