Feb 8, 2023 | False Solutions to Climate Change, Forests, GE American Chestnut, GE Trees, GMOs, New and Extreme Technologies, Press Coverage, Pressroom, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
Capital Press: GE chestnut trees susceptible to phytophthora root rot The Capital Press article mentioned below reviews two approaches to reviving the American Chestnut tree, hybridization and genetic engineering. It notes that genetic engineering is not a silver...
Mar 9, 2021 | Deforestation, Featured, Food Sovereignty, Forests, Indigenous Peoples, Protests & Resistance, Social Media News, Uncategorized
Note: Biofuelwatch is a fiscally sponsored project of Global Justice Ecology Project. Rachel Smolker is the Co-Director at Biofuelwatch and a member of the international and national Campaign to STOP GE Trees. Swallowing Indonesia’s forests: New report reveals how...
Mar 8, 2021 | Featured, Forests, Latin America, Protests & Resistance, Rainforest, Social Media News, Videos, Zapatistas / Chiapas / Mexico
Image courtesy of World Rainforest Movement The feminist struggle: A path of resistance and hope World Rainforest Movement 8 March 2021 In the midst of the global health, social and economic crisis caused by Covid-19, women organized around the world—from Brazil to...
Feb 25, 2021 | Carbon Markets / Carbon Offsets, Featured, Forests, Social Media News
Chasing Carbon Unicorns: The deception of carbon markets and “net zero” Friends of the Earth International 22 February 2021 Powerful actors are using “net zero” pledges to hide their climate inaction. Stopping the climate crisis requires us to stop burning fossil...
Feb 19, 2021 | Carbon Markets / Carbon Offsets, Deforestation, Featured, Forests, Indigenous Peoples, Protests & Resistance, REDD, Social Media News
The World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility’s latest hot air scam: Retroactive credits Originally posted on REDD-Monitor by Chris Lang 18 February 2021 The World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility recently changed its rules to allow governments to sell...
