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Guidelines aren't enough to stop Global Plunder

Across the world, oceans and forests continue to be decimated by human activity. For all the good stories, we are still plundering the ecosystems on which we and other species rely at an increasing rate. We have things like the 'Convention of the Law of the Sea' and 'Sustainable Development Goals' to try to manage these communal assets, but still the ecosystems of the world are being trashed. It is now clear 'conventions', 'goals' and 'guidelines' are no longer enough. This is because 'communal aspirations' and 'global guidelines' do not remotely concern a person, corporation or nation that is desperate to plunder a resource for the sake of their self survival, or, in many cases, self interest or economic advancement. As long as monetary wealth is equated with success in this world, our primal urges to survive and be successful will win over a guideline every day of the week. If we are to stop the global plunder, we need enforceable rules of fair play. The United Nations does have the power to make and enforce rules for the advancement of global security, if it wants to. It can go beyond resolutions and make rules for global security under its Charter. As outlined elsewhere on this site, (for example see the idea titled 'United Nations 2.0'), there is nothing stopping the UN from forming expert panels to decided what global regulations are needed on everything from environment to AI, and then making and enforcing those regulations for all our security. I vote the United Nations makes rules under its security powers to stop the global plunder.
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