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<p class="MsoNormal">Brazil’s regulations old fashioned?! Annoying and time consuming – Yes. But with movies being made about life saving chemicals found in plants and such, and others making millions but giving nothing back to the Brazilian community then
I totally agree and support any country determined to protect their Natural Heritage. Especially when researchers will collect and or borrow liquid preserved specimens and or tissue from one agency, then harvest tissue with or without permission and send it
to others without prior permission to do so. That form of research sharing only exacerbates biopiracy issues. It is no wonder that other countries, especially the EU, have become acutely concerned over such sharing and make the real distinction between non-profit
research and for profit harvesting of tissue. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Biopiracy makes each research agency that is interested in the advancement of science and the natural world ensure that ownership of the specimens, in part or whole, is clear. And that includes import/export permits, collecting permits
and any other document that proves that best efforts were made to attain the material legally. And whether we as museum specialist like to admit it or not, this is important as it protects one’s agency from any legal action resulting from illegal harvesting
of tissue and or organs and so forth.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We as museum professional(s) and or in the research community have a responsibility to ensure that all specimens were and are collected following appropriate wildlife regulations foreign and domestic. Collections management specialists
routinely deal with such regulations, and even though they may be annoying and time consuming, being proactive in prefiling imort/export declarations and ensuring that all appropriate documents accompany specimens while intransit safe guards specimens and
leaves a paper trail demonstrating best efforts were followed. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">---------------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paul R. Greenhall (<a href="mailto:greenhal@si.edu">greenhal@si.edu</a>) (Retired – 40 years SI Dedicated Service)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(voice (301) 238 1758)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Volunteer, MSC Collections Management Packing & Shipping Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Smithsonian Institution<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Museum Support Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">4210 Silver Hill Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Suitland MD 20746<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">*Scientific Research Specimens in minimal fluid have to be shipped (domestic & international) via parcel delivery service, such as FedEx, DHL, UPS, as well as packed
& labelled according to IATA SP A180. These shipments are Not Restricted.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please note: It is ILLEGAL to mail or post liquid preserved specimens using USPS, TNT, EMS, and or mis-label such a parcel with both Excepted Quantity & IATA A180 label(s).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">*All parcels with specimens should be Addressed & shipped to Smithsonian Institution, MSC c/o William Moser, 4210 Silver Hill RD, Suitland MD 20746/fax 301 238 1833).
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