The World Assembly:
APPLAUDS the aim of GA#126, Extinction Preparation Act, which attempted to preserve biodiversity and encourage research amongst all the nations of the world;
BELIEVES, however, that using a single facility for this purpose is highly impractical for a number of reasons, most notably:NOTES that this resolution fails to ensure that a wide array of genetic samples will actually be sent to the facility as it merely "urges member nations to supply specimens" and lacks any clause to allow the WASP to request specific samples;
- The variety of storage conditions required to safely preserve all contributed genetic samples; for example: embryonic samples would need to be stored differently from agricultural seeds,
- The logistical issues that some nations may encounter when making contributions and/or sending their scientists to the facility to conduct research;
- The large amount of space required to allow for proper examination of all contributed materials may be better suited for multiple facilities due to the aforementioned items,
- The security risk as a single disaster - whether caused by nature or by man - would take out all materials, information, and employees of the facility,
RECOGNIZES that individual nations are more than capable of funding and maintaining security over similar projects on a national and/or regional level:
REPEALS General Assembly Resolution #126, Extinction Preparation Act.
Co-authored by: [nation=short]Mousebumples[/nation]
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Zakath finished speaking and looked up from his draft
I understand the premise behind this resolution, but the details simply don't come together well enough. Why the Arctic? Why ONE FACILITY? It is supposed to be our last and best hope, yet we only build one? There are no defenses to this facility besides putting it in a "neutral" territory. Neutrality can be a transient property my friends.
The research at this facility could be valuable, but governments and pharmaceutical companies already explore these avenues on their own. Competition within the companies and governments spur development, and it is unlikely that governments will want to share their latest developments in biotechnology with every other nation in existence. Also, this research could be used by nonWA members in harmful ways, as mentioned above.
Feel free to take this as you will. I have simply noted an excess of ineffective and unnecessary resolutions, and I am simply trying to do my small part in trimming the list of Resolutions.