AR-News: (US TX) Hawaii may seek legal claim to its resources

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

By BRUCE DUNFORD
Associated Press 
HONOLULU -- Hawaii could become the first state to stake a legal claim to 
hundreds of potentially valuable animal and plant products discovered on state 
lands under a bill being considered by the state Legislature. 
Hawaii is a good place to establish a system to protect government property 
rights to its plants and animals, supporters of the bill say. Of more than 
22,000 known species on the islands, 8,850 are found only in Hawaii, said Naomi 
Arcand of the Hawaii Audubon Society. 
"Rather than selling the exclusive rights to our natural resources, we should 
focus initially on the method to achieve sustainable, equitable use," Arcand 
said. 



full story:

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/2483357 
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