Chapter 493: Marine Protection Convention
There was originally a small town near the Gold Coast, and given the world's popularity and the beauty of the scenery, it was a good choice to make this town a city.
Being an internationally famous attraction is generally a good thing, but it is bound to come with bad things to be expected.
One of Arthur's most important concerns is the protection of the beach environment.
The Gold Coast is famous for its beautiful scenery and a little bit of publicity from the Australasian government.
Even without this publicity, the Gold Coast would have become known in a few years and would still be the most famous international tourist attraction.
Most of the beautiful tourist attractions in Australasia are basically offshore beaches and islands, and they are inseparable from the word ocean.
Therefore, when Arthur visited the Gold Coast, he repeatedly asked the Queensland government to strictly protect the coastal environment and protect the property owned by Australasia.
Not only did Arthur ask the Queensland government, but also asked the cabinet government to return the law on the protection of the marine environment, and any act that damages the marine environment will violate the law and be severely punished by the government.
At Arthur's behest, the Australasian Marine Environment Protection Act was newly drafted and immediately enforced.
The fleet patrolling the waters off Australasia has also been tasked with monitoring the coast and dealing with damage to the marine environment.
The protection of the marine environment is weak by one person or one country, and must be achieved by the efforts of all countries in the world.
But it is clear that some countries do not listen to people's words, and some countries wantonly indulge in their own interests.
Arthur would like to see any problems for his descendants due to the pollution of the marine environment.
What's more, Australasia is a purely maritime country. The large and small islands and archipelagos that Australasia has determine that any interest of Australasia cannot be separated from the sea.
Therefore, Arthur does not want to see, and will never see, that the marine environment is seriously polluted.
The way to avoid pollution of the marine environment is simple: to address any individual or country that may be responsible for the pollution of the marine environment.
For this reason, Arthur deliberately communicated with the British Empire, and supported any action of the British Empire in the Kingdom of Hungary in exchange for the British Empire's nod and agreement to sign the Marine Environmental Protection Convention.
At the regular meeting of the World League in June, the representative of Australasia made an impassioned statement:
"Ladies and gentlemen! The ocean is the common heritage of all mankind and a precious asset that cannot be separated from any human activity.
The exchanges between countries around the world and the daily lives of people around the world are inseparable from the ocean. I propose that an agreement should be signed to jointly protect our marine resources.
Both the offshore and the high seas should be within the scope of protection of the treaty. Each of the countries that have signed the treaty should make a concerted effort to impose sanctions on any damage to the marine environment.
The way of sanctions includes everything, and if necessary, we must use force to protect our environment.
Instead of solving the problem of marine pollution, it is better to address the individuals or countries that cause marine pollution.
The world can be without any country, but it cannot be without the marine environment on which we depend.
Ladies and gentlemen, for the sake of our beautiful ocean and the environment on which human beings depend, let us use all means and at all costs to protect the ocean and protect this beautiful, blue landscape! ”
Bang Bang Bang!
Immediately, a deafening noise rang out in the room. As for asking why the delegates of various countries applauded so positively, it is necessary to see who took the lead in the first applause.
If the British Empire was the first to stand up and applaud, it was impossible for its countries, large and small, to ignore it.
Now is not the so-called civilized society of later generations, if they offend the British Empire, these small and medium-sized countries will not have good fruit to eat.
At the urging of Australasia and the British Empire, the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment was soon signed and implemented as an official document of the World Alliance.
In fact, Arthur did not think that such a treaty could limit the environmental pollution of various countries, and such a treaty was also a pretext for Arthur's future actions, a reason to sanction or even start a war against a country.
There is no need to protest if you are really uncomfortable with something, and in Arthur's view, if it is troublesome to solve a matter peacefully, then the best way is to decisively deal with the person who created the problem, and this theory is equally appropriate between countries.
After the convention was officially implemented, the matter was temporarily closed.
After all, this world will certainly not be like the historical development, and it is difficult to say whether there will be island countries on the earth in the 21st century, let alone the outbreak of some major events that will sensational the world.
As time progressed, the construction of a colony in Australasia was officially launched.
Unlike previous colonial construction, the larger purpose of this construction is to cultivate a market belonging to Australasia, so as to increase Australasia's ability to withstand risks and economic crises.
Looking at all the colonies and territories in Australasia, the vast majority have considerable development potential and are suitable for increasing investment and becoming a key area for further development.
Needless to say, the Persian Gulf Territory has abundant oil resources, which make Australasia one of the countries with the largest oil reserves in the world.
These oil resources alone are enough to make Australasia a developed country.
If Arthur just wants to eat and wait for death, Australasia currently has enough mineral resources for the Australasian government to eat for hundreds of years.
In addition to New Guinea, other Southeast Asian islands and colonies also have considerable development potential.
Including the Australian Timor, which occupied relatively early, it should be relatively well-developed among all the colonies at present, and has already met the conditions for localization.
Suffice it to say, Australian Timor is only short of population, and the rest is no different from the mainland of Australasia.
"What is the current population of Timor?" Arthur looked at Philip, the Minister of People's Livelihood, and asked.
"As of the end of last year, the total population of Timor-Leste was 97,700 and the population of Dili City was 72,100." The Minister of People's Livelihood, Philip, did not hesitate at all, and directly blurted out Timor's population data.
Arthur nodded with satisfaction and asked, "How is the development of Timor?" Is there any way to expand the Timorese market? ”
Expanding markets in the colonies was a necessity, and even the Dutch East Indies were nothing more than an overseas market that Arthur could control at any time.
As long as Arthur was willing, no foreign goods could enter the Dutch East Indies, which was also the confidence of the Australasian Navy to comprehensively crush the Dutch East Indies Navy.
"Your Majesty, Timor's land area is more than 30,000 square kilometers, and the main source of income is agriculture and animal husbandry, as well as some mining. Timor's per capita arable land area can reach more than five acres, and the total grain production exceeds 77,000 tons, which can feed about 150,000 people.
Theoretically, we would only need to settle more than 200,000 people to Timor in ten years to take full control of the land and bring it under the Australasian market. Minister of People's Livelihood Philip replied.
Timor was one of the earliest colonies in Australasia, and its proximity to Australasia could also be used as a first step in the colony's indigenization.
What's more, Timor's land area is not too large compared to other colonies, and the manpower and material resources required for localization are not too manpower.
Taking the lead in the localization of Timor would not only take the first step towards the localization of the Australasian colony, but would also set an example for other colonies, who only needed to copy their homework.
Minister Philip is also very much in favor of the colony's indigenization, especially when the colonies in Australasia have been generally expelled from the Aborigines.
The colonial system was not reliable, especially under the premise of the growing nationalism in various countries and regions, the colonial system constructed by Britain and France was already in jeopardy.
As the so-called self-strength is really strong, if Australasia can localize all the colonies in Southeast Asia, the improvement brought to the territory is definitely incomparable to the colonies.
Arthur nodded. Minister Philip's approach of 200,000 immigrants in 10 years is completely acceptable, after all, there are only about 20,000 immigrants a year.
If it takes 10 years to fully localize Timor, it will definitely bring long-term benefits to Australasia.
Moreover, the period of peace that followed the end of the First World War was well over a decade, and it was the opportunity given by God to Australasia to localize these colonies.
"In that case, the first step in the indigenization of the colony should be placed in Timor." Arthur said: "I would like to see the emergence of Timorese states before the reform of the administrative divisions. ”
Timor-Leste also has a large amount of land to be developed compared to its population, which also allows Timor-Leste to withstand more immigration.
If Timor is successfully indigenized, it will have far-reaching implications for nearby royal territories, colonies such as New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, and Sulawesi.
If Australasia had succeeded in indigenizing all of its colonies before World War II and establishing state states, the liberal democratic impact of the United States and the Soviet Union would never have affected Australasia in the future.
As a result, Britain, whose colonial system was under attack, would only rely more and more on Australasia for help.
This will be of great help to Australasia's future succession to the Straits Settlements and the Middle East colonies, and it is also the direction that Arthur would like to see.
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