[Sdpg] Action alert for Ecovillage people and permaculture activists!

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

Global Ban on GM trees
Peoples Forest Forum
http://elonmerkki.net/forestforum
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"People's Forest forum" <forestforum at elonmerkki.net>




Dear ecovillage and permaculture activists!

This is an urgent action alert for your nerworks.

We ask you to join in the campaign for global ban on GM trees After four
weeks we are going to give the petition to UN Forum on Forest in Geneva.
Please sign the petition a an individual or organisation and put he
message mowing to your friends.

On the same campaign site we are also collecting and producing other
material about forest issues on workshops.

Please check out is there anything about your country and forests there
and be free to make your contributions on workshops.

Best for you,

Hannu Hyvönen
coordinator
Global Ban on GM trees
People´s Forest Forum
http://elonmerkki.net/forestforum



Forests for the Earth and People
-open workshops for studying the situation and seeking the solutions
http://elonmerkki.net/forestforum



The crisis of forests and forest use on the Earth is obvious. We have been
losing the forest cover in terms of biodiversity, biomass and hectars. We
have been losing possibilities for the future and future generations Look
more:
http://earthtrends.wri.org/conditions_trends/feature_select_action.cfm?scid=2501&theme=9


There is also a crisis with human rights concerning forest issues in many
countries. Read the report here: http://www.wrm.org.uy/peoples/fear.html)

It seems quite obvious that this kind of information has not been
registered by the political leaders in different countries. A good example
of the severity of the problem is the UN Forum on Forests which should be
one global board to meet and solve these problems.

This UNFF has its fourth session in May in Geneva and all countries have
been asked to produce a national report to present the situation in their
countries. However, most of the countries did not produce any material and
those who did were not always so seriously trying to seek the truth. For
more information, see:
http://www.elonmerkki.net/forestforum/uk/ff2.html

This UNFF process is again a sad example that multinational forest
corporations clearly have too dominating a role in shaping global forest
policy. It is clear that by that way there is little chance of facing and
solving the great problems related to forests in different
countries.

The People´s Forest Forum is an initiative to make a real difference, to
seek the true picture about the true situation and available sustainable
solutions.

Check out and comment on what is presented about the forest situation in
your country.

Be free to make your contributions in other workshops, as well.

We don´t need GM trees to solve the problems. We need a different
solution. We need global forest revolution to change the course.

Together we can make a difference.


WORKSHOPS



1. Country forums    2.Boreal forest forum


3. Tropical forest forum  4. African forest forum


5. Other geographical areas 6. Global forest policy


7. Indigenious peoples forest workshop

8. Deforestation and
reforestation


9. Forests, fibre and paper    10. Videoreports


11. GM trees          12. Forests and agriculture


13. Sounds of the forests         14. General discussion

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