Celebrating our 20th Anniversary

Anne Petermann

Co-Founder | Global Justice Ecology Project
Co-Founder & International Coordinator | Campaign to Stop GE Trees

Anne Petermann co-founded Global Justice Ecology Project (GJEP) in 2003 and serves as the International Coordinator of the Campaign to Stop GE Trees, which she also co-founded in 2014. She is also a founding Board Member of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series.

Experience & Activism

  • Involved in movements for Forest Protection and Indigenous Rights since 1991.
  • Active in the International and National Climate Justice movements since 2004.
  • Co-founded the Eastern North American Resource Center of the Native Forest Network in 1993.
  • Co-founded the original Stop GE Trees campaign in 2004.


Conferences & Groups

  • Participated in the founding of the Durban Group for Climate Justice in 2004, Durban, South Africa.
  • Helped establish Climate Justice Now! in 2007 at the UN Climate Conference in Bali, Indonesia.


Speaking & Writing

Anne has spoken and written extensively about the destructive social and ecological impacts of genetically engineered trees. Her focus includes:

  • Impacts on indigenous peoples and forest-dependent communities.
  • Links to cellulosic biofuels made from wood.
  • Critique of socially and environmentally destructive “false solutions” to climate change.

She has presented at capacity-building trainings for Indigenous peoples and at various conferences, including:

  • UN Climate Summits
  • UN Biodiversity Conferences
  • UN Forum on Forests
  • UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues


Publications & Contributions

Anne is the author of several reports and numerous articles detailing the dangers of genetically engineered trees. She contributes to Z Magazine, Counterpunch, Toward Freedom, and Daily Kos.


Honors & Awards

  • Adopted as an honorary member of the Saint Francis-Sokoki band of the Abenaki in 1992 for her support of their struggle for state recognition.
  • Received the Wild Nature Award for Activist of the Year in 2000.
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