A Couple of Articles about Cites and the Lacey Act

Recently, the Gibson Guitar Company was cited for violations of CITES and the Lacey Act. They were accused of using wood that was illegally harvested in Madagascar. This is a complicated issue, but very timely and worth listening to the podcast. CITES has many implications for musicians traveling with their instruments across international borders. SO if you become a famous rock star, your instrument has to be "cleared" before you can pass through international borders. You have to have documentation that the materials in the guitar, if they are in Appeneix I stuff are pre=CITES.

http://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcast/podcast-41-cites-lacey-act-and-gibson-guitars-raid


The article below also explains both rules. Lacey Act is a US law, CITES is an international treaty. Lacey Act encompases the CITES treaty and the Endangered Species Act.

http://www.eia-global.org/forests_for_the_world/Lacey_Act_CITES.html

More About Rewilding - Ecosystem Restoration

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=tortoises-to-the-rescue

Here is another article about restoring a keystone species to a sensitive ecosystem. This material will be included on your test.

Rewilding North America

Some scientists have proposed a controversial idea for rewilding North America with megafauna that went extinct 13,000 years ago. They claim the idea would:

restore balance to North American ecosystems
create an ecological history park accessible to all
add to the economy of nearby rural areas.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=could-re-wilding-avert-6th-great-extinction

I will give you my login and my password. Please read this article and comment on the blog below. After you comment, comment on someone else's post. I'll give you until Sept 19 to complete this assignment.