I think this is a metter for the whole group, so I haven't privately
replied...
> Dear Michael and Toby
>
> Yes, I agree a degree of centralisation is necessary to pull the many
> threads of conservation into a voice loud enough to be heard. I'm
> just a bit pissed off at the way these centralised agencies turn into
> grinding machines pushing paper whilst habitat goes under. I believe
> their members should ensure they are kept on their toes.
I think any such organization *MUST*, absolutely MUST not be run like a
government department, but must be like a CP society. In fact it could
be a new CP society that deals with the matter of wild-collected and
wild CP's, as well as acting as a centralized CP
mapping/conservation/lobbying organization. Literally, a CP
conservation society that has volounteers running it unpaid and has
dedicated members (CP enthusiasts who are concerned about the current
wild CP situation as well as local "grassroot" groups etc).
> Cp groups are an obvious medium to pull all these grassrooty people
> together although, as you said, too many offshoots lead to a
> dissipated effect. I am interested to see what will happen with all
> the cp societies in Australia and their efforts to form (or not form)
> a federation and whether this would can work in practice (or
> not!!). Does anyone have any news on this at all????
Yes, perhaps this is the way ahead (for Australia), but I feel (for the
International CP commmunity) having a single international CP society
(which of course we have, and a very worthy one too (-: ), as well as
societies in most countries or states _and_ a single international "wild
CP" conservation society will work best. Having a single "Federation"
will make things too neat!!
Kind Regards,
Toby