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☆ Scientists Launch Research Effort at COP28 for Congo Rainforest
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Dec. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Jake SpringSAO PAULO (Reuters) - Hundreds of scientists at the United Nations COP28 climate summit on Sunday launched a research coalition aimed at correcting a historic lack of information about the Congo River basin and its rainforest, the second largest in the world. The Science Panel for the Congo Basin, backed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, aims to issue a report in 2025 that offers the most detailed scientific assessment to date about the Congo Basin. "Our current knowledge of the functioning of the Congo Basin ecosystem is really very, very limited." The Democratic Republic of the Congo, home to most of the forest, had the second highest rate of tree cover loss in the world last year after Brazil, according to Global Forest Watch. More than 300 scientists are expected to contribute to the Congo report, Tshimanga said.

Persons: Jake Spring, Raphaël Tshimanga, Tshimanga, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Jake Spring SAO PAULO, Reuters, United, Sunday, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions, University of Kinshasa, Democratic, Global Forest Watch Locations: United Nations, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brazil

An agent of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) inspects a tree extracted from the Amazon rainforest, in a sawmill during an operation to combat deforestation, in Placas, Para State, Brazil January 20, 2023. "Our current knowledge of the functioning of the Congo Basin ecosystem is really very, very limited." The Democratic Republic of the Congo, home to most of the forest, had the second highest rate of tree cover loss in the world last year after Brazil, according to Global Forest Watch. The scientific effort is modelled on the Science Panel for the Amazon that in 2021 issued a roughly 1,300 page report summarising the scientific consensus on the Amazon rainforest, the world's largest. More than 300 scientists are expected to contribute to the Congo report, Tshimanga said.

Persons: Ueslei Marcelino, Raphaël Tshimanga, Tshimanga, Jake Spring, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Brazilian Institute for, Environment, Natural Resources, REUTERS, SAO PAULO, United, Sunday, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions, University of Kinshasa, Democratic, Global Forest Watch, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Placas, Para State, Brazil, United Nations, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

☆ Finland is consistently ranked the happiest country on earth. For Finns, it's an eye-roller.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Finland's high levels of social trust could be one reason the country has been ranked as the world's happiest for six years in a row. Finns don't view themselves as exceptionally happy people. A busy street in Helsinki, Finland. In 2021, the Nordic country spent 24% of its GDP on social protection — the highest of any other OECD country that year. 'We have problems as well'As fun as such ratings can be to share and debate, they of course obscure the challenges experienced in any country, even Finland.

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☆ What Rainn Wilson Learned Searching for Joy Around the World
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Jancee Dunn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The actor Rainn Wilson, who is best known for playing Dwight Schrute on “The Office,” has been candid about his history with anxiety and depression. In 2008, he founded Soul Pancake, a digital media company that explores “life’s big questions” as part of his search for clarity. Now, in a new travel series, “Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss,” Wilson explores some of the world’s happiest and unhappiest places in an attempt to unlock the secrets of well-being. The show was inspired by Eric Weiner’s best-selling memoir of the same name, and Wilson’s destinations were chosen from the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s World Happiness Report, which rates life satisfaction in different nations. But he shared three things he learned that might help us in our own lives.

☆ Finland has been named the happiest country for the 6th year running. Here are the 10 happiest countries in the world, ranked.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The World Happiness Report released its yearly rankings of the happiest countries this week. Most of the top 10 countries were in Europe, with Nordic nations claiming the top three spots. Finland was named the happiest country in the world for the sixth year running,Top editors give you the stories you want — delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Finland claimed first place for the sixth year running with a score "significantly ahead of all other countries," according to the report. The remaining Nordic countries — Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Denmark – also made it into the top 10, ranking seventh, sixth, third, and second respectively.

☆ Finland is the world's happiest country. Now it's giving away free trips to show travelers why
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world — again. The Nordic country topped the "World Happiness Report 2023," published this week by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which measures factors such as income, mental and physical health and societal generosity. According to the report: "Finland continues to occupy the top spot, for the sixth year in a row, with a score that is significantly ahead of all other countries." But there's no national secret behind Finnish happiness, said Heli Jimenez, senior director at the governmental organization Business Finland. To prove this, the country is giving away free trips to Finland for a four-day masterclass in Finnish philosophy and life balance.

☆ Finland is offering free vacations for people to come and learn how to be happy after being named the happiest country in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Finland has been named the happiest country in the world for the sixth year running. Visit Finland's masterclass is scheduled to take place over four days in mid-June. After repeated success in the area, Visit Finland is now offering ten people the chance to come to the country and learn how to be happy like the Finnish. Visit Finland's "Masterclass of Happiness" is scheduled to take place over 4-days in June at the Kuru luxury retreat in Finland's Lake District. The participants will also be filmed during the visit with the material used for Visit Finland's advertising, according to the website.

☆ 30 photos that show what makes Finland the happiest country in the world
▼ + stars: | 2019-03-25 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Finland has consistently ranked as the happiest country in the world. It's no wonder that people in the Nordic country have the highest quality of life in the world. AdvertisementFor the second year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest nation in the world. The report stated that Finland achieved a happiness score "significantly ahead of all other countries," followed by Denmark and Iceland. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Ernesto Illy Organizations: Nordic, Service, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions, Ernesto Illy Foundation, Business Locations: Finland, Denmark, Iceland

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