The Precautionary Principle in Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resource Management: An Issues Paper for Policy-makers, Researchers and PractitionersIUCN, 2004 - 51 pages The precautionary principle, or precautionary approach, is now widely accepted in environmental law and policy at international and, increasingly, national level. However, the principle remains highly controversial, its meaning contested, its acceptance and implementation inconsistent across sectors and contexts and its impacts unclear. This paper aims to inform and assist IUCN and its members in developing greater shared understanding of the meaning and implementation of the principle in the context of biodiversity conservation and natural resource management, respecting priorities of both conservation and sustainable development. It examines the meaning of the precautionary principle and its incorporation into biodiversity and resource management law and policy, and discusses a series of issues raised by its implementation in this sector for biodiversity conservation and for livelihoods and poverty alleviation. |
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... precaution be implemented ? Assessing conservation costs and benefits 2225 26 29 34 Costs , benefits , and competing objectives : the balancing act of implementing precaution Equity and precaution Can precaution be " abused " ? 33333 35 ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Acceptance of the precautionary principle in biodiversity | 11 |
2 | 17 |
Forest law and policy | 23 |
Through what tools and approaches can precaution be implemented? | 29 |
the balancing act of implementing | 35 |
Conclusions and current directions | 41 |