[Coral-List] Reef Check Declaration of Reef Rights

[Ranjeet Bhagooli]

Dear All,

No offence!

I tend to follow suit with what Christian mentioned.
Only when concepts will meet reality that some effective solutions will pop up!
However, there is no doubt that the intention is very valuable.

Ranjeet


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christian Wild" <c.wild at lrz.uni-muenchen.de>
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: [Coral-List] Reef Check Declaration of Reef Rights
> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:50:32 +0100
> 
> 
> Dear coral list readers,
> 
> 
> 
> During the last days I received the “Reef Check Declaration of Reef Rights”
> from various sources mostly joined by a more or less imperative command to
> sign. I am wondering if it is really that easy. Did everyone who signed the
> declaration thoroughly think about the contents?
> 
> If yes, that would among several other consequences in particular mean:
> 
> 
> 
> a)      that these people now set their cars aside, especially if they are
> living in a city with public transport
> 
> b)      that these people now choose to travel short- and medium distances
> via train or bus instead of using airplane, even if the latter is much
> cheaper
> 
> c)      that these people now almost stop to eat marine fish and seafood,
> because it is very hard to find well-managed stocks caught in a sustainable
> manner
> 
> 
> 
> Please don’t misunderstand me; it is not my intention to blame this good
> initiative, but I think we all should question ourselves before pledging and
> signing such statements, otherwise it is rather two-faced.
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Christian
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Dr. Christian Wild
> 
> Head, Coral Reef Ecology (CORE) Working Group
> 
> GeoBio-Center
> 
> Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
> 
> Luisenstr. 37/Room 228
> 
> 80333 München
> 
> Germany
> 
> 
> 
> Phone: 0049-(0)89-2180-6706
> 
> Fax: 0049-(0)89-2180-6601
> 
> E-mail:  <mailto:c.wild at lrz.uni-muenchen.de> c.wild at lrz.uni-muenchen.de
> 
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Ranjeet Bhagooli, Ph.D.
MBF/RSMAS
University of Miami
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida 33149
USA
http://www.geocities.com/coral_scientist/rbhagooli_index.html



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