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CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… as well as through agreement on broader concepts such as Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and … it is not explicit, in practical terms the text makes a ‘precautionary’ legal presumption against the possibility that … In: R. Cooney and B. Dickson (eds.), Biodiversity and the precautionary principle: risk and uncertainty in conservation …
Drafting legislation for sustainable soils: A guide
… soil on which the flora and fauna is dependent. This same principle is also particularly important in the case of soil- … issues and concerns for soil. Principle 7 The precautionary In order to protect the soil environment, the precautionary approach should be widely applied by States …
Issues in water law reform
… response to the High Court which would impose a "free flow principle", instead of the High Court's rules. A series of … the effects of trade on environmental flow; • the proposed precautionary approach to determining environmental … an ecological economist is likely to advocate a precautionary approach. In contrast, conventional …
Interactions between aquaculture and the environment
… Aquaculture and the Environment � Domestication Guide A Principle The domestication of species for aquaculture is … the use of introduced species is highly risky. The precautionary principle should be applied. Introduction of … farms should be prevented, contained and managed. • Precautionary measures should be implemented to prevent …
Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper
… (Haddad et al., 2011). Such findings reaffirm the principle that it is better (where feasible) to protect … of the Climate Change Convention prescribes the taking of “precautionary measures” to mitigate the adverse effects of … Directive). The EU Court of Justice is clear that the precautionary principle plays an important role here: where …
Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders
… Peoples provides guidance on the application of this principle to indigenous peoples. However, further discussion … important relief to EHRDs, through court decisions and “precautionary measures”, requesting states to take action … project; f. Guarantee the effective implementation of any precautionary or urgent measures granted to EHRDs by regional …
UNEP. The first 40 years
… international system, strongly anchored in the overriding principle of national sovereignty, had not been equipped to … had come as a major surprise to the manufacturers and the precautionary banning of the chemicals in the USA was an … what is probably the first application of anticipatory and precautionary principles.”85 In March 1985, the Vienna …
A guide to the complementarities between the Convention on Migratory Species and the Convention on Biological Diversity
… (CMS, Article I(1)(h)). 2See for example, CBD Article 3 (Principle). 11 Thus far, on a global scale, many migratory … (SBSTTA, Recommendation IV/6). The application of the precautionary principle and the ecosystem approach in impact … at source (prevention) (preamble 8) x x x x x x x x x 8.6 Precautionary principle (preamble 9) x 10 x 8.7 Financial and …