[Imc-biotech] [save_the_tuarts] FW: No right for contamination - global ban on GM trees (fwd)

Mon Nov 8 07:50:55 PST 2004

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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 23:17:59 +0800
From: tonja boyd <tonjaboyd at optusnet.com.au>
To: save_the_tuarts at savethetuarts.org
Subject: [save_the_tuarts] FW: No right for contamination - global ban on
    GM trees

forwarding for your info

not sure if this is relevant in australia at the moment, but the idea of
GM trees is a bit frightening

if you wish to sign the petition (if you haven't already) for a global
ban on GM trees, to be presented at the UN Kyoto meeting in December
(aiming for 10 000 sigs), please visit the link in the first item
contained in the forwarded email.

thanks, and much respect

tonja

-----Original Message-----
From: People's Forest forum [mailto:forestforum at elonmerkki.net]
Sent: Monday, 8 November 2004 9:02 PM

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NO RIGHT FOR CONTAMINATION!
Global Ban on GM trees
People´s Forest Forum
http://elonmerkki.net/forestforum
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Infoletter             8 November 2004, Finland

Contents:

1. The campaign situation -greetings by coordination
2. Action alert - how to stop China´s GM poplar contamination
3. A network study: The situation of GM trees on the Earth
4. Petition for global ban on GM trees and other ngo-publications for UN
Kyoto meeting (Cop10) in December
5. Support for the campaign

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1. The campaign situation -greetings by coordination
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Dear friends,

You have signed the petition for a global ban on GM trees
( http://elonmerkki.net/forestforum ) and have also requested
more information as the campaign continues.

Now we are happy to tell you that there is more than 2 200 subscribers
including more than 220 organisations from 70 countries. This is a
really
good start.

We ask your help and cooperation to continue the campaign successfully.

There is now one month before we are going to present the petition for
the
UN Kyoto meeting (Cop 10) in Buenos Aires.
( http://elonmerkki.net/dyn/forum/form/?catid=104 )

You can make your next move just after reading this message. Please
forward it to your friends and networks and ask them to join in by their
efforts.

The new signatories can also be collected on paper in meetings and
happenings if someone just updates the petition list with these new
names.
Do you think that we could reach the limit of 10 000 signatories before
15th December?

Besides the success of the petition campaign we hope that we could all
together develop this Internet campaign to help our national campaigns
as
an information source and an open forum for campaigning and
co-operation.
All ideas,  and suggestions for that kind of activities are welcome.

We are convinced that by this existing network we all together can make
a
real change and start a process to achieve our common goal: A  global
ban
on
GM trees.

The future of this campaign depends now on ourselves.

Hope to hear from you and your efforts,

Hannu Hyvönen
coordinator
The Union of Ecoforestry in Finland

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2. No right for contamination -
China´s GM poplar invasion must be halted
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The situation on the GM tree battle is serious.
Please, spend a moment and read the report by Chris Lang
( http://elonmerkki.net/dyn/forum/thread/?id=286 )

The news of more than a million GM poplars in commercial growing in
China
should be a real action alert for all of us.

This is a totally wrong and unfair action and China´s GM poplar invasion
should be immediately halted.

Please visit  the workshop on this issue
http://elonmerkki.net/dyn/forum/topic/?catid=101

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3. A network study: What is the situation of GM trees on the Earth
=================================================================

China´s case shows that there is serious lack of information about what
is
happening on the Earth with GM trees.

Lets make together a watch on the situation in different countries. We
hope that we could find out at least;
-are there any GM trees being grown in the open environment in your
country and what are the activities in laboratories
-what is the situation of public discussion and resistance

Together with this network via the Internet we can help each other to
follow
the situation.
Read the reports and bring your news on the table in the GM tree forum:
http://elonmerkki.net/dyn/forum/topic/?catid=71

Keep us updated!

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4. GM trees and UN Kyoto meeting in December in Buenos Aires
=============================================================

The aim is to publish the petition in Buenos Aires again on 15 November
2004 by publishing a campaign booklet for the UN meeting. You can take
part and follow the editing process in the workshop:
http://elonmerkki.net/dyn/forum/form/?catid=104

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5. Support for the campaign
===========================

This campaign was started by the funding of the Union of Ecoforestry in
Finland.
The present and future budget is based on the donations and the possible
incomes from the campaign booklet. You can help the funding situation by
making your order of the campaign book by 50 euros supportive price
and/or
making a donation.

Please contact the campaign soon if you want to make a donation or order
the book or if you have some good suggestions for seeking the funding.

Global Ban on GM trees
http://elonmerkki.net/forestforum
e-mail: forestforum (at) elonmerkki.net

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