Rather, it is about how biological and social scientists should contribute to the improvement of human well-being.
Outstanding contribution to the application of Science and Technology to industry or to human well-being in a developing country.
Their loss and degradation directly intensifies water supply issues and compromises human well-being.
S. Mill, the right action is roughly speaking whatever most promotes human well-being.
ECONOMIST: First principles of justice: Rights and wrongs | The
Failing to make these changes "will put us on track to alternative futures with severe and potentially catastrophic implications for human well-being".
BBC: Scientists urge Rio moves on population and consumption
Biodiversity from terrestrial, marine, coastal, and inland water ecosystems provides the basis for ecosystems and the services they provide that underpin human well-being.
To the contrary, the results indicate that happiness and income are connected by a two-way relationship, and that human well-being can itself be a source of economic dynamism.
FORBES: Investing In Psychological Well-Being Pays Off With Income Gains
Human well-being and survival are hardly conceivable without flourishing biodiversity.
Ambassador Ronald Jumeau recalled that these do not only threaten marine ecosystems but also human well-being, including but not limited to coastal communities and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people, with particular attention to those who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty.
It brought together scientists, political leaders, academics, health specialists, representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the private sector and the media, and discussions focused on climate, ecological degradation, human well-being, planetary thresholds, food security, energy and governance.
In a video message to the High-level session, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon the scientific community to help make sense of the complex and interconnected challenges --including climate change, the financial crisis and food, water and energy insecurity -- that threaten human well-being and civilization as we know it.
In his video message during the high-level segment, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon the scientific community to help make sense of the complex and interconnected challenges --including climate change, the financial crisis and food, water and energy insecurity -- that threaten human well-being and civilization as we know it.
Oceans Day at Durban will draw high-level attention to ocean issues during the COP17 climate talks, highlighting the direct link between climate change, the health of the oceans, and human well-being, as well as the need for sufficient funding to support bold mitigation and adaptation measures that will minimize climate change impacts on coastal communities and ocean ecosystems and resources.
This is precisely why CI has adopted a new mission to demonstrate that biodiversity and healthy ecosystems are essential to human well-being, and why we are taking on the task of demonstrating this in a series of core countries, large and small, highly degraded and still largely intact, with both high and low levels of capacity and political commitment to creating Healthy Sustainable Economies.
FORBES: Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises, Part Five
"New thinking and practical approaches are needed to address the threats that climate-related migration poses to human security and well-being, " Warner said.
It is a prerequisite for human health and well-being as well as for the preservation of the environment.
In October 2010, an international symposium on urban futures and human and urban well-being elaborated plans for a new three-year initiative to promote sustainable urban development and improve the relationship between cities and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
Corporate greed plus out-and-out fraud is another, especially when human lives and financial well-being hang in the balance.
FORBES: Science and Skepticism: The Importance of Evidence-Based Health Tips
The similarity between the genetic make-up of the fruit fly and that of human being is well-known, and scientists are hoping that this breakthrough could eventually lead to understanding of addiction to narcotics.
"On behalf of our readers and contributors, we respectfully ask Reed Elsevier to divest itself of all business interests that threaten human, and especially civilian, health and well-being, " the journal said.
Uphold the right of all, without discrimination, to a natural and social environment supportive of human dignity, bodily health, and spiritual well-being, with special attention to the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities.
Both men agreed also that technology and innovation are important to economic well-being, globalization, and the future of human prosperity.
FORBES: Technology and the Great Stagnation: Has All the Low-Hanging Fruit Been Picked?
The efforts of the United Nations system towards the universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, contribute to the stability and well-being necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations, and to improved conditions for peace and security as well as social and economic development, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations.
Whatever the causes, this is lost human capital that isn't realizing its full potential or contributing to national well-being.
This means they have to internalize the notion that leaving individuals free to incrementally revise existing institutions in response to shifting human needs adds to--not subtracts from--the overall social well-being.
"And then I'd try to make it more human" by getting away from their superficial disagreements and appealing to their shared concern for the well-being of the country.
Fenton sees autonomous, flying robots moving beyond the battlefield, perhaps being used to fight fires as well as battles--with a single human able to survey a five-alarm blaze from the safety of an armchair.
Studies indicate as many as 40% of patients with serious illnesses like cancer struggle with spiritual concerns, which can harm emotional and physical well-being, says George Fitchett, research director in the Department of Religion, Health and Human Values at Rush University Medical Center Chicago.
WSJ: Hospital Chaplains Seek Bigger Roles on Patient Medical Teams
应用推荐