Why medical doctors are issuing prescriptions for time in nature ...
Feb 21, 2022 · Recovering from the physical and mental-health effects of COVID-19 will take more than regular medicine alone. This is why doctors around the world are giving patients ‘green prescriptions’ to spend more time in nature. Five hours a month in nature is the “minimum dose” in Finland, but a walk in a city park can help too.
These countries have the most expensive childcare
Apr 23, 2019 · The most expensive country is New Zealand. Based on 2017/18 data, a couple with two young children earning the average wage have to devote 37.3% of their pay to childcare. There are only three other countries where more than 30% of a couple’s average salary earnings go toward childcare: Australia (31.1%), the US (33.2%) and the UK (35.7%).
Global Gender Gap Report 2022 - The World Economic Forum
Jul 13, 2022 · However, within the region, there are important differences in countries' progress. The countries registering the highest level of gender parity in the region are New Zealand (84.1%), Philippines (78.3%) and Australia (73.8%), while Fiji (67.6%), Vanuatu (67%) and Japan (65%) have more progress to make.
This is where teachers are most (and least) respected
Dec 19, 2018 · A new study by the Varkey Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that aims to improve education for underprivileged children, gauges how respected teachers are in 35 economies around the world. For its Global Teacher Status Index 2018 , the organization asked over 1,000 people in each economy for their views on the profession, and ranked ...
What’s in a name? For the ‘Global South’ it depends on who you ask
Jul 31, 2023 · It’s also in the OECD, a forum for just a few dozen of the "most developed" countries. Costa Rica, also regularly grouped into the Global South, became the OECD’s most recent entrant in 2021. The Global South is also typically defined to include the second- and fifth-biggest economies in the world. And China and India are not just numbers ...
This company recycles gold from electronic waste - The World …
Apr 1, 2021 · This is the vision of New Zealand start-up Mint Innovation, which has developed a low-cost, biotech process for recovering valuable metals from e-waste. Mint Innovation uses biorefineries to salvage precious metals from scrap electronics. Image: Mint Innovation. “Imagine the gold in your old laptop might end up as a ring on a person’s ...
How Indigenous peoples are reshaping modern economies
Aug 5, 2022 · The company operates in sustainable fishing and aquaculture, employing over 1200 people in New Zealand and beyond. This partnership has led to the company trading its products all over the globe with a seafood portfolio worth more than $500 million, which exemplifies how private sector partnership with Indigenous peoples can lead to mutual ...
Digital economy agreements are a new frontier for trade – here's …
Aug 24, 2022 · The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) between Chile, New Zealand and Singapore is the first digital-only trade agreement open to all WTO members, and the first to be signed electronically in June 2020. It was designed to complement the WTO negotiations on e-commerce and digital economy work underway within other international forums ...
US vs. Europe: which has the best work-life balance?
Nov 15, 2016 · Looking at the number of those employed part-time (less than 30 hours per week), the list is topped by the Netherlands, where one-third of the workforce falls into this category. In Switzerland, Australia, the UK, Ireland, Japan, Germany, and New Zealand, over 20 percent of employees work part-time.
These are the world's least – and most – corrupt countries
Feb 5, 2019 · Denmark is the least corrupt nation in the world, according to an index which suggests corruption is contributing to a crisis in democracy around the world. The Nordic nation is followed closely by New Zealand, Finland, Singapore, Sweden and Switzerland. But no country is completely free of corruption, according to the latest report by ...