Environmental principles
15 Environmental principles
Natural, cultural and ecological values should be protected, and cumulative impacts on the environment should be considered in decision‑making.
Decision makers should take into account evidence about climate change risks to avoid, so far as possible, serious or irreversible damage resulting from climate change.
If there are threats of serious or irreversible damage to the environment, a lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to prevent or minimise those threats.
There should be a net gain for the environment arising out of any individual change in land use.
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