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The Stop GE Trees Campaign is a national and international alliance of organizations that have united toward the goal of prohibiting the ecologically and socially devastating release of genetically engineered trees into the environment. Global Justice Ecology Project coordinates, administrates and fundraises for the campaign. World Rainforest Movement, based in Uruguay, is the Southern Hub for the Campaign and has materials in Spanish and Portuguese. STOP GE Trees Campaign Goal: A global ban on the release of GE trees into the environment. The main objectives of the STOP GE Trees Campaign are: 1. Stop development of plantations of GE eucalyptus, GE poplars or other forest trees; 2. Win international policy decisions agains GE trees; 3. Build a comprehensive media campaign around GE trees and GE tree based cellulosic ethanol; 4. Build economic disincentives against GE trees; 5. Remove existing releases of GE trees (field trials and other releases). Our Strategies include: a) Public Relations: Develop an offensive and aggressive international media campaign b) Grassroots Mobilization: Assist local groups to build organized opposition in threatened regions c) Participate in the international movements against agrofuels d) Market-based: Undermine economic viability of commercializing GE trees e) University Campaigns: build opposition to GE tree research f) International Collaboration: Build links to movements worldwide g) Alliance-building: Build bridges to natural allies h) Support indigenous autonomy and land rights STOP GE Trees Campaign Founding Members:Global Justice Ecology Project,Sierra Club, Southern Forests Network, Dogwood Alliance, Forest Ethics, Forest Guild, GE Free Maine (now Food for Maine's Future), Institute for Social Ecology Biotech Project, Klamath-Siskyou Wildlands Center, Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN), Rainforest Action Network STOP GE Trees Campaign North American Steering Committee: Anne Petermann, Global Justice Ecology Project, STOP GE Trees Campaign co-Coordinator Orin Langelle, Global Justice Ecology Project, STOP GE Trees Campaign co-Coordinator Dr. Neil Carman, Sierra Club Lucy Sharrat, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) Alyx Perry, Southern Forests Network Mark Des Marets, NW RAGE Brian Tokar, ISE Biotechnology Project Eva Hernandez, Dogwood Alliance Dr. Rachel Smolker, Global Justice Ecology Project Jim Thomas, ETC Group STOP GE Trees Campaign International Committee: Global Justice Ecology Project (United States), World Rainforest Movement (Uruguay--Southern Hub for the Campaign), Global Forest Coalition (The Netherlands, Paraguay), Konapewman (Mapuche Territory, Chile), Timberwatch Coalition (South Africa), Forest Peoples Programme (England), Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (Canada), ETC Group. STOP GE Trees Campaign Scientific Advisor: Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher, EcoNexus Click here to donate securely to this critically important campaign.  |
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