{"id":225,"date":"2008-10-01T13:47:16","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T13:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rightoncanada.ouderkirk.ca\/?p=225"},"modified":"2008-10-02T21:16:46","modified_gmt":"2008-10-02T21:16:46","slug":"stop-genetically-engineered-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rightoncanada.ca\/?p=225","title":{"rendered":"Stop Genetically Engineered Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Support a U.N. Moratorium on Genetically Engineered Trees<\/strong><\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Harper government is using public funds to field test genetically engineered (GE) trees at government research stations in Canada. Tree pollen can travel hundreds of miles and the release of GE trees will put our forest ecosystems and biodiversity at risk from irreversible contamination.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGenetically engineered trees have the potential to wreak ecological havoc throughout the world\u2019s native forests,\u201d says Dr. David Suzuki. \u201cAny outdoor test plots or existing plantations should be removed.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Around the world, governments, Indigenous peoples, and environmental organizations are calling for a ban on GE trees. <\/span><\/p>\n

From May 19-30 our government will take part in a major UN meeting that will decide \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d to a global moratorium on genetically engineered trees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Write to Environment Minister John Baird and the other political leaders now <\/span><\/a>, calling for our government to:<\/p>\n