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Vote on 'Environmental Science'

Aye
8 (61.5%)
Nay
2 (15.4%)
Err...We dump nuclear waste everyday!
0 (0%)
I wanna marry an Orca!
1 (7.7%)
The delegate's vote
2 (15.4%)

Total Members Voted: 13

Voting closed: July 21, 2007, 01:17:12 PM

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Environmental Science - Voting Ends Friday the 20th
« on: July 16, 2007, 01:08:48 PM »
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The Resolution At Vote

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The Resolution At Vote[/b]

The following resolution is being debated by the UN. If it passes, it will immediately take effect in all UN member nations.

 
Environmental Science

A resolution to promote funding and the development of education and the arts.

 

Category: Education and Creativity
   

Area of Effect: Educational
   

Proposed by: Quintessence of Dust


Description: The United Nations,

Aware that many of the most critical issues of daily life involve resource management and the maintenance of a harmonious balance with the natural world, and that meaningful action on them requires a full and developed knowledge of the underlying environmental science,

Recognizing that environmental science can lead to the formulation of community and governmental policies, and personal and business strategies, to recognize and mitigate problems of environmental degradation while promoting sustainable development, thereby promoting ‘bottom-up’ solutions to environmental problems, allowing individuals to make rational choices rather than depending on stringent government oversight,

Considering the establishment of an impartial body capable of coordinating and conducting research free of political and private influence to be one useful means of promoting such goals through an international body:

1. Defines, for the purposes of this resolution, 'environmental science' as the pursuit of understanding of the natural environment through the scientific process, and especially that concerning the interaction of natural and artificial components, the effect of economic activities upon the environment, the development of solutions to problems within these relationships, and the search for sustainable modes of development;

2. Promotes the study of environmental science throughout all UN member nations, emphasises support for projects bringing understanding of the value and importance of environmental science to a wider audience, and encourages member nations to fund relevant research projects and courses of study;

3. Declares that persons in member nations may apply for funding for such from the UNEAF, subject to the approval of the nation in which the study or research is being undertaken, and providing such work abides by environmental regulations and academic best practice;

4. Establishes, as a neutral council capable of conducting independent research, the United Nations Environmental Agency (UNEA);

5. Declares that the UNEA shall:
- liaise with similar local, national and regional bodies, particularly through assisting with the establishment of such programs as advanced by this resolution,
- liaise with existing UN environmental and other relevant committees, while hopefully mitigating the need for further proliferation of such,
- conduct environmental science research, including work towards solving problems of environmental degradation, and make freely available their findings and recommendations,
- abide by academic best practice in all their endeavors;

6. Further declares that the UNEA shall:
- conduct, on a annual basis, surveys of the state of the natural environment, identify existing and potential problems of environmental degradation, and research towards solutions to such problems and mitigating measures against further,
- make freely available such findings in an International Environmental Audit Yearbook,
- conduct, where requested by the authority with jurisdiction over the particular area, further environmental surveys directed at more specific details,
- conduct, on a regular basis, such surveys over areas under UN jurisdiction or identified as international or non-national territory;

7. Prohibits the UNEA from accepting donations from private parties such as businesses, charities or NGOs, so as to prevent its research being skewed in favor of specific interest groups.



Voting Ends: Fri Jul 20 2007
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Re: Environmental Science - Voting Ends Friday the 20th
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2007, 01:15:52 PM »
A resounding 'FOR!  Now we just need a poll... ;)

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Re: Environmental Science - Voting Ends Friday the 20th
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2007, 02:15:31 PM »
Aye, Sir/Mate/Delegate PoD!
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Re: Environmental Science - Voting Ends Friday the 20th
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2007, 03:37:22 PM »
NAY  >:(

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Re: Environmental Science - Voting Ends Friday the 20th
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2007, 10:38:01 AM »
Aye it is then, myloves.

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