National Strategy of sustainable development of Montenegro (2007). Country/Territory Montenegro Document type Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Air & atmosphere, Energy, Environment gen., Forestry, Sea, Water, General Keyword Gender Equity Tourism Biodiversity Cultural heritage Sustainable development Policy/planning Rural employment Disasters Precautionary principle Polluter pays principle Coastal zone management Geographical area Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Strategy enters into force on the day of its adoption. Abstract This publication brought the National Strategy of sustainable development of Montenegro. This Strategy is based on the globally accepted principles of sustainable development, defined through the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21, Johannesburg Declaration and Implementation Plan, as well as on the principles of the UN Millennium Declaration. In the document Visions of Sustainable Development of Montenegro, these principles are summarized as follows: integration of environmental concerns into development policies; internalization of environmental costs (conversion of external costs of environmental degradation into internal costs of polluters/users) through the implementation of polluter/user pays principles; participation of all the stakeholders in the decision making, consultations, dialogue and partnerships; access to information and justice; equity among generations and equity within the same generation (including gender equality); the precautionary principle. Full text English Website www.kor.gov.me