I am now keen to begin a new process to see this reviewed by the general assembly, and thus I am submitting this draft for general consideration and improvement.
Since drafting this resolution I have reviewed the following resolutions and cannot see a duplication.
Sustainable Fishing Act
Animal Protection Act
Food welfare Act
Food and Drug Standards
Endangered Species Protection
Cultural Heritage Protection
And I presently perceive this to be the largest stumbling block in this drafts way.
Category is likely to be Enviromental > All Businesses - but I am considering Moral Decency (Mild) as suggested by the ambassador for Bears Armed.
This is the second draft following the excellent suggestions from Bears Armed and Corporation de Apple.
The General Assembly,
DEFINES illicit Bushmeat as the hunting of any animal which is not traditionally regarded to be an edible animal which is considered a staple within a particular nation, which is considered an endangered species, and/or not subject to any government implemented health standards;
COGNIZANT of the international trade in illicit Bushmeat;
CONCERNED at the impact the illicit Bushmeat trade has on ecology;
DEEPLY CONCERNED that the Bushmeat trade is one of the greatest threats to wildlife in some parts of the world, especially endangered wildlife;
MINDFUL of the possibilities of diseases being transmitted to people via Bushmeat, and therefore concerned by the threat to public health;
DETERMINED that the international trade in illicit Bushmeat especially when that involves meat from endangered species, should be eradicated;
MINDFUL however of the reliance some people have on the Bushmeat trade for subsistence;
AWARE of the need for controlled culls of certain species in certain situations;
NOTING certain indigenous cultural practices regarding the consumption of Bushmeat, and expressing an intent to respect those practices, subject to the observations made above;
PROHIBITS the sale, export and consumption of illicit Bushmeat;
ESTABLISHES the World Assembly Bushmeat Committee, with a focus on combating the international Bushmeat trade of illegal meats and on preventing the consumption of Bushmeat extranationally,
URGES member states to implement educational programs to highlight to their local populace the threats posed by the Bushmeat trade to health and ecology;
PROPOSES member states strongly consider implementing legislative action to tighten controls for the purposes of monitoring the standards of meat imported into their state, Bushmeat or otherwise;
ENDORSES memberstates rights to perform and allow animal culls of non-endangered, non-sapient species, subject to international law.
Feedback is of course more than welcome.