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" Where there is a threat of significant reduction or loss of biological diversity, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to avoid or minimize such a threat. "
Climate Change 2007 - Mitigation of Climate Change: Working Group III ...
by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - 2007
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Global Climate Change and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Hearing Before the ...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Protection - 1991 - 142 pages
...among parties and cooperation among all nations. 12) take a precautionary approach, reaffirming that lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures that are commensurate with the expected extent and likelihood of any adverse impact...
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Global Warming: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power - 1992 - 196 pages
...minimise the causee of, and mitigate the adverse consequences of, climate change. (Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage,) lack of...be used as a reason for postponing such measures. 6. Statee 0*1 1 promote an open and balanced multilateral trading system. Except oa tfcsf.basis of...
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The Right to Development in International Law

Subrata Roy Chowdhury, Erik M. G. Denters, Paul J. I. M. de Waart - 1992 - 450 pages
...measures must anticipate, prevent and attack the causes of environmental degradation. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of...scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation' (Nr.7). The above mentioned points (comprehensive...
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Technologies for a Greenhouse-Constrained Society

Michael A. Kuliasha, Alexander Zucker - 1992 - 918 pages
...measures must anticipate, prevent and attack the causes of environmental degradation. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of...scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation." They also confirmed that the challenge of...
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Biological Diversity and Genetic Resources: The Programme of the ...

Biological Diversity & Genetic Resources Project, Promila Kapoor-Vijay - 1992 - 166 pages
...Noting also that where there is a threat of significant reduction or loss of biological diversity, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to avoid or minimise such a threat, Noting further that the fundamental requirement...
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Biodiversity and International Law: The Effectiveness of International ...

A. S. Bilderbeek, Simone Bilderbeek, Ankie Wijgerde, Netty van Schaik - 1992 - 236 pages
...the essence of biodiversity. accept that "where there are threats or serious or irreversibel damange, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation". Similarly, if we are serious about the implementation,...
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Global Warming: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and ..., Volume 4

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power - 1992 - 198 pages
...climate change. [Where there are threata of serioua or irreveraible damage,) lack of full aclentific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing such measures. 6. Statee Acll promote an open and balanced multilateral trading ayatem. exeept on tlmfbaala of a deciaion...
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International Conventions on Protection of Humanity and Environment

Günter Hoog, Angela Steinmetz - 1993 - 660 pages
...Noting also that where there is a threat of significant reduction or loss of biological diversity, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to avoid or minimize such a threat, Noting further that the fundamental requirement...
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Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology

Vandana Shiva - 1993 - 190 pages
...Noting also that where there is a threat of significant reduction or loss of biological diversity, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to avoid or minimize such a threat, Noting further that the fundamental requirement...
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Responding to Global Warming: The Technology, Economics and Politics of ...

Peter Read - 1994 - 324 pages
...an FCCC to begin without delay. In relation to the uncertainties the Statement said 'Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of...scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures.' - a turn of phrase which is embodied in the FCCC.5 This response...
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