Sentences with phrase «sustain life on land»

In addition to that role, oceans are a complex and rich ecosystem on their own — helping to sustain life on land.

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This act has now become the law of the land and requires that patients on admission to a hospital or other institutions in receipt of federal health care funds be questioned about Advance Directives» which are a Living Will, Health Care Agent, Durable Power of Attorney» so that if unable to express an opinion, the patient's wishes concerning life - sustaining technologies will have been made known.

The intrepid robotic explorer successfully completed its primary scientific objective when it discovered strong evidence early on in its mission that a place called Yellowknife Bay near its landing site, constitutes an ancient dried - out lake bed which was once filled with drinkable liquid water billions of years ago and could have sustained life — if any were present.

This year, the Day's slogan is «Healthy soil sustains your life: Let's go land degradation neutral», said the Executive Secretary, Luc Gnacadja, when he announced the news to the press on 17 February 2012.

But this development can not come at the expense of the very life support systems on land, in the oceans or in out atmosphere that sustain our economies, and thus, the lives of each and everyone one of us.

The Great Lakes are the world's largest group of freshwater bodies, hosting a large number of species within their waters and on their shores, but also sustaining life over large areas of North - America thanks to their tributaries» impact on land ecosystems.

By then Aboriginal people have lived on this land for more than 60,000 years, sustaining and evolving the oldest living culture on the planet.