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Regulation of Freshwater at the Regional and Subregional Levels - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… in the Southern African Development Community Objective Principle of unity and coherence of each shared watercourse … actions, by the following fundamental principles: The precautionary principle, according to which action to avoid … to meet their own needs. http://leo.informea.org/terms/precautionary-principle
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

The Law of the Sea

… in the Trail Smelter and Corfu Channel cases, and Principle 21 of the Stockholm Declaration; and Article 195 … to the notion of sustainable development, there are the precautionary principle, integrated ecosystem management, … http://leo.informea.org/terms/precautionary-principle
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Regional Seas Agreements

… the 1992 OSPAR Convention obligates parties to apply the precautionary principle. This means that parties are to take measures to … monitoring and assessments. http://leo.informea.org/terms/precautionary-principle
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Transboundary Air Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… The 1994 Second Sulphur Protocol acknowledges the need for precautionary measures to prevent transboundary air pollution … http://leo.informea.org/terms/precautionary-principle
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

The Fish Stock Agreement - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… 2. Objective and scope 3. Broader obligations 4. Precautionary approach 5. Compatibility of measures and … of states broader, stronger and more detailed. 4. Precautionary approach The widening of the obligations is, … (4)). While this is a treaty provision that applies in principle only between states that are parties to the 1995 …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Background document - 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

… and management of such stocks must be based on the precautionary approach and the best scientific evidence … The Agreement also elaborates on the fundamental principle established in the Convention that States should … functions; - Establishing general principles, such as the precautionary and ecosystem approaches for the conservation …
21 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… responsibility | State responsibility is a fundamental principle of international law, providing that whenever one … the notion of protection is therefore the need to adopt a precautionary approach. Such an approach provides that where … to prevent environmental degradation.318 Pursuant to the precautionary principle, a proportionate approach should be …
21 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Regional Fisheries Instruments and Bodies

… approach to fisheries management and the use of the precautionary approach in implementing ICCAT conservation and … they embrace ecosystem-based (fisheries) management and a precautionary approach avant la lettre. This addresses the …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

Climate Change- International Legal Regime - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the measures that are needed to counteract such change.” PRINCIPLE OF COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITIES AND … These principles include inter-generational equity, the precautionary approach, the right to sustainable development … https://www.informea.org/fr/terms/precautionary-principle
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere

Haze Pollution - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… fires within the context of sustainable development, Principle 2 and 15, the precautionary principle of the Rio Declaration. Parties to the 2002 ASEAN …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Climate and Atmosphere