Environmental Principles: Difference between revisions

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The '''integration principle''' proposes that policymakers should look for opportunities to embed environmental protection in fields of policy that have environmental effects.

Applying the integration principle involves considering whether the policy has the potential to cause a negative environmental effect which could be avoided, minimised or reduced through alterations to the policy in proportion to other policy aims.

Applying the '''integration principle''' involves considering whether the policy has the potential to cause a negative environmental effect which could be avoided, minimised or reduced through alterations to the policy in proportion to other policy aims.

Integration may also present an opportunity for policymakers to build environmental protection, maintenance, restoration or enhancement into policies from the outset and throughout the development of policies<ref name="Env" />.

In short, the integration principle requires that environmental protection is integrated into all other policy areas, in line with promoting [[Sustainable Development|sustainable development]]<ref name="CLI">[https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/stories/what-are-environmental-principles/ Client Earth]</ref> i.e. all government departments and public authorities (such as Local Planning Authorities) have responsibilities to protect our environment.

In short, the '''integration principle''' requires that environmental protection is integrated into all other policy areas, in line with promoting [[Sustainable Development|sustainable development]]<ref name="CLI">[https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/stories/what-are-environmental-principles/ Client Earth]</ref> i.e. all government departments and public authorities (such as Local Planning Authorities) have responsibilities to protect our environment.

===Prevention Principle===

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 The '''integration principle''' proposes that policymakers should look for opportunities to embed environmental protection in fields of policy that have environmental effects.
-Applying the integration principle involves considering whether the policy has the potential to cause a negative environmental effect which could be avoided, minimised or reduced through alterations to the policy in proportion to other policy aims.
+Applying the '''integration principle''' involves considering whether the policy has the potential to cause a negative environmental effect which could be avoided, minimised or reduced through alterations to the policy in proportion to other policy aims.
 Integration may also present an opportunity for policymakers to build environmental protection, maintenance, restoration or enhancement into policies from the outset and throughout the development of policies<ref name="Env" />.
-In short, the integration principle requires that environmental protection is integrated into all other policy areas, in line with promoting [[Sustainable Development|sustainable development]]<ref name="CLI">[https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/stories/what-are-environmental-principles/ Client Earth]</ref> i.e. all government departments and public authorities (such as Local Planning Authorities) have responsibilities to protect our environment.
+In short, the '''integration principle''' requires that environmental protection is integrated into all other policy areas, in line with promoting [[Sustainable Development|sustainable development]]<ref name="CLI">[https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/stories/what-are-environmental-principles/ Client Earth]</ref> i.e. all government departments and public authorities (such as Local Planning Authorities) have responsibilities to protect our environment.
 ===Prevention Principle===