Preferred Term
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
Scope Note
Principle, expressed in the 1992 Rio Declaration, that "lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation"
Used For
PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH, PRECAUTIONARY CONCEPT
Hierarchy
03 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Broader Terms
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Related Terms
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1005074
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Language Equivalents
ar
المبدأ التحوطي
zh
预防原则
en
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
fr
PRINCIPE DE PRECAUTION
ru
Принцип предосторожности
es
PRINCIPIO DE PRECAUCION