TY - JOUR T1 - Interest Approach in Environmental Awareness and Sustainability: A Study on the Precautionary Principle AU - Syed Zakaria, Sharifah Zarina AU - Hadi, Abdul Samad AU - Razman, Muhammad Rizal AU - Arifin, Kadir AU - Aiyub, Kadaruddin AU - Awang, Azahan JO - Research Journal of Applied Sciences VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 132 EP - 137 PY - 2012 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1815-932x DO - rjasci.2012.132.137 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2012.132.137 KW - Interest approach KW -environmental awareness and sustainability KW -precautionary principle KW -protection KW -tool KW -Malaysia AB - Interest approach which concerns with costs and benefits would lead for environmental awareness that plays an important role in environmental sustainability by promoting the precautionary principle. The use of the precautionary principle to the area of environmental sustainability, largely in response to the necessity of every and each individual state to protect their rights and interests in order to safeguard the environment. Therefore, this study will examine the use of the interest approach which concerns with costs and benefits which promote the precautionary principle in relation to the environmental awareness and sustainability from the legal perspectives; identify actions which deal with the protection to the environment as well as a tool for the achievement in sustainable development. ER -