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Re: Rolling Blackouts
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 30 May 2001 12:40:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher Tracey writes:
> I think there is a major push to buy up many of the sites in Mexico.
Great! I'd prefer to see it done through private works, but if our government
wanted to be involved, surely we could offer Mexico stuff in exchange for the
land that they would value more.
> This is largely what I expected we would come up. I'm all for
> protecting as many species/ecosystems as we can in developed/developing
> areas but, and I may be taking your idea to far(1), but what about
> setting up large reserves that will remain undeveloped for the species?
Are there any left? I'm fine with that too, but it's harder to finance. How
undeveloped must it be? What if 5 acre lots are sold with a covenant that 4
acres must be basically undisturbed. That gives people an acre on which to
build a home, kill all the native flora and smack down an ugly slab of short
turf. I don't see the attraction, but that's what most people seem to want.
That would leave 80% of the area intact for the Monarchs. Would that be
enough?
Chris
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| (...) This is where the issue of fragmentation comes into effect. For those not in the know, fragmentation is the disruption of large extensive habitat patches into smaller, isolated, less hospitable patches. The 80% number in your example, would (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I think there is a major push to buy up many of the sites in Mexico. (...) This is largely what I expected we would come up. I'm all for protecting as many species/ecosystems as we can in developed/developing areas but, and I may be taking (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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