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Agricultural Invasive Species Act; Voting ends 4th June
Topic Started: May 10 2018, 07:39:01 PM (339 Views)
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I've been drafting this for a while on the GA subforum, but I'd be interested in what TEP forumgoers think of it. Feel free to hack away at it! :)

Agricultural Invasive Species Act
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Category: Advancement of Industry || Area of Effect: Protective Tariffs || Proposed by: [nation]Wallenburg[/nation]


Recognizing agriculture as the most fundamental industry of most member states,

Alarmed at the harms of invasive species of pathogens, weeds, and animals on agriculture and those employed in agriculture,

The World Assembly hereby,
  1. Defines, for the purposes of this resolution, "invasive species" as non-native species of non-sapient life that, upon introduction into or nearby the agricultural ecosystems of a member state, significantly imperil the health or productivity of those agricultural ecosystems,

  2. Establishes minimum standards that regulate trade in order to avoid transference of invasive species,
    1. Requires member states to employ nondestructive customs procedures or screenings in accordance with previous World Assembly legislation and otherwise of their choice on all goods entering or exiting national jurisdiction, to the extent that tests for invasive species on sampled goods guarantee a power of 80%,

    2. Mandates fines on goods that are found contaminated with species invasive to the area of the goods' destination and do not undergo effective decontamination procedures,

    3. Prohibits the transportation of live organisms of invasive species or goods contaminated with invasive species without sufficient measures to guarantee containment during transport, to or through areas where they pose a threat to agricultural ecosystems,

    4. Urges the imposition of tariffs on goods known to frequently harbor invasive species in response to nations that fail to adequately inspect outgoing shipping for such infestations,

  3. Continues to prohibit the use of invasive species against agricultural resources as an economic or military weapon,

  4. Urges member states to research the possibility of various species becoming invasive, especially toward agricultural ecosystems, and to communicate any knowledge of invasive species to other states and the World Assembly Science Program,

  5. Establishes the Agricultural Invasive Species Removal Service, and charges it with assisting, upon member states' request, in the removal or destruction of invasive species,
    1. Provides for the use of selective pesticides and herbicides, and means to capture or kill invasive fauna, to eliminate populations of invasive species causing harm to agricultural ecosystems, within the limitations of already existing World Assembly law and national law,

    2. Limits the Agricultural Invasive Species Removal Service to the use of methods that do not cause undue damage to the immediate or surrounding environment.
Edited by Wallenburg, May 18 2018, 03:10:43 AM.
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Finally received an opportunity to look through this resolution and, for the most part, I think it's nice. The wording could be improved in certain spots, but that may be a matter more of personal opinion rather than inaccuracy on your behalf.

I will, however, express some concern with Section 5.a. of your draft. As my nation is one I consider both environmentally friendly and conscious, I worry that this Agricultural Invasive Species Removal Service could potentially abuse the use of pesticides or herbicides in the removal of these problem species and end up doing more damage to the environment than repair. While the goal of this group is to remove harmful foreign species from a given location, it seems counter-intuitive to me if we are in turn introducing harmful foreign chemicals to that same environment which could ultimately cause more damage than the invasive species ever could have in the long term.

Does there exist prior legislation which would moderate the use of such chemicals or regulate which ones may be safely used and to what extent? If not, then unless such a safety is implemented, I'm not sure I could support the proposal as-is.
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I'm not sure what is meant by 99.7% power, could you explain?

Otherwise, great resolution
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May 11 2018, 01:59:09 AM
Finally received an opportunity to look through this resolution and, for the most part, I think it's nice. The wording could be improved in certain spots, but that may be a matter more of personal opinion rather than inaccuracy on your behalf.

I will, however, express some concern with Section 5.a. of your draft. As my nation is one I consider both environmentally friendly and conscious, I worry that this Agricultural Invasive Species Removal Service could potentially abuse the use of pesticides or herbicides in the removal of these problem species and end up doing more damage to the environment than repair. While the goal of this group is to remove harmful foreign species from a given location, it seems counter-intuitive to me if we are in turn introducing harmful foreign chemicals to that same environment which could ultimately cause more damage than the invasive species ever could have in the long term.

Does there exist prior legislation which would moderate the use of such chemicals or regulate which ones may be safely used and to what extent? If not, then unless such a safety is implemented, I'm not sure I could support the proposal as-is.
As it is, we have a resolution on Pesticide Regulations setting regulations for their ingredients and use. I could add a subclause clarifying that the service in Clause 5 must take into consideration the environment in which they work, using methods that pose a minimal threat to agricultural ecosystems. I doubt that the service would end up using herbicides or pesticides so poorly that they would do more harm to the environment than the invasive species would, but there's no reason not to put another safeguard in there.
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I'm not sure what is meant by 99.7% power, could you explain?

Otherwise, great resolution

Power is the probability that a test will give a true negative. That is, in this case, that a shipment screened and found clean of invasive species is, indeed, clean of invasive species. The higher the power is, the less likely contaminated imports/exports will cross borders.
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As it is, we have a resolution on Pesticide Regulations setting regulations for their ingredients and use. I could add a subclause clarifying that the service in Clause 5 must take into consideration the environment in which they work, using methods that pose a minimal threat to agricultural ecosystems. I doubt that the service would end up using herbicides or pesticides so poorly that they would do more harm to the environment than the invasive species would, but there's no reason not to put another safeguard in there.
Ah, I am very pleased to learn of this specific resolution, and it does make me more comfortable about the whole situation. That being said, while we all would like to hope the correct and proper action is taken by a given group with certain responsibilities, that is not always the case. Just for peace of mind, I would indeed support an implementation of a sub-clause where such restrictions on pesticide/herbicide use is clarified in the advent of Section 5 being invoked.
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Edits have been made.
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With that change, I believe this is good to go. Nothing really stands out as a potential problem.
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This thread has reached it's quorum. So I am moving this thread to the General Assembly forum.
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As you can probably guess I hate this resolution with a burning passion, and want to see the person responsible for such a travesty made to feel the same pain I feel now.

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More info here: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=442835&sid=5def438819771b6398ec1c77d3aecaf2

This resolution is now up for vote.

Bai Lung will vote FOR.
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Agricultural Invasive Species Act was passed 11,131 votes to 6,364.
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