Opposition to GE Eucalyptus Field Trials in Southern US

Arborgen Seeks to Legalize GE Eucalyptus Trees in U.S. - By Anne Petermann, June WRM Bulletin

Information sheet on Genetically Modified Trees in USA - By WRM

Open Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Demanding Rejection of ArborGen's Request to Plant 260,000 Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Trees Across the U.S. Southeast. - July 2009

Public Overwhelmingly Rejects Genetically Engineered Trees - STOP GE Trees Campaign Press Release - 16 July 2009

The Brazil - New Zealand - USA connection: According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Environmental Assessment: "The transgenic Eucalyptus started out as a hybrid developed in Brazil. In Brazil, small pieces of the tissue derived from the hybrid were put into sterile tissue culture and sent to New Zealand for transformation. The transformed lines were sent to the U.S. as sterile tissue culture lines that were inspected by APHIS..." (page 27)

NZ Raised GE Eucalyptus Trees Intended for U.S - 29 June 2009, Press Release by Soil and Health Association

The USDA's Environmental Assessment regarding ArborGen's request to plant 260,000 GE cold tolerant eucalyptus trees - May 2009

Jim Hightower: The invasion of genetically engineered eucalyptus - Listen to Hightower's commentary - August 2009

OTHER COUNTRIES WITH GM TREES FIELD TRIALS

Brazil - Canada - China - Finland - France - Germany - Indonesia - Israel - Japan - Russia - USA

MORE INFORMATION ON GM TREES

• STOP GE Trees Campaign - http://www.nogetrees.org

• GE tree research. A country by country overview - WRM Briefing. November 2008

• Transgenic Trees - WRM Briefing. December 2007. Also available in Spanish , French and in Portuguese.

• Genetically Modified Trees. The Ultimate Threat to Forests. By Chris Lang, December 2004. Also available in Spanish and Portuguese

Also visit the special section on the WRM web site about GM trees