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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 3A
Principles of ecologically sustainable development
The following principles are principles of ecologically sustainable
development :
- (a)
- decision-making processes should effectively integrate both long-term and
short-term economic, environmental, social and equitable considerations;
- (b)
- if there are threats of serious or irreversible environmental damage, lack
of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing
measures to prevent environmental degradation;
- (c)
- the principle of inter-generational equity—that the present
generation should ensure that the health, diversity and productivity of the
environment is maintained or enhanced for the benefit of future generations;
- (d)
- the conservation of biological diversity and ecological integrity should
be a fundamental consideration in decision-making;
- (e)
- improved valuation, pricing and incentive mechanisms should be promoted.
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