08-28-2016, 05:43 PM
Okay how about this:
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Title: Trade of Endangered Organism
Category: Environmental
Industry Effected: All Business
The World Assembly,
Recognizing its members' continued commitment to the preservation of endangered organisms,
Concerned that illegal collection and smuggling of endangered organisms could undermine preservation efforts,
Defines 'endangered organism' as a species or stock designated by the World Assembly Endangered Species Committee (WAESC) as endangered,
Hereby, subject to any limitations set by earlier resolutions that are still in force, including the fact that trade involving certain groups of organisms may already be covered separately by such legislation,
1. Bans the international import and export of all endangered organisms, and of goods derived wholly or partly from said organisms, except when any of the following exemptions apply:
i) They are specimens collected or being repatriated as part of scientifically run species restoration program;
ii) They are specimens grown in a laboratory or nursery environment outside of their species' native range, and birthed or grown from seeds, spores, or other material, that itself was collected outside the species' native range;
iii) They are goods derived from organisms that fall under exemption 'ii';
iv) They are goods that were derived from specimens in a manner which does not increase the species' endangerment and were collect purely for scientific purposes;
v) They are durable goods such as lumber, which can be historically or scientifically proven to have been processed before the species was declared endangered by WAESC and at least 99 years ago;
vi) They are widely dispersed reproductive material such as pollen or reproductive spores which is present at incidental levels on other trade materials;
2. Urges nations to pass legislation preventing the internal transport and monetization of endangered species and derived products within their own borders;
3. Requests nations ardently enforce measures designed stop illegal collection and trade in endangered species, and of products derived from these.
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I feel environmental is the way to go with this. I'm not happy with the all industries tag, but any specific industry effected like logging would be insufficient to cover the entire range of this act. Do you think there is a better tagging?
Do you think the definition works and does a sufficient job of addressing the endangered stock case? I've changed the rest of the draft to fit this deisgnation. Also vi) was structured fairly differently from the other clauses so I re-wrote it for uniformity. Do you think further clarification is needed for endangered stocks and it is clear that non-endangered stocks from species with endangered stocks are not regulated by this act? Do you think we should have any exception for cultural use perhaps expanding iv? Did you mean to have a underscore after apply in 1? I changed it to a colon.
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Title: Trade of Endangered Organism
Category: Environmental
Industry Effected: All Business
The World Assembly,
Recognizing its members' continued commitment to the preservation of endangered organisms,
Concerned that illegal collection and smuggling of endangered organisms could undermine preservation efforts,
Defines 'endangered organism' as a species or stock designated by the World Assembly Endangered Species Committee (WAESC) as endangered,
Hereby, subject to any limitations set by earlier resolutions that are still in force, including the fact that trade involving certain groups of organisms may already be covered separately by such legislation,
1. Bans the international import and export of all endangered organisms, and of goods derived wholly or partly from said organisms, except when any of the following exemptions apply:
i) They are specimens collected or being repatriated as part of scientifically run species restoration program;
ii) They are specimens grown in a laboratory or nursery environment outside of their species' native range, and birthed or grown from seeds, spores, or other material, that itself was collected outside the species' native range;
iii) They are goods derived from organisms that fall under exemption 'ii';
iv) They are goods that were derived from specimens in a manner which does not increase the species' endangerment and were collect purely for scientific purposes;
v) They are durable goods such as lumber, which can be historically or scientifically proven to have been processed before the species was declared endangered by WAESC and at least 99 years ago;
vi) They are widely dispersed reproductive material such as pollen or reproductive spores which is present at incidental levels on other trade materials;
2. Urges nations to pass legislation preventing the internal transport and monetization of endangered species and derived products within their own borders;
3. Requests nations ardently enforce measures designed stop illegal collection and trade in endangered species, and of products derived from these.
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I feel environmental is the way to go with this. I'm not happy with the all industries tag, but any specific industry effected like logging would be insufficient to cover the entire range of this act. Do you think there is a better tagging?
Do you think the definition works and does a sufficient job of addressing the endangered stock case? I've changed the rest of the draft to fit this deisgnation. Also vi) was structured fairly differently from the other clauses so I re-wrote it for uniformity. Do you think further clarification is needed for endangered stocks and it is clear that non-endangered stocks from species with endangered stocks are not regulated by this act? Do you think we should have any exception for cultural use perhaps expanding iv? Did you mean to have a underscore after apply in 1? I changed it to a colon.