 | Ronald E. Hester, R. M. Harrison, Roy M. Harrison - 2006 - 175 pages
...principle' , as do many other bodies. 4.2 The Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle says: 'Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation'... | |
 | Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Science and Technology Committee - 2006 - 188 pages
...principle in the field of environmental health has been defined in the Rio Declaration from June 1992: Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.... | |
 | Gregor Betz - 2007 - 287 pages
...environment the Precautionary Approach shall be widely applied by states according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.... | |
 | Daud Hassan - 2006 - 266 pages
...Environmental measures must anticipate, prevent and attack the causes of environmental degradation. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific 48 Alheritiere, D., Environmental Impact Assessment and Agricultural Development: A Comparative Study;... | |
 | Rob Ord - 2006 - 247 pages
...environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full 369 See also Hirsch, WZ Law and Economy: an Introductory Analysis (3rd Edn) (New York: Associated Press,... | |
 | Jane Holder, Maria Lee - 2007
...precautionary principle, as defined at the 1992 Rio Conference on the Environment and Development, requires that: 'Where there are threats of serious or irreversible...effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.' 67. It is self-evident that the principle itself, as stated above, would not assist the Claimant rather... | |
 | Michael Gerrard - 2007 - 796 pages
...parties. One of the Article 3 principles is the so-called "precautionary principle," which provides that where there are "threats of serious or irreversible...damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing [precautionary] measures."9 However, such measures should be "cost-effective... | |
 | 2006 - 112 pages
...level, drawing on pertinent information and analyses at the subregional, regional and global levels. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible...damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent the degradation of the marine environment.... | |
 | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - 2007 - 33 pages
...measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize the causes of climate change and mitigate its adverse effects. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible...damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason to postpone such measures, taking into account that policies and measures to deal... | |
 | Joseph F. DiMento, Pamela Doughman - 2007 - 233 pages
...measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize the causes of climate change and mitigate its adverse effects. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible...damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing such measures, taking into account that policies and measures to deal... | |
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In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason... 
