Click here to download the briefing Summary: Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) is proposing to at least partly convert two coal plant units in Bosnia and Herzegovina to biomass. The company has stated that it would rely largely on Short-Rotation Coppicing (SRC), namely...
Industrial tree plantations, incl. GE trees and short-rotation coppicing
Plantažni zasadi kratke ophodnje: nema isplative opcije za razvoj novih postrojenja na plantažnu biomasu u Bosni i Hercegovini
Kliknite ovdje za preuzimanje Sažetak: Elektroprivreda BiH (EPBiH) predlaže da se dvije elektrane na ugalj u Bosni i Hercegovini u jednom dijelu konvertuju u postrojenja na biomasu. EPBIH je navela da će se u velikoj mjeri oslanjati na zasade iz plantaža kratke...
Joint Report about Genetically Engineered American Chestnut trees
Biotechnology for Forest Health? The Test Case of the Genetically Engineered American Chestnut Report by the Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered Trees, Global Justice Ecology Project (GJEP) and Biofuelwatch, written by Rachel Smolker and...
GE Trees: Presentation to the National Academy of Sciences
Forests in Crisis - but Biotechnology is not the Solution On 27th March 2018, members of Biofuelwatch and Global Justice Ecology presented evidence to the National Academies of Sciences via a webinar about the impacts and dangers of genetically engineered...
Biofuelwatch report from Stop GE delegation to Chile
Last month, Biofuelwatch joined a delegation in Chile coordinated by the Campaign to STOP Genetically Engineered (GE) Trees to investigate the impacts of industrial tree plantations and share information about the threats posed by GE trees. Given growing...
On International Day for Forests, FAO celebrates cutting them down for energy
La versión en Español de esta página web estará disponible próximamente en www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2017/fao-día-Internacional-bosques 21st March has been declared International Day for Forests by the UN. Shockingly, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation...
GE Trees: Columbus Day and the Colonization of Land, Trees and Genes
Huffington Post article by Rachel Smolker I spent the past several days participating in the Indigenous Environmental Network Campaign to Stop GE Trees Action Camp in the Qualla Boundary, homelands of the Eastern Band Cherokee in North Carolina. Participants included...
Groups: Sign on to stop GE Trees in Brazil
Campaign to STOP GE Trees – Sign On to Support the call by Brazilian and Latin American groups to reject G.E. eucalyptus trees: Brazilian pulp and paper company Suzano wants to commercially plant Genetically Modified eucalyptus in Brazil. Suzano is responsible...
Genetically Engineered Trees: The New Frontier of Biotechnology
Genetically Engineered Trees: The New Frontier of Biotechnology, Report by Center for Food Safety
Biomass: The Chain of Destruction
Biofuelwatch has released a new report, Biomass: The Chain of Destruction. It explores the global impacts of the UK's biomass boom, looking at what the current demand for biomass for electricity, supportive Government policy and resulting speculative investments mean,...
FSC Consultation and Complaint Procedure: the case of Veracel Celulose in Brazil
FSC Consultation and Complaint Procedure: the case of Veracel Celulose in Brazil, World Rainforest Movement
Tree plantations and bioenergy with carbon capture: far from “safe” geoengineering
Tree plantations and bioenergy with carbon capture: far from “safe” geoengineering, article by Almuth Ernsting, Biofuelwatch for Hands off Mother Earth website
Tree plantations in the South to generate energy in the North
Tree plantations in the South to generate energy in the North: A new threat to communities and forests World Rainforest Movement briefing paper
An Overview of the Development of Genetically Engineered Trees in South America
An Overview of the Development of Genetically Engineered Trees in South America, Briefing by Global Justice Ecology Project and Global Forest Coalition
An overview of industrial tree plantations in the global South
An overview of industrial tree plantations in the global South: Conflicts, trends and resistance struggles, EJOLT Report No. 3, authors: Winfridus Overbeek (World Rainforest Movement), Markus Kröger (University of Helsinki) and Julien-François Gerber
Analysis of the State of GE Trees and Advanced Bioenergy
Analysis of the State of GE Trees and Advanced Bioenergy, Briefing by Global Justice Ecology Project
Did the FSC pass the practical test or is it on the wrong track?
Presentation by Chris Lang
Why Genetically Engineered Trees as Biofuels Will Not Help Stop Global Warming
The STOP GE Trees Campaign, Global justice Ecology Project. Download