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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… framework is needed to incorporate the polluter pays principle into sectoral policies and to ensure that polluters … Activities affecting wetlands should be governed by the precautionary principle where knowledge of ecological … prevention of environmental deterioration,136 the precautionary principle, the polluter-pays principle, …
RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions
… wetland functions, values and benefits and incorporate a precautionary approach? d) Is there a legal basis to … or other compensation, consistent with the polluter pays principle? f) Are civil or administrative law remedies … • activities affecting wetlands should be governed by the precautionary principle where knowledge of ecological …
Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition
… the wise use of wetlands established the important Ramsar principle that its purpose was “for the benefit of mankind”: … maintenance of buffer zones, and the application of the precautionary approach. Participation in management In the … Ramsar, provided that they are in line with the Ramsar principle of “wise use” (sustainable use) and do not lead to …