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[...] lifespan in the absence of neurodegenerative disease, but whether neurons have a maximum lifespan, similar to replicating cells, remains unclear.

The slogan of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was “Living in harmony, into the future”, and that of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity was “Biodiversity is life, biodiversity is our life”.

[...] malaria claim almost as many lives.

[...] [...] issues of relevance to society with links to geohazards, climate change and evolution of life and biodiversity, coastal [...]

[...] [...] non-governmental organizations and individuals who breathe new life into long-debated topics with the vigour of a vaster geographical base and greater opportunities for participation; Governments, research institutions and the media, which seek, and can now find, the recorded positions of Member States [...] [...]

[...] [...] preparedness, minimizing biodiversity loss through sustainable [...] [...]

The Commission was informed of initiatives that were being undertaken by Pacific island developing countries to protect biodiversity and the maintenance of ecosystem services, such as the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in Kiribati, the largest marine protected area in the Pacific Ocean, and the Coral Triangle Initiative, which covered a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, included the greatest extent of mangrove forests in the world and provided a critical spawning and juvenile growth area for tuna and other globally significant fish species.

[...] [...] measures to help this biodiversity-rich area adapt [...] [...]

[...] [...] coping with change and sustaining diversities in small islands, multilingualism, [...] [...]

[...] rare cases where choices have to be made between two or more lives — tragic choices, in the sense that whatever the decision, life will be lost despite it being done to protect life.

[...] [...] not enough beds many inmates slept on the wet floor; the toilets were constantly foulsmelling and full of filth because there were not enough for the large number of inmates, which constitutes a hazard to their health; overcrowding is a serious risk to the individual and collective safety of the prisoners, with men and women, members of rival gangs, prisoners with mental illnesses, and convicted prisoners and prisoners awaiting trial sharing the same cells; and the lack of security and the absence of authority had led to a violent incident on 27 October 2005, in which an inmate lost [...]

[...] [...] marine biological diversity beyond areas of [...] [...]

[...] [...] political pluralism that respects the diversity of the Ivorian people; (b) drafting a consensual democratic charter on ethical principles in politics; and (c) establishing [...] [...]

[...] [...] many of the world’s most biologically diverse forests.

While the progress of the environmental agenda of the United Nations at the level of biodiversity, the ozone layer, [...] [...]

[...] framework for emerging biodiversity-related markets.

[...] [...] dialogue with a focus on multi-ethnic environments and [...] [...]

As telcos seek additional revenue sources such as over-the-top (OTT), cloud services and value-added services (VAS) sold to small business and consumers, and as many telcos enter the streaming video and digital content businesses, they are increasingly experimenting with innovative selling models,” said Moritz Zimmerman, hybris Chief Technology Officer.

Accordingly, cases where an event has resulted in relatively localized loss of life, owing to adequate prevention and preparation, as well as effective mitigation actions, but nonetheless has caused severe dislocation resulting in great human suffering and distress which seriously disrupt the functioning of society, would be covered by the draft articles.

Unfortunately, while the majority of countries have made progress, many lives remain to be saved and there is a need to ensure universal access to prevention, treatment [...] [...]

[...] attacks”, which culminated in the loss of many lives, the destruction of entire cities [...] [...]

In the agreement between Croatia and the Executive Committee, the maximum allowable consumption for Annex A, Group I (CFCs) for the year 2005 was 65 ODP tonnes, for 2010 0 ODP tonne; and for the years in between, the agreement provides no exact figure but stipulates that "The By-Law on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (of 30 January 1999) includes a clause on importing on an exceptional basis between 2006 and 2009 up to 21.9 ODP tonnes of Annex A (Groups I and II) and/or Annex B (Groups II and III) or products containing these substances, when these substances and/or products are for preserving human, plant and/or animal life; national defence, safety and fire-fighting; and scientific research safety, when such products cannot be replaced by environmentally-sound and economically-viable alternatives”.

[...] substantive session (A/64/19), the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations underlined the importance it places on the safety and security of peacekeepers in the field and expressed grave concern about the loss of precious human lives as a result of the [...]

[...] Strengthening the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity and the establishment of an a fair and just international regime on access and benefit sharing that respect the sovereign rights, of States over their natural resources and promotes the fair and equitable benefit sharing [...] [...]

At the same time, the outcomes of the workshops, as well as the other work undertaken by the Convention on Biological Diversity with respect [...] [...]

In particular, since the CBD asserts the principle that nations have sovereignty over their natural resources, those industries that are interested in making use of genetic resources need to ensure that prospecting activities take place on the basis of prior informed consent, and agreements on benefit sharing.