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...
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Claims of Successful Genetically Engineered Tree Sterility Overblown
Aug 8, 2018
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...
Tree Biotech Conference Disrupted Amidst Week of Protest
Jun 8, 2017
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...
Plantations Save the Day! (Or not…); Plantaciones Salvan el Dia! (O nó …)
Jun 6, 2017
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...
About our new Chile Blog: Campaign to STOP GE Trees To Document Impacts of Tree Plantations in Chile
Mar 1, 2017
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...
Spread of GE Bentgrass Shows Potential Invasiveness of GE Trees
Jan 10, 2017
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...
Asunción Declaration Rejects GE Trees: The Global Movement Grows
Sep 27, 2016
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,...
Welcome to the STOP GE Trees Indigenous People & Forests Blog
Nov 24, 2015
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...
Upcoming Webinar: Tuesday March 19 – Emergency of GE Trees for Indigenous Peoples
Mar 17, 2024
Tuesday March 19, 2024 9AM Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil (GMT -5) 10AM New York (GMT - 4) 11AM Buenos Aires (GMT - 3) 11AM Sao Paulo, Brazil (GMT - 3)Zoom Link (further information below): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87230883466~ Interpretation provided in English,...
Breaking Green Podcast: Failure of the GE American Chestnut with Anne Petermann and Dr. Donald Davis
Mar 7, 2024
Note: The Breaking Green Podcast is produced by Global Justice Ecology Project. Global Justice Ecology Project coordinates, administrates and fundraises for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees. Transcripts and Chapter Markers for this episode, as well as additional episodes...
The Search for “Lingering Trees” Offers Hope for Imperiled Species
Feb 27, 2024
The February 25, 2024 article by Eric Aldrich titled "The Search for “Lingering Trees” Offers Hope for Imperiled Species" was published on The Nature Conservancy's website, where it can be read in full. The article discussed how, through the use of apps like TreeSnap,...
Genetically Engineered Chestnut Rift Widens
Jan 11, 2024
NOTE: The following Press Release is from the Global Justice Ecology Project. The Global Justice Ecology Project coordinates, administrates, and fundraises for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees. Press Release: Genetically Engineered Chestnut Rift Widens American...
USDA Reportedly “Pauses Work” GE American Chestnut
Jan 2, 2024
NOTE: The following Press Release is from the Global Justice Ecology Project. The Global Justice Ecology Project coordinates, administrates, and fundraises for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees. Press Release: USDA Reportedly “Pauses Work” GE American...
Genetically Engineered Chestnut Loses Backers
Dec 20, 2023
NOTE: The following Press Release from the Global Justice Ecology Project was posted by the Society of Environmental Journalists. The Global Justice Ecology Project coordinates, administrates, and fundraises for the Campaign to STOP GE Trees. Genetically...
The American Chestnut Foundation Bails as GE Chestnut Develops Growth Problems and Fails to Resist the Blight
Dec 15, 2023
On December 15, 2023, the following article by Anne Petermann, Executive Director of the Global Justice Ecology Project, was published on the Independent Science News’ website. NOTE: The researchers at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science...
Take Action: Send an email to STOP a genetically engineered American chestnut tree
Dec 14, 2023
Take Action to Protect our Forests from Genetically Engineered trees! On December 8, 2023, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced it is discontinuing its development of this GE tree called “Darling 58” due to unexpected problems. The researchers at the...
CBAN: Researchers Disown Their Own Genetically Engineered Tree
Dec 13, 2023
NOTE: The following is a press release from the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, a member group of The Campaigm to STOP GE Trees. It can also be read on CBAN's website. Canadian Biotechnology Action Network Press Release Researchers Disown Their Own...
Common Dreams: The Genetically Engineered Tree That Never Was
Dec 13, 2023
The transgenic Darling 58 chestnut tree as a sign of our collapsing regulatory ecosystem. NOTE: on December 12, 2023, the following article appeared on the Common Dreams website. It is written by Steve Taylor, the press secretary for Global Justice Ecology Project and...