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The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
… 5 The content of the precautionary principle 5 Precaution, prevention, and polluter-pays 8 Precaution and science 9 3. … range of alternatives, including no action.” Precaution, prevention, and polluter-pays The precautionary principle … their likelihood are well understood, and the principle of prevention rather than the principle of precaution is …
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… n/part-iv-protection-preservation-and-management/article-21-prevention-reduction-and-control-of-pollution/ … Watercourses Convention also contains provisions on the prevention and mitigation of harmful conditions and emergency … (articles 27 and 28 respectively), dealing with the prevention of such harmful conditions as floods, ice hazards, …
Second report on the protection of the atmosphere
… to the requirements under the Act’s provisions relating to Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) of Air Quality … in its work, including in the draft articles on the prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities … Commission. Draft article 1 of the draft articles on the prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities …
Document: the London Convention and Protocol - Their role and contribution to the protection of the Marine Environment
… London Convention and its Protocol? The "Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other … by promoting sound waste management and pollution prevention. Prohibitions are in force for dumping of … wastes being considered for sea disposal, including waste prevention audits, assessment of alternatives, waste …
Illegal Traffic under the Basel Convention
… September 2010) Why should we be concerned by it? The prevention of illegal traffic in hazardous wastes will ensure … disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes. The prevention of the negative consequences of illegal traffic … a complex issue. Efforts are being made to strengthen the prevention, detection, control and punishment of illegal …
UNEP - Our Planet Magazine - Making Our Future Chemical Safe - Edition from Sept 2015
… at sound chemicals management based upon risk control; prevention strategies, including adjust- ment of chemical … control programmes. For instance, in The Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution, an ambitious … and surveys on mercury exposure assessments and impact prevention in countries having serious mercury pollution. In …
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… is complex and expensive. As a result, source protection – prevention of groundwater pollution – is a central focus of … the provisions of the EU Water Framework Directive on the prevention and control of groundwater pollution; sets … water supply and demand; water planning; water pollution prevention; drought mitigation; and others. To further the …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… and precaution 52. It has long been recognized that prevention of environmental harm must be “the Golden Rule for … rehabilitation is often prohibitive. 53. The “principle of prevention” has thus be- come a cornerstone of environmental … or plant life or health, of the environment, or for the prevention of deceptive practices, at the levels it considers …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… and precaution 52. It has long been recognized that prevention of environmental harm must be “the Golden Rule for … rehabilitation is often prohibitive. 53. The “principle of prevention” has thus be- come a cornerstone of environmental … or plant life or health, of the environment, or for the prevention of deceptive practices, at the levels it considers …