Article 4. Ecological safety and ecological foundations of sustainable development of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the Ecological Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Sustainable development is recognized as the socio-economic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, achieved without violating environmental sustainability, while ensuring environmental safety and an ecologically balanced use of natural resources in order to meet the needs of present and future generations fairly.

2. The ecological foundations of the sustainable development of the Republic of Kazakhstan are:

1) formation and maintenance of sustainable production and consumption patterns characterized by improving the well-being and quality of life of the population while minimizing anthropogenic impact on the environment, reducing consumption of non-renewable natural resources, reducing the level of waste generation and disposal, as well as stimulating their use as secondary resources;

2) sustainable functioning of natural ecological systems, conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity (hereinafter referred to as biodiversity), prevention of degradation of the natural environment and implementation of measures to improve it, combating desertification;

3) participation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the global response to the threat of climate change by implementing measures to prevent climate change and adapt to climate change, as well as to protect the ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere;

4) international cooperation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to preserve, protect and restore the healthy state and integrity of the Earth's ecosystem;

5) harmonization of the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the principles and norms of international law and promotion of the development of international environmental law;

6) containment, prevention of the transfer and transfer to the Republic of Kazakhstan from other states and from the Republic of Kazakhstan to other States of any types of activities and substances that cause environmental damage or harm to human life and (or) health, as well as the adoption of preventive measures in accordance with the precautionary principle.

3. Environmental safety as an integral part of national security is understood as the state of protection of the rights and vital interests of a person, society and the state from threats arising from anthropogenic and natural impacts on the environment.

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