The Precautionary Principle: A New Legal Standard for a Technological Age

Andorno, Roberto

doi:10.1515/jibl.2004.1.1.11

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“…To translate the concepts sustainability and SD into operational practice different guiding principles have been introduced, such as the precautionary principle (Andorno 2004), and the polluter pays principle (Tobey and Smets 1996). In parallel the ecosystem approach was adopted by the signatories of the convention of biological diversity as a suite of principles to be applied for implementation (CBD 2000, FAO 2003.…”

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Sustainable Development and Sustainability: Landscape Approach as a Practical Interpretation of Principles and Implementation Concepts

Axelsson¹,

Angelstam²,

Elbakidze³

et al. 2011

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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The situation for governors and managers of natural resources has increased in complexity. Previously it was enough to sustain the yields of wood, food and energy. Today, maintenance of ecosystem services, conservation of biodiversity, rural development and human wellbeing are new additional objectives. At the same time there are new risks and uncertainties linked to climate change, economic globalisation, energy security and water supply. Consequently, adaptive and holistic research, governance and management are needed. Landscape is a concept and framework that can be used as an approach to enhance implementation of policies about sustainable development as a societal process and sustainability as outcomes on the ground. For our analysis to define the landscape approach we used a hierarchical framework consisting of principles, concepts and initiatives; and included three principles defining SD and sustainability and five international concepts to analyze its implementation for our analysis to define landscape approach. We propose a practical operationalization that consists of five core attributes, (1) a sufficiently large area that matches management requirements and challenges to deliver desired goods, services and values, (2) multi-level and multi-sector stakeholder collaboration that promotes sustainable development as a social process, (3) commitment to and understanding of sustainability as an aim among stakeholders, (4) integrative knowledge production, and (5) sharing of experience, results and information, to develop local or tacit to general or explicit knowledge. Finally, we discuss the need for integrative research to study landscape approach concepts and what local initiatives using different concepts deliver on the ground.

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Sustainable Development and Sustainability: Landscape Approach as a Practical Interpretation of Principles and Implementation Concepts

Axelsson¹,

Angelstam²,

Elbakidze³

et al. 2011

Journal of Landscape Ecology

104

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“…For example, there is an ongoing debate about the necessity to fully implement into global systems the so called Precautionary Principle. This principle enables us to place ethical and political considerations at the very core of research programs (Andorno 2004). Religious metaphors or essentialist arguments concentrating upon the unique ontological status of human nature or natural law are not the only ones used in this debate.…”

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Posthumanist Tendencies in Science and Technology Studies

Bińczyk¹

2013

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SummaryThe article discusses posthumanist tendencies occurring in the so-called Science and Technology Studies (STS), concentrating mainly upon B. Latour's ActorNetwork Theory (ANT). Postconstructivist conceptions within STS emphasize the crucial role of material situatedness of technoscience that is dependent on non -humans in laboratory practice (allowing to extend and "delegate" cognitive capacities to the environment). What is more, ANT accepts the radical thesis of non-human agency.The text also analyses a larger posthumanist political trend present in STS and in other theories, rejecting the arrogance It emerges as an inevitable reaction towards the problem of possible ecological destabilization (modern systemic risk or axiological/political challenges created by the so-called "wet" technologies, such as biotechnology, biomedicine, pharmacology).

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“…For that reason, this emerging principle of international law does not offer a predetermined solution to every new problem raised by scientific uncertainty. On the contrary, it is just a guiding principle that provides helpful criteria for determining the most reasonable course of action in confronting situations of potential risk (Andorno, 2004).…”

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Uncertainty and precaution in environmental management: Insights from the UPEM conference

Sluijs

2007

Environmental Modelling & Software

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Communication across the science-policy interface is complicated by uncertainty and ignorance associated with predictions on which to base policies. The international symposium ''Uncertainty and Precaution in Environmental Management'' (UPEM) addressed the philosophy, approaches and scientific tools associated with the analysis and communication of uncertainty and ignorance to decisions makers in relation to the Precautionary Principle. This paper presents a sample of highlights and insights of UPEM of relevance to the environmental modeling communities. Key insights include: (1) Systematic long-term monitoring and learning are essential. (2) More attention is needed for model structure uncertainty and equifinality. (3) Explicit value articulation in environmental assessment is essential. (4) Sophisticated uncertainty assessment and Quality Assurance methodsdsuch as the Walker et al. conceptual uncertainty framework, NUSAP, and codes of uncertaintyexplicit modeling practice from RIVM and EPAdare now available and on their way of becoming main stream. (5) There is a wide range of precautionary interventions (a ban is not the only option). (6) Legal and Ethical dimensions of precautiondsuch as liability, burden of proof, inter-and intra generational equitydrequire more thought. (7) The problems that developing countries face in implementing the Precautionary Principle need more attention.

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The Precautionary Principle: A New Legal Standard for a Technological Age

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Sustainable Development and Sustainability: Landscape Approach as a Practical Interpretation of Principles and Implementation Concepts

Sustainable Development and Sustainability: Landscape Approach as a Practical Interpretation of Principles and Implementation Concepts

Posthumanist Tendencies in Science and Technology Studies

Uncertainty and precaution in environmental management: Insights from the UPEM conference

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