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1 year ago2 points(+0/-0/+2Score on mirror)1 child
It's not dumb. The title is libertarian ragebait.
They're stopping the *poached endangered plant* market and undercutting it by developing the market domestically so the market can meet demand without funding some greasy spics who clear-cut pristine desert ecosystems.
If we could grow elephant tusks in a lab it'd be the same logic - there's a demand, but the source for the supply is a destructive third world shitheap that funds retards, so meet the demand in a way that hopefully makes it less profitable for the shitskins and maybe they'll stop chainsawing the faces off of live elephants.
Rather than destroy the endangered plants (which would be a waste and a much more outrageous thing to do) they supply them to botanical gardens for exhibits and cultivation.
That said -- if the volume was increased as you suppose ala clear cutting, then it would become a commercial volume which would be managed by international trade and restrictions.
These are small batches. If exotic, then we'd call this propagation if bought at a unique florist, but here, its a multi million dollars a year program to prevent what?
Side note --> did you every year Valentines Day we import 98% of ALL ROSES. There is then an entire department of the border control who monitor ROSES
>They themselves say this is about preventing invasive species
It's pretty much the same thing we're talking about. But they wouldn't be giving invasive species to conservatories (that's what The Huntington is), they'd destroy them. Basically they find plants and if they're exotic endangered species, under CITES, it looks like they give the originating nation 30 days to reclaim the species or else they do something with it. In that 30 day span someone has to care for it so based on some research it looks like you can volunteer to be a caretaker (but you need to meet some qualifications obviously). It seems that in this case if they aren't reclaimed they'll give them to botanical gardens, and in the video they say they harvest the seeds so I'm guessing they distribute and sell the plants domestically with certification of origin.
Though regarding the invasive species honestly it's hard to imagine there's any invasive species that aren't already everywhere. Hell, I found out that the Cat's Claw in my yard is an invasive species.
>That said -- if the volume was increased as you suppose ala clear cutting, then it would become a commercial volume which would be managed by international trade and restrictions.
That actually is what the CITES appears to be. But again, I doubt the third world gives a shit about spending money getting plants back though. So that leaves either destroying them or giving them to conservatories.
In the video it shows nothing but succulents and cactuses so I assume these are all coming from south of the border.
They're stopping the *poached endangered plant* market and undercutting it by developing the market domestically so the market can meet demand without funding some greasy spics who clear-cut pristine desert ecosystems.
If we could grow elephant tusks in a lab it'd be the same logic - there's a demand, but the source for the supply is a destructive third world shitheap that funds retards, so meet the demand in a way that hopefully makes it less profitable for the shitskins and maybe they'll stop chainsawing the faces off of live elephants.
Rather than destroy the endangered plants (which would be a waste and a much more outrageous thing to do) they supply them to botanical gardens for exhibits and cultivation.
...how ever
They themselves say this is about preventing invasive species
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-uncovers-almost-300-live-plants-within-vehicles-agriculture
That said -- if the volume was increased as you suppose ala clear cutting, then it would become a commercial volume which would be managed by international trade and restrictions.
These are small batches. If exotic, then we'd call this propagation if bought at a unique florist, but here, its a multi million dollars a year program to prevent what?
Side note --> did you every year Valentines Day we import 98% of ALL ROSES. There is then an entire department of the border control who monitor ROSES
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-surpasses-1-billion-flowers-ahead-valentine-s-day
It's pretty much the same thing we're talking about. But they wouldn't be giving invasive species to conservatories (that's what The Huntington is), they'd destroy them. Basically they find plants and if they're exotic endangered species, under CITES, it looks like they give the originating nation 30 days to reclaim the species or else they do something with it. In that 30 day span someone has to care for it so based on some research it looks like you can volunteer to be a caretaker (but you need to meet some qualifications obviously). It seems that in this case if they aren't reclaimed they'll give them to botanical gardens, and in the video they say they harvest the seeds so I'm guessing they distribute and sell the plants domestically with certification of origin.
Though regarding the invasive species honestly it's hard to imagine there's any invasive species that aren't already everywhere. Hell, I found out that the Cat's Claw in my yard is an invasive species.
>That said -- if the volume was increased as you suppose ala clear cutting, then it would become a commercial volume which would be managed by international trade and restrictions.
That actually is what the CITES appears to be. But again, I doubt the third world gives a shit about spending money getting plants back though. So that leaves either destroying them or giving them to conservatories.
In the video it shows nothing but succulents and cactuses so I assume these are all coming from south of the border.