Rules

In my opinion many of the rules that are in place that govern behavior of the targets of nature and animal conservation are good. Such as the stopping of drilling for oil in the arctic national wildlife refuge, or poaching being illegal. Rules such as this are put in place to prevent animals from becoming endangered or extinct. These rules are put in place to protect our environment. Generally they do accomplish their purpose, but sometimes it is hard to enforce them. Such as illegal poaching. In Africa elephants are poached for their ivory tusks. Although this is illegal, it is hard to enforce because there is always a chance of someone breaking the law and not getting caught. Although the number of elephants being killed is decreasing, it is still being done, because there is not enough man power to enforce the laws in place.

Inducements vs. Sanctions

I feel that, for my policy issue, sanctions would be better than inducements. With inducements the people gaining the benefits are generally the people doing harm in the first place. If major companies were given rewards for polluting less than they were, or cutting down less rain forests, then they are being rewarded for something they should not have been doing in the first place. There need to be consequences for their actions, not benefits for fixing them. Another issue is raised from this as well. Where would the benefits come from? If it is money, where is the government going to get enough money to pay major companies to lessen their rate of pollution when we are already in major debt.

Targets

The targets of my policy study, animal conservation, are constructed using a regulatory approach to the policy. Which causes more conflict. When there are more rules and regulations, even ones that are needed, people feel like they are not in control, and somebody is always going to be unhappy. The targets are the people that are doing harm, whether it is intentional or not. But everyone needs to be aware. If the targets of my policy got to use their "local knowledge" to make policy on their own, there would be many, many problems. People only can make decisions based on what they know, and what they have experienced, if you do not put the information out there about the issue, then people are forced to make decisions from what they already know, or don't know. The targets need the full story to make rational decisions, instead of decisions based on self interest or emotion.

Interests

The interests involved in Nature and Animal Conservation are objective. Many people don't realize the effects that things like pollution and rainforest deforestation have on their lives. There are many interests that should be involved in Animal and Nature Conservation some of them being subjective, but mostly they are objective.