GJEP at the UN CBD - Week One: Civil Society Rejects gene edited GE trees
As governments gathered in Panama in October 2025 for the launch of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) — the body charged with advancing the protection of biodiversity through the recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ rights and traditional knowledge — Indigenous leaders, scientists, and environmental justice advocates issued an urgent call to uphold the CBD’s Decision IX/5 de facto 2008 moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) trees.
Protest against GE trees and Carbon offsets:
- Joint GJEP-Global Forest Coalition press release: To Protect Biodiversity Global Policy Makers Must Reject Emphasis on Market-based Mechanisms and Promote Community-led Solutions
- Article in CBD Alliance newsletter Eco: The Timber Industry’s New Strategy: Gene Edited Trees
GJEP at the CBD - Week Two: GE Trees vs. Indigenous Peoples Rights:
- Joint GJEP and Indigenous Environmental Network press release: Indigenous Peoples Defend the CBD’s de facto 2007 moratoria on genetically engineered trees
- See the press conference speaker statements here
- Article in CBD Alliance newsletter Eco: Indigenous Peoples defend trees of life, oppose GE trees of death
Joint GJEP and Indigenous Environmental Network press release: Indigenous Peoples use Article 8J to defend whales and other sacred relatives Action on SB8J-1 Outcomes
