Stop GE Trees

Take Action: Stop GE Trees

2022

The US government is considering a request to allow the release of genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) American chestnut trees into US forests. The GE trees could spread from US forests into forests in eastern Canada. Researchers say they will also ask the Canadian government to approve planting this GE tree in Canadian forests.

Individuals can fill in the form at the side of this page to send an instant letter to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. The environmental risks of planting GE trees, including planting in the wild, will be regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Organizations are asked to sign the joint statement: “We, the undersigned organizations, oppose the release of genetically engineered trees into wild forests in the US and Canada.”
Do you participate with an environmental group or another group with interest in this issue? Share this information with your group, along with our factsheet on GE American chestnut trees. Please contact us to discuss how your organization or community group can support this important campaign.
New – September 2022: Sign the petition from Rainforest Rescue to stop genetically engineered eucalyptus trees in Brazil.
New – Deadline October 5, 2022: Groups and individuals sign to stop the Forest Stewardship Council from overturning their ban on GE trees.

For more information on the GE American chestnut and GE trees see www.cban.ca/trees or contact us.

Stop the release of GE trees
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Send your letter instantly to ask the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to stop the release of genetically engineered forest trees.
To: The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. CC: Alistair MacGregor, NDP critic; John Barlow, Conservative critic; Yves Perron, Bloc québécois; Elizabeth May, Green Party.

Dear Minister,
text I am writing to ask you to stop the release of genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified) American chestnut trees, or any other GE forest trees in Canada. I am also concerned that the U.S. government could soon approve the planting of GE American chestnut trees in forests in eastern U.S. These GE trees could spread into Canada. If GE trees are released, it will be difficult, or impossible, to track or reverse their spread over time. The impacts on forest ecosystems are unknown and cannot be known until they are observed in the wild over decades and centuries. Please stop this large-scale, irreversible experiment with our forests. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
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