Ivory sale/import/export and CITES

Jens Nordlunde · 16th March 2017, 10:32 PM

Lee is correct. The lobbying people is quite a big part of the problem.
We all know they are there, and we all know they get more and more power - but to stop them is quite another question. Their number should be reduced, and their access to the parliments should be reduced as well. In Switzerland they are working at it, and so should other countries.
It is hardly democracy that the firms/orginations which can oey for the biggest number and smartest lobbyists get the most power when it comes to the new laws.
When this is said, we must think of what can/will we do, to awoid that our collections are ruined?

16th March 2017, 10:32 PM	#11
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Lee is correct. The lobbying people is quite a big part of the problem. We all know they are there, and we all know they get more and more power - but to stop them is quite another question. Their number should be reduced, and their access to the parliments should be reduced as well. In Switzerland they are working at it, and so should other countries. It is hardly democracy that the firms/orginations which can oey for the biggest number and smartest lobbyists get the most power when it comes to the new laws. When this is said, we must think of what can/will we do, to awoid that our collections are ruined?