What is the Precautionary Principle?

In the green world, we talk about the Precautionary Principle quite a bit, and though it sounds simple and logical, it is a complex issue for policy-makers.

The Precautionary Principle is based on the premise that we just need to suspect something will cause harm; we don't need to prove it. According to the UK's Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the Precautionary Principle "is applied in the circumstances where there are reasonable grounds for concern that an activity is, or could, cause harm but where there is an uncertainty about the probability of the risk and the degree of harm."

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