Anne Petermann

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Anne Petermann

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Anne Petermann is the executive director of Global Justice Ecology Project.

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The Danger of Releasing Genetically Modified Trees Into the Wild

A genetically engineered chestnut tree may be the first to spread into forests, setting dangerous global precedents.

Environment | Global Justice Ecology Project, Earth • Food • Life | English

Anne Petermann is the executive director of Global Justice Ecology Project. She has been working on issues related to protecting forests and defending the rights of Indigenous peoples since 1990 and co-founded the first global campaign against genetically engineered trees in 2000. In the years since, she has presented the social and ecological dangers of genetically engineered trees at conferences, with community groups, and at the United Nations and other international fora on five continents. She currently coordinates the Campaign to STOP GE Trees, which she co-founded in 2014. Follow her on Twitter: @AnneGJEP.

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