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Treaty) are the most frightening.
Biodiversity Treaty
The Biodiversity Treaty was signed by 152 nations at the convention. By 2004 168
nations had signed the treaty including President Clinton who signed the treaty by Executive
Order. The Congress of the U.S. has not ratified the treaty and so the treaty is not binding on the
U.S. The treaty is binding on 188 nations that have become parties to the treaty.
The Biodiversity Treaty is vaguely written. Any vaguely written contractual agreement
can be dangerous because its interpretation is uncertain. It’s like writing a blank check only this
blank check relates to Sovereignty and property rights. The treaty raises critical concerns. Under
Article 1, the objective is conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its
components. Under Article 3, “States have…the responsibility to insure that activities within
their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other states or of areas
beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.” Under Article 6, each nation must develop
conservation strategies. And under Article 8, each nation must establish protected areas and must
restore degraded areas.
The critical questions are: what is “sustainable use;” what is “damage to the environment
of other” nations; what areas must be protected and what areas must be restored. Additional
concerns are raised by the Preamble of the treaty. First, the Preamble states that biological
diversity is important because of evolution; this gives a clue that the framers of the treaty are
coming from a New Age religious perspective. Second, the Preamble seems to indicate that the
treaty will be governed by suedo-science rather than real verifiable science. They seem to be
more interested in their own agenda than truth. See the following excerpt from the Preamble:
Conscious also of importance of biological diversity for evolution…
States are responsible for conserving their biological diversity and for using their
biological resources in a sustainable manner…biological diversity is being
significantly reduced by certain human activities…it is vital to anticipate, prevent,
and attack the causes of significant reduction or loss in biological diversity at
source,
Noting also that were there is a threat of significant reduction or loss of
biological diversity, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a
reason for postponing measures to avoid or minimize such a threat…the
fundamental requirement for the conservation of biological diversity is the in-situ
conservation of ecosystems and natural habitats and the maintenance and recovery
of viable populations of species in their natural surroundings.
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(Emphasis added)
Global Biodiversity Assessment
In 1993, UNEP (United Nations Environmental Program) contracted with the World
Resources Institute, an American NGO based out of Washington D.C., to write what is now
known as The Global Biodiversity Assessment (GBA). The first draft of the GBA was to be
completed in May of 1994. The GBA vindicates any and everyone who criticized the
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