| Title |
Summary of proposed legal principles for environmental
protection and sustainable development |
| Sector |
Government, International |
| Keyword |
International law |
| Citation |
World Commission on Environment and Development
Experts Group on Environmental Law. "Summary of
proposed legal principles for environmental protection
and sustainable development." - p.128. In
Principles of environmental conservation and sustainable
development: summary and survey : a study in the field
of international law and related international reports :
revised April 1996, by Steven C. Rockefeller. San Jose,
Costa Rica: Earth Charter Project, Earth Council, 1996. |
| Provider |
World Commission on Environment and Development
Experts Group on Environmental Law, WCED |
| Principle Text |
World Commission on Environment and Development
Experts
Group on Environmental Law. "Summary of proposed
legal principles for environmental protection and
sustainable development"
Principles of Environmental Conservation and Sustainable
Development:
Summary and Survey
Summary of Proposed Legal Principles for Environmental
Protection and Sustainable Development Adopted by the
WCED Experts Groups on Environmental Law
General Principles, Rights and Responsibilities
Fundamental Human Right:
1. All human beings have the fundamental right to an
environment adequate for their health and well-being.
Inter-Generational Equity:
2. States shall conserve and use the environment and
natural resources for the benefit of present and future
generations.
Conservation and Sustainable Use:
3. States shall maintain ecosystems and ecological
processes essential for the functioning of the
biosphere, shall preserve biological diversity, and
shall observe the principle of optimum sustainable yield
in the use of living natural resources and ecosystems.
Environmental Standards and Monitoring:
4. States shall establish adequate environmental
protection standards and monitor changes in and publish
relevant data on environmental quality and resource use.
Prior Environmental Assessments:
5. States shall make or require prior environmental
assessments or proposed activities which may
significantly affect the environment or use of a natural
resource.
Prior Notification, Access and Due Process
6. Sates shall inform in a timely manner all persons
likely to be significantly affected by a planned
activity and to grant them equal access and due process
in administrative and judicial proceedings.
Sustainable Development and Assistance
7. States shall ensure that conservation is treated as
an integral part of the planning and implementation of
development activities and provide assistance to other
States, especially to developing countries, in support
of environmental protection and sustainable development.
General Obligation to Co-operate
8. States shall co-operate in good faith with other
States in implementing the preceding rights and
obligations. |
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