Search results for "Precautionary principle"
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Ten principles for conservation translocations of threatened wood-inhabiting fungi
2020
Abstract Unlike for many other organism groups, conservation translocations of fungi are still rare. Encouraged by recent successful translocations, there is a growing interest in applying this conservation tool to threatened wood-inhabiting fungi. When combined with other conservation or restoration measures, translocation can be an effective measure for preventing further population decline in the short term, and species extinctions in the long term. Translocations can be appropriate for rare and specialist fungal species that occur as small local populations in isolated patches across fragmented landscapes, where there is a low likelihood of successful dispersal between distant host tree…
Piesardzības principa statuss starptautiskajās vides tiesībās
2017
Piesardzības princips ir koncepts starptautiskajās vides tiesībās, kas ietver ideju, ka zinātniskā neskaidrība nav attaisnojums, lai veiktu darbības, kas kaitīgi ietekmē vidi. Tā statuss kā paražai starptautiskajās tiesībās joprojām tiek uztverts skeptiski, tāpēc darba mērķis ir noskaidrot, vai piesardzības princips ir šādu stausu ieguvis. Šī darba ietvaros tiks aplūkots normatīvais regulējums, tiesu prakse un valstu prakse, lai izpildītu darba uzdevumus- noteikt piesardzības principa definīciju, kā arī noteikt kāds ir opinio juris un valstu prakse attiecībā uz to. Autore uzskata, ka darba rezultātā ir noteicams, ka ir radusies paražu tiesībā attiecībā uz piesardzības principu.
The precautionary principle and management of uncertainties in EIAs – analysis of waste incineration cases in Finland
2013
This article examines whether and how the practice of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) serves the idea of the precautionary principle. The article provides an empirical examination and description of how uncertainties and risks were dealt with in conclusive outputs of EIAs of chosen example cases of Finnish waste incineration projects. The analysis focuses on the time when several incineration projects were in the planning phase in Finland and the effects of this development were seen as being controversial. The findings of the analysis are evaluated against a legislative and theoretical framework. The challenges and strengths of the practice are identified. The article suggests that…
Assessing environmental conditions of Antarctic footpaths to support management decisions.
2016
Thousands of tourists visit certain Antarctic sites each year, generating a wide variety of environmental impacts. Scientific knowledge of human activities and their impacts can help in the effective design of management measures and impact mitigation. We present a case study from Barrientos Island in which a management measure was originally put in place with the goal of minimizing environmental impacts but resulted in new undesired impacts. Two alternative footpaths used by tourist groups were compared. Both affected extensive moss carpets that cover the middle part of the island and that are very vulnerable to trampling. The first path has been used by tourists and scientists since over …
Beyond the Precautionary Principle
2019
This chapter centers on the discussion around terrorism. While some scholars emphasize on terrorism as a risk, others alert on the limitations of thinking terrorism within the field of risk. This does not mean that terrorism does not exist, it is a big problem for urbanized contexts, but it escapes to the control of laycitizens. Following Niklas Luhman's definition we exert a criticism on those who think terrorism as a risk. This piece interrogated on the epistemological border of terrorism as well as the interest of publics and audiences to consume the others` mourning as a form of entertainment. This trend was facilitated by the unification of risk and threat notions. As we have explained…
El problema de la aplicación tardía del principio de precaución en las aspersiones aéreas con Glifosato contra cultivos de uso ilícito en Colombia: L…
Sicurezza alimentare e diritto penale: vecchi e nuovi paradigmi tra prevenzione e precauzione
2013
1. Premessa. “Modernità”, “gestione dei rischi”, diritto penale: il caso della sicurezza alimentare. – 2. Complessità e stratificazione del diritto alimentare. – 3. La disciplina sanzionatoria in materia alimentare prima e dopo la depenalizzazione del 1999. – 4. Stadi di tutela penale della sicurezza alimentare. Prevenzione e precauzione. – 4.1. L’atteggiarsi del paradigma preventivo nelle contravvenzioni di cui agli artt. 5 e 6 della legge n. 283 del 1962. – 4.2. Il paradigma precauzionale nelle contravvenzioni di cui agli artt. 5 e 6 della legge n. 283 del 1962: principio della «lista positiva» e superamento di limiti-soglia. – 4.3. Il caso degli organismi geneticamente modificati (OGM). …
Sustainability and Teaching in Higher Technological Education
2015
In this chapter, Sustainability and Teaching in Higher Technological Education, Tom V. Nilsen argues for technological education that sees technology in a holistic perspective. The chapter starts with World Commission on Environment and Development (Report of the world commission on environment and development: Our common future, 1987, New York, NY: United Nations) and moves on to engineering education. It is recognised that the implications for universities are radical. The idea of the Honest Broker is presented. Via Giddens and Habermas, and systems thinking, there are links to other disciplines which are discussed in other chapters.
Brevi note su modelli di eterointegrazione penale e normativa UE in materia agroalimentare: tecniche di rinvio e "linguaggi" europei
2018
Il saggio affronta alcune delle questioni che si pongono sul fronte dei rapporti integrativi tra fattispecie penali e norme europee in materia agroalimentare. In particolare, il contributo analizza, anche in una prospettiva comparata, alcune problematiche legate all'impiego di certe tecniche di tipizzazione basate su rinvii alla normativa UE di settore, evidenziando come alcuni modelli di eterointegrazione dei precetti penali - specie quelli declinati tramite mero rinvio espresso - presentino rilevanti criticità non solo sul piano della riserva di legge ma anche su quello della colpevolezza e dell'offensività. Muovendo da alcuni rilievi critici nei confronti della tecnica di tipizzazione di…
Occupational Safety and Health Risk Assessment in Engineered Nanoparticles Manufacturing Processes
2017
The engineered nanoparticles are more and more entering in Romanian working places, both in research laboratories and in manufacturing processes. Ever increasingly numerous evidence shows that this materials science revolution can generate significant health, safety and environmental hazards, in addition to the social, economic and ethical challenges involvedBased on the precautionary principle recommended be the European Union and a thorough literature review, this research is intended to introduce a framework for further development of an Occupational Health and Safety risk management foundation in this field of concern. Starting from a systematic approach in terms of occupational exposur…