Organiser(s): 
Anne Petermann (Global Justice Ecology Project)
Speakers:
Ricarda Steinbrecher, (EcoNexus, Federation of German Scientists),
Lucy Sharrat (Canadian Biotechnology Action Network),
Orin Langelle (Global Forest Coalition, STOP GE Trees Campaign).
Outline:
Goals of workshop:
1) Introduce participants to the potential social and ecological impacts of genetically engineered trees; counter the propaganda being used by industry to promote GE trees
2) Explain the interconnections between agrofuels and GE trees and their potential impacts on forests and forest-dependent communities
3) Give an overview of which countries are pursuing the technology, which have open-air field trials, and which plan to export GE trees for plantations in other countries
4) Prepare participants for the Convention on Biological Diversity COP-9 where campaigners from around the world will be petitioning the CBD for a global moratorium against the release of GE trees into the environment
5) Create a plan of action for the CBD COP-9 regarding GE trees
