[Grosseschnauzer]

Quote: Environment Protection Act

A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.

Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: Woodchipping

Proposed by: Homophobic Warriors

Description: BELIEVING that protecting our environment is very important and that wanton deforesting of any trees has to be controlled;

CONCERNED that the forests and the animals living in forests are being harmed by logging companies

CONSIDERING that trees and plants are needed to provide oxygen for humans

WORRIED that nations are destroying their beautiful countryside and wildlife

The United Nations,

DEFINES for the purposes of this resolution, a forest as a group of 20 trees or more

MANDATES that every nation has to define 10% of the total area of forest in their nation as protected by the government;

FURTHERMORE NOTES that this area of forest must not be cut down by any individual member, company, organisation or group within the nation or a combination of any of these

MANDATES that any area of forest where citizens live in or a high amount of birds or mammals live must not be cut down. This adds on to the 10% of protected forest;

MANDATES that if a nation cuts down 25% of their total forest area, all logging must be stopped until this 25% has been replanted;

THEREFORE URGES nations to use sustainable logging where almost every tree cut down is replanted. This would ensure that the nation never gets to the situation of the above clause;

CREATES the United Nations Environment Protection Foundation (UNEPF), which has the following tasks:

1. To use UNCoESB's (resolution 119) ruling on whether or not an animal or a plant is endangered
2. To protect animals and plants which are deemed to be endangered (recalling resolution 119 UNCoESB) by preventing any individual person, company, organisation, group or any combination of the former from destroying their natural habitat
3. Keep a record of the area of forest in each nation in square kilometres, to ensure that they can carry out the above clauses

MANDATES that anyone who breaks the laws set out in this resolution must be punished

URGES nations to punish anyone who breaks the laws set out in this resolution, in a serious way

NOTING that the same rules apply to any foreign company who has leased any area of land in any UN member nation

CONCLUDING that this proposal protects endangered species and plants, as well as natives and the environment in general.

Voting Ends: Tue Dec 19 2006
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[Thalatash]

AGAINST.

[Quintessence of Dust]

[UN Observer opinion]What utter rubbish[/UN Observer opinion]

[Yeldan IDU Territory]

It's crap.

[Eisophca]

I hate to write off proposals like this, but Quod and Franxico have hit it right on the nose. Against.

[Stolidia]

If Stolidia was a member of the NSUN, we'd be tempted to vote against this resolution simply because of the name of the nation that authored it. Fortunately, that wouldn't come into play, since the resolution is so abominable it would take really immense bribes to convince us even to abstain.

:vom:

[Embolalia]

Trash. AGAINST.

[Antrium]

As much as I hate voting against environmental resolutions, this one warrants it big time.

AGAINST.

[Mikitivity]

My government agrees with most of the opinions expressed, but would hate for the resolution to fail by too large of a vote, thus we've abstained.

[Domnonia]

Oh my!

I'll have to abstain from passing judgement as this resolution made me laugh uncontrollably hard whilst sipping cocoa. Very entertaining, thanks!

[Grosseschnauzer]

I'll be casting the region's vote sometime tomorrow.

There's only one other proposal in the queue at the moment; and I hope none of the others in the proposal queue at the moment reach a quorum.

Just sayin' !

[Gnejs]

No secret that im a tree hugger. Although this is not quite what I would like to see so i'll ABSTAIN.

and we are also disgusted by the authors choice of name.

[Federation of Disjunction]

I must add to the disdain for the chosen name of the country who proposed this resolution. The name and the intention of protecting the environment seem to be in conflict with each other.

With that said, I'm with Gnejs on this one. Being so environmentally concerned, I can't voat against it but it sure goes about protecting the environment in an odd way.
Abstain.

[Eisophca]

What does homophobia have to do with the environment?

[Grosseschnauzer]

Quote: How should the Delegate cast the region's vote?
FOR  [ 0 ]  [0.00%]
AGAINST  [ 4 ]  [57.14%]
ABSTAIN  [ 3 ]  [42.86%]
Total Votes: 7[/quote]

It seems pretty clear that this is a proposal that, although it claims to be pro-environmental, it is not seen that way by the region as a whole. I know how difficult it is to be seen as opposing a supposedly pro-environmental resolution when one's philosophy is pro-environment, but this poll result is pretty clear.

The region's vote will be cast AGAINST the proposal.

[Grosseschnauzer]

Quote: Last UN Decision

The resolution "Environment Protection Act" was defeated 7,236 votes to 5,252.[/quote]

[Federation of Disjunction]

CeoranaDec 18 2006, 04:24 PM What does homophobia have to do with the environment? [/quote]
My belief is that some philosophies are usually held together. In this case someone who would respect the environment would also respect life, and therefore respect others who might be different but equal. Being hommophbic is not respectful so that combination is confusing to me. For example, I wouldn't expect someone who was racially prejudiced to be interested in protecting the environment. At least I would be very surprised if they were interested in it.

There are much more confusing marriages of opinion. For instance, why are people who are anti-abortion also usually pro death penalty?