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APPROCHE PRECAUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decision-Making Process
- Environmental Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- precautionary approach
1, record 1, English, precautionary%20approach
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A set of agreed cost-effective measures and actions, including future courses of action, which ensures prudent foresight, reduces or avoids risk to the resource, the environment, and the people, to the extent possible, taking explicitly into account existing uncertainties and the potential consequences of being wrong. 1, record 1, English, - precautionary%20approach
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Processus décisionnel
- Gestion environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approche de précaution
1, record 1, French, approche%20de%20pr%C3%A9caution
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- approche préventive 2, record 1, French, approche%20pr%C3%A9ventive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de mesures et d'actions acceptées et rentables, comprenant les plans d'action à venir, qui assure une prévoyance prudente, réduit ou évite le risque pour la ressource, l'environnement et la population, dans la mesure du possible, tenant compte explicitement des incertitudes et des conséquences potentielles d'une erreur. 1, record 1, French, - approche%20de%20pr%C3%A9caution
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Proceso de adopción de decisiones
- Gestión del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- enfoque de precaución
1, record 1, Spanish, enfoque%20de%20precauci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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