Today, forests occupy approximately one-third of Earth's land area, account for over two-thirds of the leaf area of land plants, and contain about 70% of carbon present in living things. They have been held in reverence in folklore and worshipped in ancient religions.
Recruitment industry 'worth Â£26.5 billion'. New research has indicated that the UK recruitment industry is worth an estimated Â£26.5 billion, onrec.com has reported.
Arguably, a company is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Prior to the initial public offering, Freelancer had turned down an offer to sell the company to Japanese recruitment company Recruit Co for A$400 million. At that price, the shares would have been priced at around 90 cents.