Madagascar is one of the world’s most impoverished countries. 70% of the population lives below the poverty line, the majority working in subsistence agriculture in isolated rural communities, relying on forest resources for their daily livelihoods – for firewood (42% of wood consumption), charcoal (39%) and timber (see ‘National Supply-Demand Study on Wood-based products’ http://www.frameweb.org/ev_en.php?ID=64661_201&ID2=DO_TOPIC), as well as a variety of non timber forest products.
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Mt. Elgon is an extinct volcano that is the fourth highest mountain in East Africa. The Bagisu and Sabiny are the two ethnic tribes around the mountain. It has a total area of 2,504 Km² in which the protected area of Mt. Elgon covers approximately 2045 Km² with 1145 km2 comprising the Uganda side and 900 km² comprises the Kenyan side. (Source:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Elgon_National_Park)
WRM information sheets on GE tree research
First posted: 18 August 2008
Last update: August 2014
Forest tree species being manipulated:
rubber tree (1)
Aim of genetic manipulation
WRM information sheets on GE tree research
First posted: 1st August 2008
Last update: August 2014
Tree species being manipulated:
eucalyptus
Aim of genetic manipulation
"My house and goats are dead, my house burned to the ground," recounts a Ugandan farmer at the start of this downloadable film. "My coffee and banana trees were chopped down, and new trees were planted in their place."
"We should bring developing countries on board using a variety of means," counters a Dutch businessman and carbon trader.
WRM information sheets on GE tree research
First posted: 1 August 2008
Updated: 30 October 2008 (including information provided by the Global Justice Ecology Project)
Updated: 10 July 2009, based on (1) and (2) (Field trials)
Last update: August 2014
WRM information sheets on GE tree research
First posted: 1 August 2008
Last update: August 2014
Forest tree species being manipulated:
Eucalyptus (1)
Aim of genetic manipulation
WRM information sheets on GE tree research
First posted: 1 August 2008
Updated: 1 October 2008 (including information provided by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network)
Updated: August 2014 (including information provided by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network)
Tree species being engineered:
WRM information sheets on GE tree research
First posted: 1 August 2008
Last update: August 2014
Tree species being manipulated:
Pine (Pinus radiata)
Eucalyptus ( globulus)
Aim of genetic manipulation
WRM information sheets on GE tree research
First posted: 1 August 2008
Modified: 27 November 2008
Modified: 7 August 2009
Last update: August 2014
Tree species being manipulated: