Giving the UN control of National Parks

[mister hankey]

Why did the goverment do this? I mean the all can't be that much of ****** just to give the UN control. I don't know if this just hapened but I just found out about it and think its a bunch of ******** and didnt the UN try and get the US to ban guns completly to. I think George needs to tell them to shove it and stay out of our business - and it is gun related as it gets into gun control imposed by the UN.

 

[mister hankey]

i found this little thing about it
Natinol Parks

i just found out it was durings clintons presidency so is this still whats goin on or did someone stop it.

 

[atk]

mister hankey,

Um... while I expect you're trolling, and I fear I'm feeding the trolls (and, as such, I politely request that other members stay off this thread to avoid too much feeding), would you kindly indicate where you heard such a rumour? Until there are sufficient facts upon which a discussion can be started, it's quite difficult to have a discussion.

Also, normally, here at The High Road, we try to write such that we wouldn't be ashamed if Art's Grammaw were to read what we wrote (in other words, without all the explectives). Writing in such a way encourages others to respect your opinions, and respond with serious commentary, rather than assume trolling.

I look forward to your reply.

 

[BryanP]

First of all, your link doesn't work.

Here's a fixed version.

Secondly, it leads to a 4+ year old rant from a conspiracy nut on some mailing list. The UN does not control our national parks.

Next question?

 

[atk]

It would appear we cross posted


Your link is broken, sir. Perhaps you meant


http://web.ask.com/redir?u=http://t...ttp://myjeeves.ask.com/action/snip&Complete=1

?


Also, the message that you linked to appears to be third hand information, at best. Can you come up with news articles, photographs from reputable sources, etc?

 

[CentralTexas]

UN World heritage sites

Scroll down to United States

http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31

 

[BryanP]

Whoops. I just fixed my link.

 

[mister hankey]

ya i think i did over react i just was reading something about a volcano in yellow stone on another forum and some one said that the UN had control of our parks so someone can go ahead and close this if they want.

sorry

 

[BryanP]

CentralTexas,

If you read the FAQ about the World Heritage List you will find the following:

What does it mean for a site to be inscribed on the List?

Once a country signs the Convention, and has sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, the resulting prestige often helps raise awareness among citizens and governments for heritage preservation. Greater awareness leads to a general rise in the level of the protection and conservation given to heritage properties. A country may also receive financial assistance and expert advice from the World Heritage Committee to support activities for the preservation of its sites.

Learn more about the benefits of ratifying the Convention, including financial assistance.

After some more information you'll find this:

Who owns a site once it’s inscribed on the World Heritage List?

The site is the property of the country on whose territory it is located, but it is considered in the interest of the international community to protect the site for future generations. Its protection and preservation becomes a concern of the international World Heritage community as a whole.

Looks pretty innocuous to me.

 

[atk]

I agree with BryanP. I poked a little and came out to http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=175 . While I didn't read the entire treaty, it looks to me like a treaty saying, "Anyone who signs gets to say how cool they are. And they get to be listed here, so anyone browsing knows how cool they are."

I can see no teeth in the treaty, whatsoever.