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First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… liability of States and their nationals, the polluter-pays-principle, the precautionary principle, common but differentiated … excluded from the mandate, such as liability or the precautionary principle”. Japan stated that the “protection …
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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives

… the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development Focus Principle 1 “Human beings are at the centre of concerns for … Principle 15 “In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States … effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. Precautionary approach Principle 16 “National authorities …
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Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… Biodiversity principles for impact assessment refer to the precautionary principle and no net loss principle, and stress the … enhancement should be identified and supported. The precautionary principle asks for a risk-averse and cautious …
21 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… 34 3.2.3 Cost Recovery (The Polluter Pays Principle) … reasonable indication that this is not so. This is why the precautionary principle/ap- proach, based on scientific … isolated ecosystems and for use of the ecosystem, and precautionary and bio- geograghical approaches, as …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… for legislation 30 3.3.2 Adaptive management 32 3.4 Precautionary approach 33 3.5 Managing for invasive alien … area over the long term. This security is grounded in the principle that, even though officials may change, the … are discussed in Part III, Chapter 1, section 6.5. 3.4 Precautionary approach The precautionary principle is …
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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 instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… For example, article 1 requires parties to apply the precautionary principle in taking measures to deal with hazardous wastes. … http://www.informea.org/terms/precautionary-principle
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organisation: An action guide

… to trade:4 � The Preamble calls on Parties to adopt a precautionary approach, in that “where there is a threat of … the ecosystem approach is of general significance. Principle 4 of that decision provides that “… there is … assessment, which may not be entirely consistent with the precautionary approach advocated in the CBD. Specifically, it …
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Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)

… a life of dignity and well-being.” This proclamation of principle opened a long-standing debate concerning varying … the inter-American Commission on Human Rights indicated precautionary measures in the form of the immediate removal … Human rights and the environment linkage in a ruling of precautionary measures. One of the contrasts between the …
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