Rio Treaty

   

Rio Treaty

Type	Enviromental
Drafted	May 5, 2011
Signed	May 5, 2011
Location	Rio de Janeiro, Rio, United States of JBR
Signatories	Bobogoobo United States of JBR Union of Midway Prussian Empire Pacific Empire
Language	English

The Rio Treaty is an environmental-related treaty signed by five of the fourteen signatories of the Sunshine Treaty Organization Pact on May 5, 2011 at the end of the Rio Summit. It was created, drafted, and ratified on the same day.

Treaty

Preamble

The nations of the Sunshine Treaty Organization Pact have recognized and honored the beauties and benefits of nature. In order to create a healthier and better clean world, the Sunshine Treaty Organization Pact has come together and signed the following articles of this treaty.

Article I: Fauna

The signatories of the Sunshine Treaty Organization Pact agree to protect the world's fauna which consists of all animals both great and small, furry or scaly, herbivore or carnivore, and majestic or horrendous.

Section I: Animal Conservation

All signatories are expected to enforce an animal conservation. A conservation status indicates the taxon of a species and how likely it is for the species to become extinct in the near future. In effort to inform both the government and public about a species' safety, the conservation status shall be created by the Pact's Sunshine Wildlife Fund organization.

Section II: Ban On Poaching and Illegal Hunting

• Poaching must become a felony if not already so.
• Hunting and fishing licenses must become enforced if not already so.
• National parks, state parks, and other protected areas should have signs emphasizing that hunting and fishing is not allowed.
• Killing a vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered animal are not allowed except in the cases of government authorization.
• Hunters may only use authorized weapons to kill animals.
• There should be authorization before capturing and moving wild animals to other places.
• There should be a limit to how much one can hunt.
• Harmful or inhumane ways of luring an animal shall be illegal.
• Purposely killing an animal using an automobile, aircraft, or watercraft shall be illegal.
• Disrupting a habitat of an animal or plant in a protected area or areas with no human activity shall be illegal.
• Selling an animal or plant that has been taken out of its habitat illegally shall be illegal.
• Purchasers who knowingly knew the animal/plant was poached will be guilty as their sellers.

Section III: Funding for Zoos and Aquariums

The following will be enforced within 10 days of this signing in all signatories and expire after six months of the signing:

• Nations agree to fund to all major zoos, aquariums, and other captivity properties at least 5% more than currently as of now.
• If possible, signatories should encourage these properties to join the Sunshine Wildlife Fund (SWF; coming soon) and the nation's primary association of zoos and aquariums.
• Zoos and aquariums with low standards and conditions should be sponsored and funded by the government for at least 6 months after this is enforced.
• Breeding programs should be opened up at all major zoos and aquariums if possible.
• Zoos and aquariums should be entirely free to choose if they wish to be owned publicly (by the government) or privately (by their owners or a company). Those that are public, May 10% of its sales go directly to the government. Those that are private do not need to pay the government except to pay taxes. May a reduction of 5% be placed on privatized zoos and aquariums.

Article II: Flora

Section I: National Parks

• At least 3 new national parks must be established or a total of 25,000 acres of wildlife be included to existing parks.
• National parks must be free from all forms of human activity except regulated recreation such as sightseeing, camping, and picnicking.
• National parks should notify visitors about safety from animals along with respecting wildlife.
• National parks shall impose fines against violators.
• National parks should be funded by the government annually except in the cases of a state of emergency.
• Regulated fires may be conducted by the local fire department ONLY for the purposes of helping new plants grow or provide nutrients to a specific species.
• Hunting and fishing licenses may not apply within the parks.
• Indigenous and native people living in the parks have exclusive rights to live in the parks and allowed to hunt, fish, or use the park as long as it does not harm others or devastate the park significantly.

Article III: Littering Laws

Section I: Littering Fines

• Littering in public or private property shall be illegal (except in the cases of an authorized area, one's own residence/property, or with consent of the owner if in the case the area is a private property).
• Authorities have the right to imprison frequent offenders.
• Businesses are expected to keep their properties clean for public use as does that do not may cause potentially hazardous effects on customers, visitors, or other people.
• Businesses should impose sanitation regulations and instruct their employees regarding them.
• Each countries' respective states, provinces, territories, or administrative regions should have their own rules on fines.
• Current existing fines should be doubled.
• Countries without such laws should begin the 1st offense as $50.

Section II: Oceanic Littering Fines

• Littering fines are fined in territorial seas.
• Captains and their crew are responsible for their actions on the sea.
• Ships do not have the right to dump any form of waste or object in the sea without the authorization of the government or in emergencies.
• Citizens of STOP sailing outside STOP territorial seas are responsible for their actions in others.
• Citizens of STOP sailing in international territory will be part of STOP's jurisdiction.
• Owners, passengers, and crew members are responsible for paying any damages caused by their actions if they are directly affiliated with the action. Those aboard who did not directly do the action will not be accused.
• Companies who own ships or other vessels are responsible for all damages their vessels create.
• Damages caused by oil spills, explosives, and other human-made catastrophic events occurring because of a vessel, submersible object, airplane, etc. shall be repaired and fixed by the ones responsible.
• Frequent litterers shall have their licenses to sail a boat will be revoked until they can stop their actions.
• Foreign visitors entering or exiting territorial seas are under STOP jurisdiction and detained by authorities if violating these codes.

All signatories are expected to enforce this section with the exception of the Prussian Empire which is exempt because it has no navy during the signing of this treaty.

Section III: Recycling and Reusing

• Recycling should be encouraged by the government and a program specializing in collecting and sending recycled items to facilities responsible should be made.
• Recyclers should be paid a specific amount per recycled item (example: one recycled bottle equals one cent or ten cents).
• Recycling bins should be given out to all residences for free if not already.
• The government should encourage companies to use recycled or reused items over new items. Companies should be forced to follow such however.
• Forests should be replanted as quickly as it is chopped down. National parks and protected areas should never be chopped.

All signatories are expected to enforce this section with the exception of the Prussian Empire which is exempt from this section.

Article IV: Other Environmental Laws

Section I: Corporation Regulations

• Companies agree to dump their waste in selected areas authorized by the government.
• Companies may not dump their waste elsewhere and those found doing so will be fined.
• Companies may not dam a river or stream for their own purposes without consent of the government.
• Companies must reduce their output of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.
• Companies must respect their local surroundings and monitor its own employees' actions.
• Companies must notify a government if an accident harming the environment occurs.
• Companies assume full responsibility for their actions and will pay the penalties if any damages occur.
• If the government feels it should impose another regulation, they shall be followed.

The Prussian Empire will be exempt from Clause 4.

Section II: Automobile Regulations

• Automobile companies should try their best to invest on technology that will create better engines that can reduce fossil fuel output.
• Automobile companies should try manufacturing alternative forms of automobiles if possible; such as electric-powered cars or solar cars. It does not require the companies to convert entirely but to create some.
• Automobile companies should reduce their output of fossil fuels altogether and stop selling products that emit above the limit of what the government imposes.
• There should be higher taxes on oil and other fossil fuels (with the exception of those exchanged between STOP nations considering the respect of the 2011 STOP Act of Free Trade Agreement).
• Car drivers should find alternative sources of energy.
• Car drivers should check their car brand and engine before buying.
• Car drivers should be encouraged to take engine changes or smog checks to switch to better sources.
• Government should be able to create their own individualized form of regulations while including this.

All signatories are expected to enforce this section with the exceptions of the Pacific Empire and the Prussian Empire which are exempt from this section.

Section III: Scrubber Use

All signatories are required to have their corporations to pre-install scrubbers into all engines with the exhaust of burned gas. An exception is the Prussian Empire which is exempt from this section.

Section IV: Building Codes

• Major freeways, highways, and roads should be expanded if possible; to relieve traffic congestion and flow.
• Buildings should be built in ways that do not harm the environment and can withstand the area's climate, activity, and environment.
• Toll roads should also be expanded and tax booths should be spread out—at least 10 "exits" or 15 miles from each other (whichever is farther).

Ratification

We the Signatories of this Treaty do hereby sign this document on this day on the fifth of May in the common era of twenty-ten eleven. The treaty will begin enforcement immediately upon the ratification of this treaty.

Signed for the United States of JBR

Justin Vuong, His Excellency the President of the United States of JBR

Jakeb Norton, His Royal Majesty the King of the United States of JBR

Hayden Painter, His Lawfulness the Vice President of the United States of JBR

Wilbur Willow, His Grandness the Vice King of the United States of JBR

Jessica Willow, Her Grandness the Vice Queen of the United States of JBR

James Chor, His Imperialness the Supreme Field Marshal of the United States of JBR

Signed for the Union of Midway

Zabuza825, Emperor

Ulysses Lee, President

Yamazaki Shigeru, Chairman of the Legislative Branch

Dmitry Grizlov, Chairman of the Judicial System

Signed for the Prussian Empire

Alfred von Schliefen, Chief of General Staff

Liese Weisemann, Chancellor

Signed for Bobogoobo

Robert O'Goobo XXIV, Supreme Ruler

Signed for the Pacific Empire

Frank Jaegar, Emperor

Treaties of the United States of JBR

Treaties of the Union of Midway