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WATCH
Video Documentary by David Suzuki
"A SILENT FOREST"
THE GROWING THREAT OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREES"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w437uQf_A7c
▶ BIOLOGICAL DESERTS: THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE GMO MONOCULTURE BIOFUEL AND PALM OIL INDUSTRY The mass clearing of trees for farmland disturbs the ecosystem of the rainforest by decimating rare and exotic flora and fauna. With the planting of a single crop plantation, the natural biodiversity of the rainforest is lost. The mono-crop culture that has long-plagued environmentalists in the west displaces or destroys most of the species in a single sitting, as they are unable to adapt to living within vast acres of a single crop. The environment, habitats and species that are destroyed have lived together since the dawn of the rainforest, and the damage caused by palm oil farming is irreversible http://sco.lt/9AeHbN
▶ GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREE BAN URGED AT UN CONVENTION ON BIODIVERSITY http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/genetically-modified-tree-ban-called-for.html
August 31, 2012 Living on Earth:
▶ GMO TREES: DESTROYING REAL FORESTS TO PLANT MONOCULTURE BIO-ENGINEERED TREES DESTROYING NATURAL ECO SYSTEMS http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=12-P13-00035&segmentID=1
April 30, 2013 Global Justice Ecology Project:
▶ NEXT GMO ONSLAUGHT: STERILIZING OUR FORESTS FOR FAST-GROWING GMO TREES DESTROYING ECOSYSTEMS AND ALL LIFE WITHIN THEM http://globaljusticeecology.org/stopgetrees.php
VIDEO (2:00)
World Rainforest Movement, March 20, 2015
THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE
http://wrm.org.uy/other-relevant-information/this-is-not-sustainable-video/
August 10, 2013 Euractive
▶ EUROPE'S FORESTS APPROACH CARBON 'SATURATION POINT' http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/europe-forests-run-capacity-abso-news-529850
▶ THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "SUSTAINABLE" PALM OIL http://sco.lt/61yvZ3
▶ LAW SUIT AGAINST USA GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED PLANTING OF MONSANTO'S GMOs in WILDLIFE REFUGES http://www.occupymonsanto360.org/2012/03/28/lawsuit-against-government-sponsored-planting-of-monsantos-gmos-in-wildlife-refuges/
Organic Connections, November 5, 2013
▶ FACTORY FORESTS? USDA CONSIDERS APPROVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREES http://organicconnectmag.com/factory-forests-usda-considers-approval-genetically-engineered-trees/#.Uo2vhY3piRR
▶ AGRIBUS GMO GIANT - MONSANTO - GETS FREE PUBLIC LANDS TO DEVELOP GMO BIOFUELS http://sco.lt/5jzwp7
September 4, 2013 Grist
▶ WHY ARE THERE PESTICIDES AND GMOs IN OUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES? http://grist.org/news/why-are-there-pesticides-and-gmos-in-our-national-wildlife-refuges/
CREDO Action:
▶ TELL THE USDA: NO GMO TREES WITH PUBLIC APPROVAL http://act.credoaction.com/sign/GMO_trees
Center for Food Safety, January 26, 2015
▶ PATENTING TREES: NEW GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREE TO AVOID FEDERAL OVERSIGHT COMPLETELY http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/3713/new-genetically-engineered-tree-to-avoid-federal-oversight-completely#
Global Research, February 04, 2015
▶ NEW GENETICALLY MODIFIED TREE APPROVED BY US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) WITH NO ASSESSMENTS
WATCH
Short Video
HOW MOTHER TREES CONNECT THE FOREST (4:40)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8SORM4dYG8
VIDEO
DO TREES COMMUNICATE? FORESTS SIMILAR TO NEURAL NETWORKS http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/1776410823/video-do-trees-communicate-forests-similar-to-neural-networks
REDD-Monitor, March 11, 2015
▶ PROTEST IN BRAZIL PREVENTS APPROVAL OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED EUCALYPTUS TREES http://www.redd-monitor.org/2015/03/11/protest-in-brazil-prevents-approval-of-genetically-engineered-eucalytpus/
Scientific American, March 11, 2014
▶ ANCIENT TREES SPROUT NEW LIFE http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-trees-sprout-new-life
CIFOR Forests
▶ EXPERTS: FORESTS' GENETIC DIVERSITY, CRUCIAL FOR ADAPTABILITY, FACING GREATER RISKS “Genetic diversity is the thing that provides the necessary material for natural selection,” http://blog.cifor.org/22930/experts-forests-genetic-diversity-crucial-for-adaptability-facing-greater-risks#.U54RZ98RgfA
WATCH
URBAN TREES ACT AS BIOLOGICAL FILTERS
http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/1791835636/urban-trees-act-as-biological-filters
▶ NATURAL MIXED FORESTS MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN MEGA INDUSTRIAL MONOCULTURES http://sco.lt/8p51lZ
TerraDaily, April 17, 2014
▶ NUTRIENT-RICH FORESTS ABSORB MORE CARBON THAN THOSE WITH DEPLETED SOILS http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Nutrient_rich_forests_absorb_more_carbon_999.html
▶ TREE HEALTH, FOREST HEALTH LINKED WITH HUMAN HEALTH - OUR INTERCONNECTED LIVES http://sco.lt/85WZ2v
VIDEO
A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERING OUR FORESTS, ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9hjy-CJlzbM
Global Justice Ecology Project:
-▶ STAND UP FOR NATIVE TREES, NOT BIOTECHNOLOGY FORESTS http://globaljusticeecology.org/stopgetrees.php?ID=638&tabs=2
WATCH
USA FORESTS BEING POISONED AND SUPPRESSED FOR A $13 BILLION GMO TREE ANNUAL BUSINESS http://sco.lt/52TLAf
TREES WITH NO SOUL
Campaign to STOP GE Trees
Global Justice Ecology Project:
▶ STOP TREE MONOCULTURES AND GE TREES: http://globaljusticeecology.org/stopgetrees.php
▶ PROTECTING CARBON TO DESTROY FORESTS: LAND ENCLOSURE AND REDD+ http://sco.lt/7DYN17
WATCH
A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERING OUR FORESTS, ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9hjy-CJlzbM
▶ GRAIN — LAND GRABBING FOR BIOFUELS MUST STOP http://sco.lt/7LE5cv
New York Times, January 01, 2015
-▶ BY 'EDITING' PLANT GENES, COMPANIES AVOID REGULATION... They are using a technical loophole so that what are clearly genetically engineered crops and organisms are escaping regulation,” said Michael Hansen, a senior scientist at Consumers Union ... “can have all sorts of ecological impact and no one is required to look at it.” http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/02/business/energy-environment/a-gray-area-in-regulation-of-genetically-modified-crops.html
Living On Earth, August 31, 2012
▶ GMO TREES
“Some trees are being genetically engineered to contain the Bt toxin,” notes Anne Peterman of Stop GE Trees. “This could be a tremendous threat to forest ecosystem soils, in which beneficial fungi are a key component of the forest ecosystem.”
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=12-P13-00035&segmentID=1
July 5, 2013 Living Maxwell
▶ THE FRIGHTENING REALITY OF GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED TREES http://livingmaxwell.com/genetically-engineered-trees-risks
May 29, 2013 Forest News
▶ THE INVISIBLE EXTINCTION OF FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES: CAN TREES SURVIVE? http://blog.cifor.org/16587/the-invisible-extinction-of-forest-genetic-resources-can-trees-survive/#.Ub7D4uswOic
Natural Society, March 16, 2014
▶ WHY GMO TREES WILL DESTROY FOREST BIODIVERSITY http://naturalsociety.com/gmo-trees-will-destroy-forest-biodiversity-life-earth/
May 20, 2013 Truthout
▶ HUNDREDS PROTEST GENETICALLY ENGINEERED EUCALYPTUS TREES IN NORTH CAROLINA http://truth-out.org/news/item/16663-hundreds-protest-genetically-engineered-eucalyptus-trees-in-north-carolina
EcoWatch, April 08, 2014
▶ GENETICALLY ENGINEERING TREES FOR BIO FUEL UNDERMINES REAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS http://ecowatch.com/2014/04/09/genetically-engineering-trees-for-biofuel-not-solution/
Global Justice Ecology Project:
▶ FACT SHEET ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREES: http://www.globaljusticeecology.org/stopgetrees.php?tabs=3&ID=634
▶ A BRIEF HISTORY OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREES https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/brief-history-genetically-engineered-trees
June 4, 2013 Biosafety Information Centre
-▶ USDA (US DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE) URGED TO REJECT GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREES http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=976
Center for Food Safety, November 4, 2013
▶ REPORT: GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREES: THE NEW FRONTIER OF BIOTECHNOLOGY http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/issues/310/ge-trees
May 4, 2013 The Economist
▶ GENETICALLY MODIFIED TREES: INTO THE WILDWOOD
Once again, no mention of how this would impact the regional ecosystem or biodiversity, or how the resulting chestnuts would affect the squirrels. Never enough disclosure or peer reviewed independent studies before forcing these genetically modified organisms on nature. Always the heart-tugging aspect of "saving the planet", not restoring it's original health. http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21577033-gm-species-may-soon-be-liberated-deliberately-wildwood
▶ INDIGENOUS PEOPLES UNITE TO STOP GENETICALLY ENGINEERED TREES: ANOTHER FORM OF COLONIZATION http://stopgetrees.org/ge-trees-news/
NO TO BIODIVERSITY CARBON OFFSETTING
Conserving Our Natural World is Becoming Dependent On Its Destruction http://sco.lt/5Bg6Wv
Mongabay, August 18, 2014
▶ WHEN FORESTS AREN'T REALLY FORESTS: THE HIGH COST OF CHILE'S MONOCULTURE TREE PLANTATIONS http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0818-gfrn-moll-rocek-chile-plantations.html
▶ OBAMA QUIETLY DE-REGULATES GMO/ GENETIC BIOTECH INDUSTRY : FAST-TRACKING APPROVALS, WAIVING REGULATIONS http://sco.lt/5uCx8b
▶ ELDERS OF THE FORESTS DISAPPEARING WORLDWIDE - IRREPLACEABLE HABITAT FOR MANY ANIMALS http://sco.lt/5xvxI1
▶ CONTAMINATION DANGER: GENETICALLY ENGINEERED INSECTS MASS RELEASED INTO ENVIRONMENT WITH UNKNOWN DANGERS http://sco.lt/5zGb2H
▶ OUR GMO FIELDS ARE TOO QUIET - ALL LIFE BIOLOGICAL LIFE CHEMICALLY EXTERMINATED http://sco.lt/6przzF
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▶ WILL SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY BENEFIT OR THREATEN WILD THINGS? http://sco.lt/66LUbR
▶ FOOD OR FUEL? RESEARCH SUGGESTS BIO FUELS WILL COST THE EARTH http://sco.lt/5D24ET
WATCH
"BIOTECHNOLOGY GENETICS IS OUT OF CONTROL"
DAVID SUZUKI:
▶ BIO RE-ENGINEERING NATURE: PEACH GENOME AND POPLARS, WILLOW TREES FOR PATENTED BIO FUEL CROPS http://sco.lt/6YSHqr
May 3, 2013 Guardian Environment
▶ THE BIOMASS INDUSTRY SHOULD COME CLEAN ABOUT ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2013/may/03/biomass-industry-environmental-impact
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GMO CROPS
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BAN GMOs NOW
A Special Institute of Science in Society Report
▶ PESTICIDES ARE KILLING OUR PLANET: DECIMATING POLLINATORS, DRAGONFLIES AND OTHER AQUATIC INSECTS - And YOU http://sco.lt/5XzNlx
▶ PESTICIDE/INSECTICIDE REGULATION OVERHAUL NEEDED TO PROTECT WILDLIFE, ECOSYSTEMS AND FOOD CHAIN http://sco.lt/8NIKcT
▶ ERADICATING ECOCIDE: WHY BUSINESS LEADERS MUST STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE http://sco.lt/56vkOH
Common Dreams
▶ LOOTING THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE: CORPORATE FINANCIALIZATION OF NATURE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER http://sco.lt/4mAnuD
▶ GENE GIANTS STOCKPILING PATENTS ON LIFE
Nagoya, Japan -- Under the guise of developing “climate-ready” crops, the world’s largest seed and agrochemical corporations are filing hundreds of sweeping, multi-genome patents in a bid to control the world’s plant biomass, according to a report released by ETC Group http://www.etcgroup.org/fr/node/5220
▶ THE NEXT BIOTECH WAVE: EXTREME SYNTHETIC GENETICS. THE IMPLICATIONS AND ETHICS http://sco.lt/6wiNhx
▶ PATENTING LIFE ITSELF - OUR 21ST CENTURY FACTORY OF LIFE: RE-ENGINEERING, PROGRAMMING - IS BIOTECH OUT OF CONTROL? http://sco.lt/7mNce
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▶ DO WE NEED A GENETIC BILL OF RIGHTS? http://sco.lt/6jmb1l
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▶ UK DAWN CHORUS IS DYING OUT AS BIRD NUMBERS DECREASE AT AN ALARMING RATE http://sco.lt/5Xi3QP
▶ THE HIDDEN WORLD OF SOIL UNDER OUR FEET : SOIL AS A LIFELINE http://sco.lt/6MYz0j
THE GREAT AMERICAN CORPORATE GIVEAWAY
PUBLIC WILDLIFE PRESERVES
Pesticides, Chemicals, GMO Crops, Oil and Gas Drilling
JUST BECAUSE WE CAN, DOESN'T MEAN WE SHOULD
May 7, 2013 New York Times
▶ GLOWING TREES ASSAILED FOR GENE-TINKERING (What happens when pollen escapes into natural trees and pollinating insects such as bees and birds ingest the pollen? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/business/energy-environment/a-dream-of-glowing-trees-is-assailed-for-gene-tinkering.html?emc=tnt&tntemail1=y&_r=0
▶ GENETIC ENGINEERING AND THE GMO INDUSTRY: CORPORATE HIJACKING OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3994750421/corporate-hijacking-of-food-and-agriculture-genetic-engineering-and-the-gmo-industry
SEE: Fast-Tracking Our Own Extinction
▶ THE DEFORESTATION HOLOCAUST AND PALM OIL ECOCIDE http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/1510545458/fast-tracking-our-own-extinction-the-deforestation-holocaust-and-palm-oil-ecocide
▶ “SUSTAINABLE" PALM OIL SHOULD NOT DRIVE DEFORESTATION http://sco.lt/7N5vU1
▶ CAN UN-REDD EVER BECOME GREEN"? Carbon and Forest Ecocide http://sco.lt/6uQmif
▶ FOLLOW "FORESTS" On ScoopIt http://www.scoop.it/t/forests-without-borders
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