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2003-03-19 |

Forest Certification New Zealand goes for GE tree ban

The standard, put forward by a body called Forest Certification New Zealand, is aimed at providing consumers with a guarantee that the wood they buy has been grown in an environmentally friendly manner. A draft standard has been circulated and New Zealand’s forestry firms say the proposal is draconian, absurd and would lock them into never using genetic technologies.
One submission on the proposal, from forestry company Rubicon, describes the proposal as ”absurd. The present prohibition on the use of genetically modified trees is reasonable in terms of where the technology and understanding is today no government has approved the uncontrolled release of genetically modified trees yet.

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2003-03-19 |

Forest Certification New Zealand goes for GE tree ban

The standard, put forward by a body called Forest Certification New Zealand, is aimed at providing consumers with a guarantee that the wood they buy has been grown in an environmentally friendly manner. A draft standard has been circulated and New Zealand’s forestry firms say the proposal is draconian, absurd and would lock them into never using genetic technologies.
One submission on the proposal, from forestry company Rubicon, describes the proposal as ”absurd. The present prohibition on the use of genetically modified trees is reasonable in terms of where the technology and understanding is today no government has approved the uncontrolled release of genetically modified trees yet.

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