 | Michael Cardwell - 2004 - 514 sidor
...Diversity notes 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 ¿° Case T—13/99, 11 September2002, not yet reported, atpara. 162. ‘¿ Ibid., atpara.... | |
 | Roda Mushkat - 2004 - 268 sidor
...of environmental degradation; 2 when there are threats of serious and irreversible damage, lack of scientific certainty should not be used as a reason...postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation; and 3 the “onus of proof” is on the actor or the developer/industrialist to show that their action... | |
 | Rosie Cooney - 2004 - 68 sidor
...context. It states "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" (emphasis added). The precautionary principle has subsequently been... | |
 | Nico J. Schrijver, Friedl Weiss - 2004 - 750 sidor
...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 with climate change... | |
 | Gerard Keijzers - 2005 - 168 sidor
...1999). The precautionary principle says: "Where there are certain 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 environmental degradation.' A consequent use of the precautionary... | |
 | Philippe Sands, Paolo Galizzi - 2004 - 1342 sidor
...and mitigate their adverse effects, Convinced that 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 such precautionary measures to deal with emissions... | |
 | Adam Burgess - 2004 - 314 sidor
...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. (Raffensperger and Tickner 1999: 2.) Yet it is widely acknowledged that there... | |
 | Sun Pyo Kim - 2004 - 408 sidor
...anticipate, prevent or minimise the cause of climate change and mitigate its adverse effects . . . lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for posting such measures." 180. P. Birnie and AE Boyle, International Law and the Environment, Oxford... | |
 | Mark Hoskins, William Robinson - 2003 - 447 sidor
...resolution of specific controversies. Likewise, we are told that lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as 'a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation'. Since scientific certainty is almost never present in any controversy, this formulation would justify... | |
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damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent environmental degradation. In the application of the precautionary principle, public and private decisions should be guided by: • careful evaluation... 
