On 12 Dec 2003 17:35:20 GMT ackatyu (Wdtabor) wrote:

In article JtmCb.2429$pY.219@fed1read04, "R. Hubbell"
writes:



But don't tell them that their children have to starve because you won't
purchase anything made of tropical hardwoods because the orangutans are
more
important than their children.

The idea is to tell them that if they manage their resources much more
carefully
then in the long haul they will be better off.



If you're so sure you can manage that forest better than them for the long
haul, then buy the forrests from them and manage them yourself, or through some
like minded organization. If you're right, you'll make a big profit and retire
rich.

We would need to show them that managing their forest themselves is key.
Give people responsibiliy and they'll become responsible.

BTW retiring rich or poor is not for me. Seen too many people fall of the radar
forever after retiring. But yeah helping other countries manage their natural
resources wouldn't certainly be a welcome challenge for me. That's a great
idea. A steward for the planet.


But don't tell them to literally bet their lives your way is better while
absorbing none of the risk yourself.

They've already bet their lives on the current scheme and if they don't
turn back they will lose.



The market will determine who was right in the long haul.

Maybe you have not noticed the "market" that you oversimplyfyingly refer to
has decided. It won't work, it doesn't work. But from your point of view
it seems to work great. You get your $5 dollar picture frame. The get a
barren landscape devoid of life and not useful to anyone.

R. Hubbell




Don

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Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
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Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG