{"tema_id":"142","string":"Precautionary principle","created":"2023-07-20 17:13:56","code":"","modified":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","notes":[{"@type":"Scope note","@lang":"en-EN","@value":"EEA "},{"@type":"Definition note","@lang":"en-EN","@value":"(1) Principle adopted by the UN Conference on thr Environment and Development (1992) that in order to protect the environment, a precautionary approach should be widely applied, meaning that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage to the environment, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. \n(2) The precautionary principle permits a lower level of proof of harm to be used in policy-making whenever the consequences of waiting for higher levels of proof may be very costly and\/or irreversible.\u00a0 "}]}