Biodiversity, which includes species, ecosystems, and ecological processes, is essential for the long-term maintenance of ecosystem services like photosynthesis, nutrient recycling, soil fertility, provision of fresh water, disaster prevention, and many others.
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Responding to Monday's debate, defence procurement minister Peter Luff said no decisions had been made on long-term maintenance contracts but the "main investment decision for support arrangements" would be taken "before the middle of this decade".
Not only does it mean that the two sides do not work naturally together on day-to-day matters of maintenance, or on longer-term issues of investment.
The Legacy Corporation is in charge of the long-term development, management and maintenance of the Olympic Park and its facilities now that the Games have finished.
First, this can considerably extend vehicle life and reduce maintenance costs, offering a major long-term profitability incentive for trucking operators to accept large upfront LNG vehicle premiums.
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Although this concept still means different things to different stakeholders, our position is that a Green Economy, or indeed any economy that is to be healthy and sustainable over the long-term, has to have at its core the maintenance of our natural capital.
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the long-term cost of solar power (including capital investment and maintenance) comes to 25 cents per kilowatthour.
He said preventative road maintenance is needed to properly address the problem, rather than short-term quick fixes.
They would be "jobs in the long term for the planting of the oil palm, and then its maintenance and ongoing harvesting, " Greg Sheppard says.
It has come to the point where it is cheaper to rent - short-term and long-term - because you need to factor in the closing costs, maintenance, insurance, property taxes, all those kinds of things that you're not necessarily have to worry about when you rent.
It marks the fourth long-term support (LTS) release of the world's favourite free operating system, with maintenance updates guaranteed for five years.
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The Department of Transport said the scheme, which will provide 75% of capital costs, was designed to deliver new stations which were sustainable in the long-term, so bidders must set out how the station will be operated, including staffing and maintenance implications.
During a short-term stay, veterans receive services such as respite care, rehabilitation, hospice, skilled nursing, and maintenance care for those waiting for placement in the community.
Of course, critical to the long term economic wellbeing of the region, and its potentially lucrative tourism sector in particular, will be the maintenance of political stability.
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