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The status of climate change litigation - A global review

… the European Convention on Human Rights; the “no harm” principle of international law; the doctrine of hazardous negligence; the principle of fairness, the precautionary principle, and the sustainability principle … UNFCCC; and the principle of a high protection level, the precautionary principle, and the prevention principle
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The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction

… and to effectively apply an ecosystem approach and the precautionary approach in the management, in accordance with … and are governed by the longstanding freedom of the seas principle. Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius formulated the principle … the application of modern legal principles, such as the precautionary principle. An emblematic example of such …
21 May 2026 Literature

The valuation of ecosystem services: Are the challenges too many to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem integrity?

… such as the principles of sustainable development, the precautionary principle and the ‘polluter pays’ principle. The problem that … Based on this report, the government, applying the precautionary principle, rejected the exploitation plans of …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… wetland functions, values and benefits and incorporate a precautionary approach? d) Is there a legal basis to … or other compensation, consistent with the polluter pays principle? f) Are civil or administrative law remedies … • activities affecting wetlands should be governed by the precautionary principle where knowledge of ecological …
21 May 2026 Document

Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria (Version 1.0)

… have not yet been assessed (Not Evaluated). Following the precautionary principle (Precautionary Principle Project, 2005), the overall status of …
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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

On dangerous ground _ Global Witness

… Commission’s framework to provide emergency protection (“precautionary measures”) for human rights defenders17 ▶ The … (accessed 19 April 2016) 17 For information on IACHR precautionary measures see https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/decisions/ precautionary.asp (accessed 19 April 2016) 18 For information …
21 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… limited to legal issues. It addresses such issues as the precautionary principle, adaptive management, and the importance of data … well-known examples of such general principles are the precautionary approach, the principle of avoided harm, and …
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Protection of the deep ocean ecosystem and biodiversity from the threats of sea bed mining

… by the 16th IUCN General Assembly (Madrid, 1984), and Principle 15 of the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and … exploration or seabed mining; and c. the adoption of precautionary and ecosystem approaches, including the precautionary principle, to protect the marine environment …
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International environmental governance: An international regime for protected areas

… intellectual property rights protected products; n the precautionary approach, enabling states to take restrictive … financing for protected areas, and its relationship to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities … 10 5 For example, the Polluter Pays principle and the Precautionary principle provide the framework within which …
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