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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

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

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… 90 5.5.2. Principle of prevention … environment Protection of human health Mitigation measures Precautionary Principle/Approach Protect watercourses Water … Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, and the precautionary principle, among other things.297 The result is …
21 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… This minerals regime is governed and inspired by the principle of the common heritage of mankind, contains … environmental impact assessments (EIAs; article 206). The precautionary approach or principle is not contained in the … framework. The incorporation of an operationalised precautionary approach and a de facto EAF, the clarification …
21 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Case Study - OSPAR - Protecting marine biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

… species, habitats and ecological processes, following the precautionary principle; - to protect and conserve areas that best …
21 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater