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WTO Panel Report on the "EC-Biotech" Case: Considerations for Trade and Development"
… (ii) evolving science and the application of a prudent and precautionary approach. Although, as per the reasoning … at issue did not preclude the application of a prudent and precautionary approach but rather allowed a Member to take … at issue. 35. The EC also claimed that the precautionary principle, as a general principle of international law, was …
Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development - Implementing Sustainable Development - Fifth Edition: Updated text (4th Revision)
… resources managed on the basis of the subsidiarity principle; Taking into account, in particular, the Stockholm … extent possible, by the originator . ARTICLE 7 PRECAUTION Precautionary measures shall be taken to anticipate, prevent … that EC environmental policy shall be based on “the precautionary principle and on the principles that preventive …
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
… include significant links to sustainable development as a principle that informs the terms of these laws. As noted in … principle of preventative and corrective actions; the precautionary principle; the polluter pays principle; the … consider the entire environment as a whole entity; c) the precautionary principle, which requires that where there is a …
IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas: User Manual, Version 1.0 - The global standard for protected areas in the 21st Century
… reflected in the GLPCA Programme as follows: Credibility Principle Reflected in Sustainability GLPCA Standard … the Trigger to one of the following three categories: 1. Precautionary: The Trigger has a real or potential negative … Trigger categories shall initiate the following actions: Precautionary Triggers: • Within 30 days of being notified by …
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
… limited to legal issues. It addresses such issues as the precautionary principle, adaptive management, and the importance of data … well-known examples of such general principles are the precautionary approach, the principle of avoided harm, and …
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2015: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
… opportunity to participate. MSSD 2016-2025 is based on the principle that socio-economic development needs to be … a balanced approach to territorial development; the precautionary and polluter pays principles; a participatory … a balanced approach to territorial development; the precautionary and polluter pays principles; a participatory …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (1992) – which provides that precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize the … a Most- Favoured-Nation basis (that is, according to the principle of equal treatment among different member state … standards that should be taken into account, namely: • the precautionary principle, as defined in the CBD Preamble (that …
Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals
… 1. A complementary set of goals and targets – An important principle for selecting goals and targets is that they should … Montreal Protocol provides an example in which states took precautionary measures to control ozone-depleting substances … methane releases from permafrost melting). Moreover, the precautionary approach provides a strong argument for acting …
Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability
… 5.5.2. Principle of prevention … Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, and the precautionary principle, among other things.297 The result is … recognizes that it may sometimes be necessary to adopt a precautionary approach and to act even in the absence of a …
GEO yearbook 2003
… into the environment, and also incorporates the precautionary approach and mechanisms for risk assessment and … to know, and greening of the industry; and ● Integrate the precautionary, life cycle, partnership, liability and … resource management”. 1995 Sustainable Development’. Rio Principle 20 reads: “Women have a vital role in environmental …