More than 170,000 individuals and over 440 organizations worldwide have voiced strong opposition to the release of the #GMO American chestnut tree, known as Darling 54 (D54), into wild forests. The USDA is currently considering a petition by SUNY-ESF to deregulate the tree. In this interview, Anne Petermann, Executive Director of Global Justice Ecology Project […]| STOPGETREES.ORG
GJEP was quoted in an important article in The Guardian yesterday addressing efforts to restore the American Chestnut and the dangers posed by the GE American chestnut. Here is the quote they used from our recent press release: “This isn’t a restoration project, it’s a genetically flawed science experiment poised for commercialization at the expense of our forests,” said […] The post GJEP quoted in The Guardian regarding the American Chestnut appeared first on STOPGETREES.ORG.| STOPGETREES.ORG
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A few months ago, Living Carbon, a US start-up, announced that it had developed and planted genetically modified poplar trees in 2023. These trees are said to absorb more quickly carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases whose current accumulation in the atmosphere and oceans is causing problems for the Earth’s climate. As part of […] The post infOGM: Bioengineered poplars to save the climate? appeared first on STOPGETREES.ORG.| STOPGETREES.ORG
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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] By Anne Petermann, International Coordinator, Campaign to STOP G...| STOPGETREES.ORG
GJEP Executive Director Anne Petermann has a new article in Earth Island Journal called “The Darling 58 Debacle”. It details the disaster of the defective D54/58 genetically engineered American chestnut tree submitted to the USDA for unregulated release into forests. The article also warns about using genetic engineering on wild organisms like trees that have […]| STOPGETREES.ORG
More than 100 organizations from over 30 countries demand that Brazil cancel its NINE genetically engineered eucalyptus and stop threatening global forest biodiversity. Organizations and Indigenous Peoples from around the world call upon the world leaders at COP16 to demand a strict application of the CBD’s 2008 de facto moratorium on genetically engineered trees and that Brazil immediately cancel […]| STOPGETREES.ORG