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The five '''Principles'''<ref name="Env" /> are:
The five '''Principles'''<ref name="Env" /> are:
*An integration principle
An integration principle; prevention principle; rectification at source principle; the polluter pays principle; and the precautionary principle.
*A prevention principle
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*A rectification at source principle
*The polluter pays principle
*The precautionary Principle
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==Overview==
==Overview==
Environmental Prinicples were first established within the various European Treaties and Directives (and the UK remains bound by a number of international agreements on environmental protection); however the Government made the decision to shape the implementation of '''environmental principles''' to domestic circumstances following Brexit with the aim of maintaining a high level of protection for wildlife and the environment<ref name="EAC">[https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/environmental-audit-committee/news/172549/eac-calls-for-rapid-implementation-of-environmental-principles-in-policymaking-across-government/ EAC]</ref>.
Environmental Prinicples were first established within the various European Treaties and Directives (and the UK remains bound by a number of international agreements on environmental protection); however the Government made the decision to shape the implementation of '''environmental principles''' to domestic circumstances following Brexit with the aim of maintaining a high level of protection for wildlife and the environment<ref name="EAC">[https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/environmental-audit-committee/news/172549/eac-calls-for-rapid-implementation-of-environmental-principles-in-policymaking-across-government/ EAC]</ref>.