The+Islamic+Republic+of+Iran's+position+paper+(1st+draft)

Created by Patricia Izquierdo.

Comitee: Internacional Labour Organization. Topic: Wildlife trafficking Country: The Islamic Republic of Iran.

Wildlife Trafficking is the illegal trade of wild animals or plants from one place to another.This affects biodiversity becuase the animals are taken from thier natural habitat and this accelerate in some animals their extinction.Animals in danger of extinction are individuals that are going to disapeare soon, those are the most request ones. Creatures are hunted and bought by people only for jewerely, like pets, for medical supplements, as fashion accesories, etc.. This is the third largest illegal problem.This produces decline in animal populations and when the animals are transported to other countries it provocates invalance in the ecosystem, sometimes they killed the local species and produce diseases, the animals that are trade also die during the time they are tavelling and they are in very bad conditions. People that continue commiting this things are criminals and warlords in some countries. Internet is a big source in which people pay big amounts of money for animasl or their parts.Some of the most exported animal is the white tigger, tigger,bears,rhinos,panda bear, etc.. Asia, South and Central Americ, and Africa are the ones that exported this animals.This happens in underdeveloped, poor countries.The demand of animals is growing more and more during the years.

In my opinion this is a very bad thing, it causes damage in environment and to the specie. Trade with animals and with some part of them is a very worst thing. The animals are killed for silly things such as fashion accesories,etc.This in the future is going to cause problems for all of us.Iran have a variety of species and some of them are loosing memebers,this is very but because Iran have a good environment for conserve some species.I think this illegal trade has to disapear soon or in some years there will be only a few members of same species and it would be our fault.Some animals are unique and it would be a very sad situation not to have them in the future.

Iran seems not to have many problems with this situation, they joined CITES the 13 of September of 1988 is an International Agreegament between governments,it helps the animals for survive.Iran cant forced laws against wildlife crime, as Iran is a country that is part of CITES had to create their own laws to protect animal trafficking.In 2002 Iran joined the Commission of the Biological Resources of the Caspian Sea,the countries around the Caspian sea must adopt a common policy for fishised poaching and reduce environmental damaged and protect sturgeon, but the current system of the Commission of the Biological Resources of the Caspian Sea excludes Iran, the fishing sturgeon of the Caspian Sea produces the 90% of the caviar produced. This 90% is divided between the countries tha surround the sea but Iran goes apart. Iran has some animals in danger of extinction such as : cheetah they are recovering the population of this specy thanks to their plan with DOE ( Iranian Department of the Environment ) Iran put its Iranian Army on the Afghan border to stop smugglers’ activities while conservation of cheetahs this brought good results and the 60-70 cheetahs is growing, as Sri Aurobimbo says ''Life is life, whether in a cat, or dog or man. there is no difference there beteween a cat or a man, WCS is also working with the Iranian Department of Environment to protect the Asiatic cheetah found around's Iran's Kavir Desert, but widespread poching and their prey during the early years, this have pushed cheetahs to the brink of extinction,These captures herald a new era of conservation in Iran, added Dr Hoosgang Ziaie, Iranian bilogist and director of the project with cheetahs in Iran, this is the first time that Iran use collars and the data that they get is useful for the future generations for gave them recomendations,he also said We are delighted that this international collaboration is producing such important outcomes; moon bears are an specy of bears that with them chinese people make medicines, so they are trade by the people and the IFAW is trying to stop this in iran and other countries with this animals,May all that have life be delivered from suffering'' as Buddha says. One bad thing is that iranians doesnt gave many opinions about this problem but some people appreciate cheetahs because they were important for the emperors in the Ancient Ages and some people is starting to work on this.

Iran may pay more atention to that problem and realised that if them dont do anything they wuold loose many species. They may joined more organizations and tried to stop smuggling and illegal traficking. They would ask for help and ideas to other countries and use the army they have to catch the people that do those things with the animals. The government have to make or improve laws for Iran.Also they could help close countries of the Middle East and started making some policies for this, the question is not, Can they nor, Canthey talk? but rather,Can they suffer?'' as Jeremy Bentham said, we have to look at them as if they were humans like us.The richest countries have to help the poor ones not trading with them and stopping smugglins and taking in jail to the traiders. Iran have to be help by other countries and they have to pay more attention to trafficking of animals such as they pay attention to other type of trafficking. Iran a the colse countries that are near them have to be together and start to find posible solutions that became soon visible and that make animals not to be in danger.It would be better if iranians woried about trafficking of animals more. The Government of Iran have toask for help if they need it or find or create some organizations like SAWTI that are trying to stop wildlife trafficking.UN may told every country with those problems what can they do to solve this and may do some coferences to inform countries that are near others ones to talk about what they can do to end this as soon as they can.Every men have to try to conserve biodiversity.Smigglers and poachers do this jobs because is the more easy way to earn money so the countries have togave more types of jobs with good salaries and conditions to their population.

For the end I put this quote by Leonardo Da Vinci, "The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men."   Sources: [] [] [] [] [] [|http://www.ifaw.org] [|http://www.betterworld.net]