Principle 16 of the Rio Declaration
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gptkb:Principle_of_international_environmental_law
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1992
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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gptkb:Polluter_Pays_Principle
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gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Chinese gptkb:French gptkb:Russian gptkb:Spanish English |
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gptkb:Rio_de_Janeiro,_Brazil
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Rio_Declaration_on_Environment_and_Development
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:environmental_policy
Sustainable development Environmental economics |
| gptkbp:state |
The polluter should, in principle, bear the cost of pollution, with due regard to the public interest and without distorting international trade and investment.
National authorities should endeavor to promote the internalization of environmental costs and the use of economic instruments. |
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gptkb:Polluter_pays_principle
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Principle 16 of the Rio Declaration
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