9 lessons from the world's Blue Zones on living a long, healthy life
2017年6月26日 · Another Blue Zones Project city, Naples, FL, currently ranks first on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index for 2016. There are currently 42 Blue Zone Project cities across the United States, and we continuously receive new applications from communities and cities all over the country that see the need to create lasting change.
Lessons in longevity from Japan’s 100-year-old Okinawans | World ...
2021年9月29日 · Okinawa, a Japanese archipelago, is one of the world’s five Blue Zones, where there are high concentrations of centenarians. A member of the Okinawa Centenarian Study research team, Dr. Bradley Willcox, explains some of the secrets to living a long and healthy life.
Ports can help the blue economy via sustainable innovation
2024年9月26日 · Director Aquaculture & Blue Technology/Blue Economy Incubator, Port of San Diego World Maritime Day on 26 September 2024 celebrates the critical role of maritime trade in the global economy. Ports are unique due to their historical context, locations and the key role they can play in catalysing innovation that promotes sustainable development ...
How to live a long and healthy life, according to research | World ...
2022年11月24日 · Dan Buettner, author of various books about the world's Blue Zones, shares what he has learned about people who live longer and healthier lives. 1. They move naturally - walking, gardening and doing housework.
5 top global trade stories of 2024 - The World Economic Forum
2024年12月18日 · 5 top global trade stories of 2024. Published Dec 18, 2024 · Updated Jan 1, 2025. 2024: A year of ...
Who are the Blue Helmets? UN peacekeeping, explained
2022年9月21日 · Operations are largely staffed by military personnel who are equipped in UN-blue coloured helmets—earning the forces the Blue Helmets moniker. Police personnel and other experts such as humanitarian specialists, legal advisors and economists are also often deployed.
Takeaway food boxes are destroying our environment
2017年11月28日 · But these takeaway boxes and bottles don’t just stay as they were when we were using them. These containers slowly degrade and break down into macroplastics (2.5cm to 10cm), mesoplastics (5mm to 2.5cm), microplastics (smaller than 5mm) and sometimes even into nano particles (smaller than a micrometre, the equivalent of around 1/70th of the width of an …
5 ocean success stories to chase away the blues
2018年6月8日 · In April, the 53 Commonwealth heads of government agreed to a Blue Charter, geared towards protecting the ocean from climate change, pollution and overfishing. The charter covers one-third of the world’s national coastal waters.
Here's why the UN's law of the sea needs an overhaul
UNCLOS was a set of compromises. Under common law since ancient Rome, the sea and seabed were regarded as a commons, not subject to being made into either state or private property. But UNCLOS allowed all coastal countries to have Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) as state property 200 nautical miles from their coast.
5 geopolitical questions for 2025 | World Economic Forum
2024年11月1日 · Societies are dealing with unprecedented heat stress. In 2023 the world breached the 1.5°C average temperature rise barrier set by the Paris Agreement for the first time, and its implications are amply visible, with forcible displacement, biodiversity loss, malnutrition and more running rampant.