Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Environmental Engineering · easy
The principle that lack of full scientific certainty should not delay measures to prevent environmental harm is the:
- Polluter pays principle
- Subsidiarity principle
- Equity principle
- Precautionary principle
Answer
D. Precautionary principle
Solution
Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration (1992).
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