Practice question
Which resource-management outlook best expresses intergenerational equity?
- Exhaust resources solely for immediate gain
- Ignore future environmental needs
- Preserve equitable access for present and future generations through responsible use and conservation
- Forbid every present human need
- Treat future effects as legally irrelevant
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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