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Precautionary Principle
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The precautionary principle is a moral and political principle which states that if an action or policy might cause severe or irreversible harm to the public, in the absence of a scientific consensus that harm would not ensue, the burden of proof falls on those who would advocate taking the action.
The formal concept evolved out of the German socio-legal tradition in the 1930s, centering on the concept of good household management. In German the concept is Vorsorgeprinzip, which translates into English as precaution principle.
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uncertainty, mitigation, long-term, prevention, preemptive action, averting irreversible damage, prevent harm, risk management, potential harm, tipping point, toxic substance combinations, restrict use, known to be safe, anticipate environmental damage, environmental health, cumulative harm, ethical technology use, potential negative consequences, environmental sustainability, environmental health
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