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wi l dl i f ecr i mewi t hi nt hecur r i cul um; anar eat hechar i t ybel i evesi s cr i t i calt ounder s t andi ngmoder ncons er vat i onchal l enges . Nat ur ewat chFoundat i oni scal l i ngf ors t r ongcont entt hatexpl or es t heeffect sofawi der angeofhumanact i vi t i esonwi l dl i f eandhabi t at s . Thi si ncl udesi s s uess uchashabi t atdes t r uct i on, i l l egal wi l dl i f et r ade, per s ecut i onofs peci es , andt hebr oaderi mpact sof humanbehavi our . J i m Cl ar k, Nat ur ewat chFoundat i onWi l dl i f eCr i meCampai gnManager , s ai d: “ Thei nt r oduct i onofaGCSEi nNat ur alHi s t or ys t andsf orani mpor t antoppor t uni t yt oens ur eyoungpeopl ear eequi ppedwi t ht he knowl edgeandawar enes sneededt opr ot ectwi l dl i f e. However , i t i ses s ent i alt hatt hecur r i cul um r eflect st her eal i t i esf aci ngani mal s t oday, i ncl udi ngt hegr owi ngt hr eatofwi l dl i f ecr i meandt he i mpactofhumanact i vi t i esonnat ur alhabi t at s . Thi si snomor eevi dentt hani nourTar getCr i meNotWi l dl i f ecampai gnt hatf ocus es ont hemi s us eofcat apul t s . ” Thechar i t yemphas i s edt hateducat i onmus tpl ayas i gni ficantr ol e i nt ackl i ngwi l dl i f ecr i mebyf os t er i nggr eat erawar enes s , r es pons i bi l i t y, andi nf or meddeci s i onmaki ngamongf ut ur egener at i ons . Nat ur ewat chFoundat i oni sur gi ngt heGover nmentt oens ur et hat t heGCSEi nNat ur alHi s t or yi sambi t i ous , evi dencebas ed, andr eflect i veoft heur gentchal l engesf aci ngwi l dl i f ebot hi nt heUKand gl obal l y.

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Mor et hanhal fofUKpr of es s i onal s r epor twor kpl ac ebur noutaswor kl oad pr es s ur esmount New Rober tHal fr es ear chr eveal sbur noutr emai nsas i gni ficantchal l engef orwor ker s , wi t ht heUKr anki ngamongt he wor s t affect edcount r i ess ur veyed. Keyfindi ngs : -55%ofUKpr of es s i onal sf eelbur ntoutatwor kas wor kl oadsbecomehar dert omanage -TheUKfigur ei sabovet hei nt er nat i onalaver ageof48% acr os sni nemar ket ss ur veyed -TheUKr ecor dedt hef our t hhi ghes tr at eofhi ghbur nout , behi ndCanada, t heUni t edSt at esandBr az i l AheadofWor l dMent alHeal t hDayon1 0t hOct ober , new r es ear chf r om t al ents ol ut i onsandbus i nes scons ul t i ngfir m Rober tHal fr eveal st hatwor kpl acebur noutr emai nsas i gni f i canti s s uef ormanyUKpr of es s i onal s . Thes t udyf oundt hat55%ofwor ker sf eelbur ntoutatwor k, pl aci ngt heUKabovet he48%aver ageacr os st heni nemar ket ss ur veyed.

" Wor l dMent alHeal t hDaypr ovi desanoppor t uni t yt or eﬂectonwhet hert hos ef oundat i onsar ei npl ace, becaus e addr es s i ngbur noutr equi r esmor et hanwel l bei ngi ni t i at i ves al one. Bus i nes s esal s oneedt ocons i derhowwor ki ss t r uct ur ed, whet hert eamshaves uﬃci ents uppor tandr es our ces , andhow empl oyeescans us t ai nabl ymanagei ncr eas i ng demands . " I nt er nat i onalcompar i s ons Per cent ageofpr of es s i onal swhof eelbur ntoutatwor k -Canada: 62% -Uni t edSt at es : 59% -Br az i l : 59% -Uni t edKi ngdom: 55% -Net her l ands : 45% -Ger many: 43% -Bel gi um: 42% -Swi t z er l and: 38% -Fr ance: 32%

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Accor di ngt ot hedat a, t heUKr ecor dedt hef our t hhi ghes t l evelofr epor t edbur noutamongt hecount r i esi ncl udedi n t her es ear ch, behi ndCanada( 62%) , t heUni t edSt at es( 59%) andBr az i l( 59%) . Thefindi ngshi ghl i ghtt heext entt owhi chs us t ai nedwor kpl acepr es s ur escont i nuet oaffectempl oyees . Whi l ebur noutl evel svar yi nt er nat i onal l y, t her es ear chs ugges t st hata s i gni ficantpr opor t i onoft heUKwor kf or cei sexper i enci ng hi ghl evel sofs t r ai natwor k. Mat tWes t on, Seni orManagi ngDi r ect or , UK&I r el andat Rober tHal f , comment ed: “ Bur nouti scl ear l ynol ongerani s s ueaffect i ngas mal lgr oup ofempl oyees . Whenmor et hanhal fofpr of es s i onal ss ay t hey’ r eexper i enci ngi t , empl oyer sr ecogni s ei tasawor kf or cei s s uewi t hi mpl i cat i onsf orpr oduct i vi t y, r et ent i onand l ongt er m bus i nes sper f or mance. " Empl oyer sneedt or ecogni s et hataddr es s i ngbur nouti s n' t s i mpl yaboutoffer i ngs uppor twhenpeopl er eachacr i s i s poi nt , butt aki ngapr oact i veappr oach. Cr eat i ngenvi r onment swher ewor kl oadsar emanageabl e, car eerdevel opmentr emai nsvi s i bl e, andempl oyeesf eelequi ppedt oper f or m att hei rbes tovert hel ongt er mr equi r esr egul ar l yas s es s i ngr es our ces , expect at i onsandcul t ur e, andadj us t i ng whenneeded.

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