The precautionary principle and the ecosystem approach are fundamental to the conservation and management of fishing resources.

Another delegation suggested that the precautionary approach to fisheries management be applied in the absence of conclusive scientific information.

(i) Fill gaps in their mandates to include ecosystem and biodiversity considerations, the precautionary approach, based on the best available scientific information

(c) Guidance for the use of precautionary statements and precautionary pictograms

Precautionary Absurdity

Recognizing also the urgent need for action at all levels to ensure the long term sustainable use and management of fisheries resources through the wide application of the precautionary approach,

Recognizing also the urgent need for action at all levels to ensure the long term sustainable use and management of fisheries resources through the wide application of the precautionary approach,

Noting the importance of the wide application of the precautionary approach to the conservation, management and exploitation of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, in accordance with the Agreement,

States, in accordance with the precautionary approach, shall take early action and develop long term plans to ensure the sustainable use of groundwater and of the aquifers in which the groundwater is contained.

7. Also encourages States to apply the precautionary approach and an ecosystem approach in adopting and implementing conservation and management measures addressing, inter alia, by catch, pollution, overfishing, and protecting habitats of specific concern, taking into account existing guidelines developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

7. Also encourages States to apply the precautionary approach and an ecosystem approach in adopting and implementing conservation and management measures addressing, inter alia, by catch, pollution, overfishing, and protecting habitats of specific concern, taking into account existing guidelines developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

A3.5.1 Clear plain language is essential to convey information on precautionary behaviour.

4. Urges all States to apply the precautionary approach and the ecosystem approach widely to the conservation, management and exploitation of fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, and also calls upon States parties to the Agreement to implement fully the provisions of article 6 of the Agreement as a matter of priority

In order to ensure effective protection for the marine environment from harmful effects which may arise from activities in the Area, the Authority and sponsoring States shall apply a precautionary approach, as reflected in principle 15 of the Rio Declaration,1 to such activities.

The precautionary measures instituted by the Public Prosecutor's Office were designed to protect potential victims.

Recognizing also the urgent need for action at all levels to ensure the long term sustainable use and management of fisheries resources through the wide application of a precautionary approach, and through appropriate measures to reduce waste, discards and other factors which adversely affect fish stocks,

Recognizing also the urgent need for action at all levels to ensure the long term sustainable use and management of fisheries resources through the wide application of a precautionary approach, and through appropriate measures to reduce waste, discards and other factors, which adversely affect fish stocks,

But no precautions, and no precautionary principle, can avoid problems that we do not yet foresee.

He suggested that precautionary steps be considered during construction, such as low cost lightning rod technologies.

This will ensure that meaningful examination and appropriate precautionary action can be taken over the next year.

Such principles can lead to the identification of both near term precautionary actions and medium term initiatives.

83. Calls upon regional fisheries management organizations or arrangements with the competence to regulate bottom fisheries to adopt and implement measures, in accordance with the precautionary approach, ecosystem approaches and international law, for their respective regulatory areas as a matter of priority, but not later than 31 December 2008

18. Urges all States to apply the precautionary approach widely to the conservation, management and exploitation of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, and calls upon States parties to the Agreement to implement fully the provisions of article 6 of the Agreement as a matter of priority

3. Urges all States to apply the precautionary approach widely to the conservation, management and exploitation of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, and calls upon States parties to the Agreement to implement fully the provisions of article 6 of the Agreement as a matter of priority

Secondly, we need to identify priority sites for special protection and management measures on a precautionary basis in the short term, and, over the longer term, through a more comprehensive and systematic approach that advances the World Summit on Sustainable Development target of representative marine protected areas by 2012.

(viii) Article 38 of the International Law Association Berlin Rules on Water Resources, 2004, Precautionary management of aquifers

Calls upon all States, directly or through regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements, to apply, in accordance with international law, the precautionary approach and an ecosystem approach widely to the conservation, management and exploitation of fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, and also calls upon States parties to the Agreement to implement fully the provisions of article 6 of the Agreement as a matter of priority

The acknowledgement by the Secretary General in his report contained in document A 60 63 that the concept of the precautionary approach has received wide recognition and that the increased adoption of marine protected areas is an important tool for fishery conservation and management, indeed represents a welcome and encouraging development.

4. Urges all States to apply the precautionary approach widely to the conservation, management and exploitation of fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, and calls upon States parties to the Agreement to implement fully the provisions of article 6 of the Agreement as a matter of priority

I will conclude my statement with a reference to a legal concept that needs to be strengthened the precautionary principle.

It added that the deportation order against the complainant would not be enforced until the Committee lifted its precautionary measure.

In one case, a team of United Nations peacekeepers had to be assigned to provide protection as a precautionary measure.

4. Calls upon all States, directly or through regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements, to apply, in accordance with international law, the precautionary approach and an ecosystem approach widely to the conservation, management and exploitation of fish stocks, including straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, and also calls upon States parties to the Agreement to implement fully the provisions of article 6 of the Agreement as a matter of priority

It was also observed that further development of the topic should give greater emphasis to the polluter pays and precautionary principles.

Other precautionary measures were the exhaustion of local remedies and giving the opportunity to domestic courts to identify the issues involved.

Article 11 of the Act against the Laundering of Money or Other Assets, Decree No. 67 2001, provides as follows Precautionary measures.

Recognizing also the urgent need for action at all levels to ensure the long term sustainable use and management of fisheries resources through the wide application of a precautionary approach and appropriate measures to reduce pollution and waste, and other factors, such as discards and catch by lost or abandoned gear, which adversely affect fish stocks,

59. Urges regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements to ensure that their decision making processes rely on the best scientific information available, incorporate the precautionary approach, develop criteria for allocation which reflects, where appropriate, the relevant provisions of the Agreement, and strengthen integration, coordination and cooperation with other relevant fisheries organizations, regional seas arrangements and other relevant international organizations

Urges regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements to ensure that their decision making processes rely on the best scientific information available, incorporate the precautionary approach, develop criteria for allocation which reflects, where appropriate, the relevant provisions of the Agreement, and strengthen integration, coordination and cooperation with other relevant fisheries organizations, regional seas arrangements and other relevant international organizations

After all, precautionary policymakers would have business value conservation over growth, while the proactionary camp would have the state encourage people to transcend current norms rather than adhere to them. A precautionary firm would look like a miniature version of today s regulatory state, whereas a proactionary state would operate like a venture capitalist writ large.

Some delegations stressed the importance of the application of the ecosystem and precautionary approaches in the conservation and management of marine living resources.

But one division that looms on the horizon could reinvent the right left distinction for the twenty first century precautionary versus proactionary attitudes toward risk as principles of policymaking. In social psychological terms, precautionary policymakers set their regulatory focus on the prevention of worst outcomes, whereas proactionary policymakers seek the promotion of the best available opportunities.

It was urged that a stronger application of the precautionary principle be made, which would therefore proscribe such shipments in accordance with SIDS' goals.

80. Calls upon States to take action immediately, individually and through regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements, and consistent with the precautionary approach and ecosystem approaches, to sustainably manage fish stocks and protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, including seamounts, hydrothermal vents and cold water corals, from destructive fishing practices, recognizing the immense importance and value of deep sea ecosystems and the biodiversity they contain

97. Calls upon States to take action immediately, individually and through regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements, and consistent with the precautionary approach and ecosystem approaches, to sustainably manage fish stocks and protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, including seamounts, hydrothermal vents and cold water corals, from destructive fishing practices, recognizing the immense importance and value of deep sea ecosystems and the biodiversity they contain