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precautionary principle
gen.	Vorsorgeprinzip n
environ.	Handeln im Vorfeld; offensiver Umweltschutz; pro-aktiver Ansatz; vorausschauendes Handeln
health., environ.	Grundsatz der Vorsorge
precautionary principle Principle adopted by the UN Conference on 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
environ.	Vorsorgeprinzip n