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Record 1 2020-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decision-Making Process
  • Environmental Management
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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Processus décisionnel
  • Gestion environnementale
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.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Proceso de adopción de decisiones
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
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