World Assembly Resolutions
Since the rise of the World Assembly from the ashes of its predecessor, the Bureaucracy That Cannot Be Named, WA member nations have worked tirelessly to improve the standard of the world. That, or tried to force other nations to be more like them. But that's just semantics.
Below is every World Assembly resolution ever passed.
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General Assembly Resolution # 259
Stopping Invasive Species
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
The World Assembly,
SHOCKED that invasive species have massively impacted and changed the ecology of regions;
APPALLED at the economic damage caused by the impact of invasive species;
REALIZING that this is a major international problem which can be solved by cooperation of member nations;
HEREBY:
DEFINES "invasive species" as any non-sapient species posing a serious risk of causing detrimental effects upon being introduced to a new environment;
REQUIRES the following measures to prevent the introduction of invasive species to the environments of member nations:
Member nations shall treat ballast water on ocean going vessels to kill any invasive species that may be present.
Member nations shall screen imported species to determine whether such species pose a risk of becoming an invasive species or spreading disease.
Member nations shall develop specialized response units to eliminate or remove invasive species from the environment;
PROHIBITS the transfer of invasive species from one nation to another - member nations shall work actively to prevent the transfer of invasive species across their borders through all means necessary, except through closing national borders;
OUTLAWS practices of the shipping industry conducive to the accidental spread of invasive species, namely the discharge of ballast water in coastal waters or internal waterways and use of inadequate vessel-cleaning procedures; and
TASKS the World Assembly Science Program (WASP) with creating an international registry, with which member nations shall share information regarding invasive species, including, but not limited to: species that may be considered invasive, the conditions under which any given species may be considered invasive, and effective methods for dealing with invasive species.
Passed: | |
For: | 7,615 | 68.4% |
Against: | 3,517 | 31.6% |
General Assembly Resolution # 260
Repeal: “Access to Science in Schools”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #48 “Access to Science in Schools” (Category: Education and Creativity; Area of Effect: Educational) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Affirming the purpose of GAR #48, "Access to Science in Schools", namely to ensure that all students have access to a quality education in the sciences,
Noting that the target resolution requires that all schools that receive government aid include peer-reviewed science in their curricula,
Remarking that the term "school" includes institutions of higher learning,
Recognizing that many institutions of higher learning do not include peer-reviewed science in their curricula as it is irrelevant to the material being taught, such as:
graduate schools teaching law and business,
vocational schools teaching the vast majority of trades, such as locksmithing, piano tuning or tailoring, and
arts schools teaching the visual or performing arts,
Emphasizing that in many nations, such institutions are attended exclusively by students who have already received substantial instruction in the sciences as part of their primary and secondary education, but who have ultimately chosen to specialize in another area,
Acknowledging that such institutions receive government funding in certain nations, placing them under the purview of the target resolution,
Concluding that the target resolution's requirements are completely impractical and inappropriate for such institutions,
Recommending that any replacement resolution simply mandate that all member nations provide students with a quality science education rather than micromanaging the affairs of particular schools,
The General Assembly,
Repeals GAR #48, "Access to Science in Schools".
Passed: |
For: | 6,046 | 55.7% |
Against: | 4,816 | 44.3% |
General Assembly Resolution # 261
Rainforest Protection Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
The General Assembly
Recognizing tropical rainforests as are forests characterized by high rainfall, home to many unique ecosystems with a variety of creatures, flora and fauna
Aware that tropical rainforests play a crucial role in maintaining a stable climate by absorbing and encapsulating vast amounts of CO2
Believing that the preservation of tropical rainforests is beneficial because they absorb vast quantities of carbon dioxide
Further believing that tropical rainforests are home to millions of different species, and contain many beneficial aspects to help the planetary climate
Concerned that continued degradation will tip the balance and transform them from carbon sinks into carbon sources, thus increasing the rate of global warming
Further concerned that the practice of slash-and-burn agriculture destroys vast swaths of tropical rainforests each year.
Noting that tropical rainforests may contain as yet undiscovered plant species who's potential medicinal properties may lead to important advances in medical science.
Further noting that tropical rainforests are home to many non-industrial tribes who's lives and lifestyles are threatened by deforestation and contact with diseases that they have no immunity towards.
Further concerned that there has yet to be a WA resolution to tackle the issues generated by tropical rainforest deforestation, which include extinction of species, displacement of native residents, and drastic environmental consequences.
Defining the following terms:
a. Tropical rainforest a forest ecosystem characterized by mean annual temperatures above 24 °C and annual precipitation greater than 800 cm;
b. Slash-and-burn agriculture an agricultural technique which involves cutting and burning of forests or woodlands to create fields.
c. Protected area An ecosystem with an area of at least 1000 hectares of natural habitat, not altered by exploitation or occupation that is subject to special legal protection and restrictions to exploitation
Hereby
Mandates that tropical rainforest areas be given protected area status.
Bans the use of slash-and-burn techniques in rainforest areas of WA nations.
Also Bans the exploitation of mineral resources in tropical rainforest areas through any techniques that damage the surface ecosystem, in part or in full.
Exempts non-industrial tribes from those provisions that would lead to the destruction of their lifestyles.
Establishes the Tropical Rainforest Protection Agency (TRPA) to oversee exploitation and reforestation of tropical rainforest areas in WA nations.
Authorizes the TRPA to:
-(I)conduct inspections of national tropical rainforests in order to determine the state of said rainforests
-(II)establish, on a case by case basis, the quantity of timber that may be exploited from a nation's tropical rainforests.
-(III)monitor reforestation efforts and the effects mineral resource extraction for the purpose of establishing quotas and certifying compliance.
Prohibits WA nations from accepting imports of timber or mineral resources that are not obtained in a manner compliant with this resolution.
Strongly encourages nations to seek the development of new and more sustainable agricultural techniques that can improve the lives of farmers living in or around tropical rainforest areas.
Passed: | |
For: | 8,966 | 74.9% |
Against: | 3,001 | 25.1% |
General Assembly Resolution # 262
Repeal: “Rainforest Protection Act”
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.
General Assembly Resolution #261 “Rainforest Protection Act” (Category: Environmental; Industry Affected: Logging) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.
Affirming the purpose of GAR #261, "Rainforest Protection Act", namely to protect and preserve tropical rainforests,
Nevertheless believing that the flaws present in the target resolution necessitate its repeal,
Disturbed by the target resolution's ban on slash-and-burn agriculture in tropical rainforest areas, which fails to take into account that slash-and-burn agriculture:
can be practiced in an ecologically sustainable manner and only causes environmental damage when insufficient time is allowed for vegetation regrowth, and
is a necessity for subsistence farmers who would otherwise be faced with the prospect of starvation due to a lack of suitable farmland in forested areas,
Troubled by the target resolution's ban on mineral extraction in tropical rainforest areas when it causes any surface ecosystem damage, which fails to take into account that such damage may only be temporary and that the land can be restored to equivalent land capacity through replanting and soil replacement after resource extraction is complete,
Distressed by the lack of an appeals process or even any established criteria for the Tropical Rainforest Protection Agency's determination of logging quotas, which allows the Agency to arbitrarily restrict forestry industries in World Assembly member nations without any accountability,
The General Assembly,
Repeals GAR #261, "Rainforest Protection Act".
Passed: |
For: | 6,429 | 55.4% |
Against: | 5,183 | 44.6% |
General Assembly Resolution # 263
Uranium Mining Standards Act
A resolution to increase the quality of the world's environment, at the expense of industry.
The World Assembly, noting its consistent efforts at bettering the environment for future and current generations;
Observing that the uranium mining industry plays a pivotal role in the economies of many member nations;
Concerned that whilst this industry is indeed of great importance to many member nations, this is often to ecological detriment;
Determined to ensure the least possible impact on the services this industry provides and the revenue it generates;
However refusing to allow this to take precedent over the often severe impact made on the landscape and environment;
Hereby;
i: Mandates that nations allowing uranium mining within their territory conduct an annual audit of each operational mine to ensure that basic radiation precautions are in place and being utilized.
ii: Charges all national governance with the responsibility of assessing operational mines for any issues relating to waste product disposal, radiation containment and structural integrity.
iii: Further requires all nations to conduct a survey on surrounding flora and fauna at potential mine sites and currently operational mine sites to ensure that the construction and resultant operation of the mine will not endanger nor has endangered any species in the general vicinity.
iv: Instructs nations who discover flora or fauna indigenous solely to the potential mine site to make documented efforts to relocate either the mine, or the relevant species to ensure that the species suffer as little impact as possible.
iv(a): In relation to mandate iv; should a nation be required to relocate a species they are required to coordinate these efforts with the Protection of Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) to ensure maximum efforts made at preservation.
v: Charges all national governments with assessing the areas directly around mining operations currently in progress and annually thereafter on all active mines, to ensure that no significant contamination of water supplies or soil has occurred and take all possible measures to treat and prevent the further spread of contamination if such is discovered.
vi: Re-establishes the Nuclear Energy Safety Commission (NESC) with the provision to assist nations with the testing requirements under this act should they require it.
vii: Directs the Nuclear Energy Safety Commission (NESC) to conduct these tests on behalf of nations and to give government mandates based off of these findings.
viii: Makes provision for nations to apply to the WA General Fund on the provision that they can show verified needs for assistance in order to conform to directives given by the Nuclear Energy Safety Commission (NESC) or by their own self audits.
ix: Empowers the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct any and all essential financial checks required to verify a nations economic requirements to conform to this act and to approve or deny funds appropriately.
Passed: |
For: | 6,868 | 62.5% |
Against: | 4,126 | 37.5% |