Environment

1. **__Urges__** all Member States to create management groups in forest communities which would: a. Be funded and regulated by the state, b. Be under the international supervision of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), c. Have jurisdiction over an area of the forest within a radius of 50km from the community;

2. **__Designate____s__** that these communities are to ensure the protection of the area which encompasses these five rights: a. The right to access the demarcated area, b. The right to extract resources and products, such as but not limited to: i. Cutting wood, ii. Collecting leaves, c. The right to regulate resource withdrawals and beneficially alter the area of the forests, d. The right to determine who is allowed access to the forest, e. The right to transfer management and rights through sale;

Madi: __Deeply concerned__ by the fact that much of the poaching that is currently going on is concentrated in the Congo Basin and that it could spread to neighboring countries within the next years,

__Noting with concern__ that poaching is often being preformed not only by militia groups but by soldiers because of the meager wages they receive, and tourists who are not aware of the problems poaching create,

1. __Invites__ the Members of State to aide Lower Economically Developed Countries (LEDC) that are experiencing problems with poaching, by helping them establish more non-governmental units to investigate and combat poaching; (please make any changes underneath!)

EDIT by Lorenzo: This is pretty good! I have some suggestions, below:

__Deeply concerned__ by the fact that much of the poaching that is currently going on is concentrated in the Congo Basin and that it could spread to neighboring countries within the next years, (this is ok but it is not good to mention specific countries and locations if you can avoid it, those countries can become mad at you)

__Noting with concern__ that poaching is performed by militia groups as well as government troops in an attempt to alleviate their economic difficulties (ok maybe here it sounds too pompous), and tourists who are unaware of the problems caused by poaching, (re-worded it)

1. __Invites__ the **Members of State** (what exactly are these?) to aid Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs) that are currently experiencing problems with poaching, by helping them establish more Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to investigate and combat poaching; (please make any changes underneath!)

I think that as a whole it is good. Here are some things I would suggest: The preambulatory clauses are good, but they are not very much related to the operative clause. This is less important than it could be given that it will be put in a resolution, but it is still a bit of an inconsistency, The operative clause itself is a bit weak - I would add more ways to help as sub-clauses (BTW, if I read this correctly, you are asking governments to create non governmental organizations, which is a contradiction).

Great!!! Thank you so much!!! I'm sure it will really help! Good luck with your resolution and have a nice holiday! :D


 * Stefano**

Costa Rica Environment - Combating Poaching in LEDC's

**__Calls upon__** all the governments to take action in combating poaching in LEDC's which is endangering species and putting to risk the extinction of wildlife.

1.) Urges these following actions to be taken: a. That LEDC's take measures to prevent poaching such as but not limited to:  i. Creating wildlife preserves, in which endangered species should especially be included,  ii. Increasing the night watch activities to enhance the security that would prevent poaching by the IAPF (International Anti Poaching Foundation), WWF (World Wildlife Fund), or other anti-poaching organizations.

EDIT by Lorenzo: The measures you propose are pretty good, but: a) You got the format wrong. See below. b) This is going to be part of a resolution with possibly 10 or more clauses. "That LEDCs take measures to prevent poaching" is a) very general and uninspired and b) just not workable as part of a much bigger whole resolution that is entirely focused on "taking measures to prevent poaching in LEDCs". c) Some of the things you suggest are quite vague. Who funds the wildlife preserves? Who controls them? Is it a government thing, or is it a UN thing, or is it an NGO thing? As is the case in other clauses on this wiki, this is more appropriate if you split it into two clauses. Here's what it would look like:

1. __**Urges**__ LEDCs to create wildlife preserves which would: a) Be under the control and supervision of the central government, b) Be located in areas where there are many endangered species, c) Be guarded continuously by (volunteers? police forces? soldiers? foreign activists? you decide) ;

2. **__Calls on__** the International Anti Poaching Foundation (IAPF) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to provide night watch activities in LEDCs where there are widespread reports of poaching, which would: a) Prevent poaching and other activities against the wildlife from taking place, b) Work in collaboration with national governments in order to ensure that violators of poaching laws be brought to justice, c) Be composed of (volunteers? Government environmental workers? Police? Foreign activists? You decide)

Lyuba: Resolution: The role of youth in safeguarding the cultural heritage 

FORUM: Environmental and Cultural Committee 

QUESTION OF: The role of youth in safeguarding the cultural heritage (including intangible heritage) 

SUBMITTED BY: Malta 

CO-SUBMITTED BY: Honorable House,  __Regarding __ that cultural heritage is often overlooked or misused,  __Noting __ that cultural heritage means both tangible and intangible heritage, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Recognizing __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> that tangible heritage consists of material manifestations and natural formations, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Further recognizing __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> that intangible heritage consists of ancient traditions, languages, festivals, and such, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Recalling __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> that intangible heritage has not been considered as cultural heritage until the past few decades, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Deeply concerned with __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> the inability of some countries, such as but not limited to Least Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs), to protect their cultural heritage due to lack of financial means or other reasons, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Emphasizing __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> the importance of youth in helping safeguarding the cultural heritage, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Noting with concern __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> that violent protests of youth have led to harm of tangible heritage before, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Expressing the concern __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> that the ignorance of youth in the matters of cultural heritage may lead to losses of intangible heritage and disrespect towards tangible heritage, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">1) //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Proposes // <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> the nations to make museums and other tangible man-made cultural heritage more accessible to youth by reducing the prices for adolescents, with:    <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">a.  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">the reduced amount being picked by the involved nation, as many countries depend on their tourism,   <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2)  //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Encourages // <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> nations to increase their measures of protecting natural heritage by prohibiting hunting, camping, and other harmful to nature activities on the heritage area, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3) //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Asks // <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> the United Nations to organize an international youth forum which would focus on discussing the matters of protecting the natural heritages,  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4)  //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Urges // <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> nations to include a study of the nations’ cultural heritages in the school curriculum, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">5) //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Suggests // <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> the development of various youth groups for safeguarding cultural heritage, supported by countries’ governments that would:  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> a. focus on learning about the importance of natural heritage,  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> b. try to take actions, such as but not limited to keeping tangible heritages in good condition by cleaning or restoring them,   <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> 6)  //<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Requests // <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> the permission for teenagers to have stages at museums and other places educative of cultural heritages, <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">7) // Calls for // the organization of an international intangible heritage festival that would:  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">a. focus on traditions, languages, dances, and such,  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">b. actively involve young people in  i. organization of the festival  ii. participation in the festival

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">EDIT by Lorenzo: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(BTW, sorry if it's incomplete, don't have much time, will finish it later) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am glad to see that someone else is writing a resolution. Great job! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The preambulatory clauses are VERY focused. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, just that it's unusual and striking. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spell out all acronyms before using them for the first time. For example, instead of using LEDC in your preambulatory clauses, use Less Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs). After you spell it out once, you can just use the acronym. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The measures you propose are pretty good, but I suggest you give more detail. I'll give you some examples later, when I have more time. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'll add more suggestions and be more specific later, because I don't have any time left over now. Still, good job. Thank you very much Lorenzo, I will work on it...Anyone: if you have any suggestions/ clauses you want to add, please do so <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have upgraded my resolution, if anyone is interested <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">