Resolution 420-2001
Mayor 6eorge Neugent
RESOLUTION NO. 420
-2001
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA IN SUPPORT Of THE OCEAN WILDERNESS
PLEDGE
WHEREAS, Earth is an ocean planet, whose oceans cover 70% of the planets
surface and which sustain life on Earth; and
WHEREAS, America's oceans are public waters and the natural resources and
wildlife therein are public resources held in tNst for all the people; and
WHEREAS, our oceans have already been harmed by human activities, endangering
the survival of many species and ecosystems and threatening the long term conservation
and sustainable use of these ecosystems and species; and
WHEREAS, Americans have an opportunity to help reverse the tide of ocean
degradation by establishing ocean wilderness; and
WHEREAS, America's remaining wild places, and the species that inhabit them,
merit protection based on their intrinsic value; and
WHEREAS, the preservation of ocean wilderness, in conjunction with sustainable
management policies that conserve our ocean life, can further the long term conservation
of ocean life and marine biodiversity; and
WHEREAS, the protection of ocean wilderness also provides spiritual, ethical, and
economic benefits; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Supports ocean wilderness to preserve and conserve our nation's marine
life.
Section 2. Supports the establishment of an open, participatory process to
establish ocean wilderness to maximize benefits to local communities while meeting the
nation's needs.
Section 3. Preserves ocean wilderness and conserves ocean life, from the largest
blue whale to the smallest plankton, for our benefit, the benefit of our great nation, and
the benefit of future generations.
Section 4. Urges federal, state, and other governmental bodies to commit to
establishing at least five percent of the United States' ocean territory as wilderness.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 17th day of October, 2001.
Mayor George Neugent
Mayor Pro Tem Nora Williams
missioner Murray Nelson
issioner Dixie Spehar
'ssioner Charles McCoy
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