Good governance, in particular strong institutions to ensure accountability, rule of law, respect of human rights and democracy are necessary elements that sustain human and sustainable development.
The time is now for filmmakers, scientists and policymakers to collaborate on films encouraging humanity to preserve what remains of the resources that sustain human life on our planet.
If an island can sustain human life that, of course, generates an EEZ".
The plot is full of tragedy, loss and separation, and of a briefly glimpsed paradise that cannot sustain human shortcomings.
4. Consider adaptive devices that might help sustain human life on other planets; present their ideas in a NASA conference.
Mere rocks, places which "cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own", have no such privilege.
They will first explore basic facts about the planet, focusing on its environment and geology, then propose technologies that might be developed to help sustain human life there.
Even the queen is concerned, referring in her Christmas speech to the limits of the earth's ability to sustain "human greed".
A world of humans and just a few pigeons, rats and cockroaches scratching around… So, how about the futuristic vision of a planet where previously inhabited areas become too hot and dry to sustain human life?
A notable finding by the tribunal was its declaration that Itu Aba, the largest land feature in the South China Sea, was not an island that could sustain human habitation or economic activity.
If a rock protruding from the sea cannot sustain human life or economic activity, for example, the associated rights in surrounding waters are, under the convention, dramatically reduced, regardless of which state claims ownership.
