Practice question
Officials assess a project solely by this year’s revenue and refuse to consider lasting loss of water resources needed by later generations. Which criticism most directly follows Rio Principle 3?
- Future environmental needs cannot simply be excluded from the equitable development analysis
- All revenue is necessarily unlawful
- Every project must be canceled automatically
- Only foreign generations matter
- Future effects matter only if unborn persons sign contracts
Legal references
- https://www.un.org/esa/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-1annex1.htm — Rio Declaration (1992), Principle 3
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1993/jul1993/gr_101083_1993.html — Oposa v. Factoran, G.R. No. 101083, July 30, 1993, main opinion
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