| English | Dutch |
| alpha-beta-pseudocoincidence-difference principle | alpha-beta-pseudocoïncidentie-differentiaalmethode |
| cause for concern principle Principle connected with the precautionary principle: it means that, if there are strong reasons for expecting serious or irreversible damage to the environment following a given project, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation. Critics of this approach are concerned about large commitments of resources to deal with vaguely defined problems | reden tot bezorgdheid |
| cause for concern principle | reden tot bezorgdheid |
| community pays principle | het principe dat de gemeenschap betaalt |
| community-pays principle A tenet of environmental policy, according to which the costs of ecological challenges, environmental quality improvements and the removal of environmental hazards are allotted to community groups or local corporations and, thereby, to the general public | het vervuiler-betaalt-principe |
| community-pays principle | het vervuiler-betaalt-principe |
| co-operation principle | samenwerkingsprincipe |
| Declaration of Forest Principles | Bossenverklaring |
| executive organization working on the basis of the polluter-pays principle | uitvoerend orgaan handelend volgens het beginsel "de vervuiler betaalt" |
| integration principle | integratiebeginsel |
| "linkage" principle | beginsel van de "passerelles" |
| maximin principle | maximin beslissingscriterium |
| non-dilution principle | beginsel van niet-vermenging |
| polluter-pays principle The principle that those causing pollution should meet the costs to which it gives rise | het vervuiler betaalt-principe |
| precautionary principle Principle adopted by the UN Conference on Environment and Development (1992) that in order to protect the environment, a precautionary approach should be widely applied, meaning that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage to the environment, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation | voorzorgsbeginsel |
| preventive action principle | preventiebeginsel |
| preventive action principle | beginsel van preventief handelen |
| preventive principle | beginsel van preventief handelen |
| preventive principle | preventiebeginsel |
| principle of common but differentiated responsibility | beginsel van gezamenlijke, doch verschillende, verantwoordelijkheden |
| principle of comparative burdens | principe van vergelijkbare lasten |
| principle of comparative burdens | principe van een billijke lastenverdeling |
| Principle of Prior Informed Consent | beginsel van verplichte voorafgaande toestemming |
| principle of relative stability | beginsel van de relatieve stabiliteit |
| principle of supplementarily | supplementariteitsbeginsel |
| principle of sustainability Principle stated by the World Commission on Environment and Development (The Bruntland Commission) in 1987: development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. Sustainable development is a process of integrating economic, social and ecological goals, and should not mean a trade-off between the environment and development. Sustainable development should imply balance rather than conflict | duurzaamheidsbeginsel |
| principle of sustainability | duurzaamheidsbeginsel |
| principle of the common heritage of mankind | beginsel van gemeenschappelijk erfgoed van de mensheid |
| principle of "victim pays" | principe dat het slachtoffer betaalt |
| process principle | procédéprincipe |
| proximity principle | nabijheidsprincipe |
| rectification at source principle | het beginsel dat milieuaantastingen bij voorrang aan de bron dienen te worden bestreden |
| Rio Declaration on Forest Principles | Bossenverklaring |
| Rio Forest Principles | Bossenverklaring |
| subsidiary principle | aanvullend/secundair beginsel |
| subsidiary principle | nevenprincipe/-beginsel |
| subsidiary principle The fundamental doctrine or tenet that policy making decisions should be made at the most decentralized level, in which a centralized governing body would not take action unless it it is more effective than action taken at a lower government level | basisbeginsel |
| subsidiary principle | basisbeginsel |
| supplementarily principle | supplementariteitsbeginsel |
| the principle that environmental damage should as a priority be rectified at source | het beginsel dat milieuaantastingen bij voorrang aan de bron dienen te worden bestreden |
| trinity of principles | drievoudig beginsel |
| trinity of principles trias of environmental policy principles: precautionary, originator (polluter-pays) and cooperation principle; Three fundamental principles of environmental policy: precautionary principle, polluter pays-principle and cooperation principle | de drie principes van milieubeleid |
| trinity of principles | de drie principes van milieubeleid |
| user pays principle | beginsel dat de gebruiker betaalt |
