A date with Jane Goodall for the young ones
Dr. Jane Goodall at Gombe National Park. Pic by Michael Neugebauer
The world famous conservationist Dr Jane Goodall will deliver this month’s Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) lecture on “Empowering young people to make the world a better place by caring for the world they inhabit and living sustainable lifestyles.”
The lecture is on June 17 at 7 p.m. via Zoom and FB Live. The WNPS public lecture series is hosted in collaboration with Nations Trust Bank (NTB).
Please register online https://forms.gle/8esbeh7SXbKdGuAK6
Dr Jane Goodall – the legendary scientist, conservationist and humanitarian, was named a UN Messenger of Peace in 2002, honouring her for a remarkable career that demonstrated her “dedication to what is best in mankind.”
Through detailed observations of chimpanzee behaviour in Gombe National Park in Tanzania in the ‘60s, she revolutionized what it means to be human and challenged conventional theories held at the time, including tool use by chimpanzees and that chimpanzees are omnivores, not herbivores and have complex emotional lives and social constructs.
At heart she has always been a primatologist and it was her love for apes that thrust her career into conservation, in an effort to help protect their habitat and to preserve Earth for all species.
In 1977, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to ensure that her vision and life’s work continue to mobilize the collective power of individual action to save the natural world we all share. Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots programme for youth which began in 1991 has inspired millions of young people around the world and focuses on empowering young people to care for the world they inherit.
Dr. Jane Goodall with members of the Gordon Roots & Shoots group from Michigan during the 2019 Chicago Roots & Shoots Showcase. Pic by Mary Paris
Today the Roots & Shoots programme is flourishing in over 100 countries. “Through Roots & Shoots, participants identify and address problems in their communities, while becoming the compassionate citizens that our planet needs.”
Dr. Goodall has received many awards and honorary degrees, authored many books for adults and children and been featured in numerous documentaries and films. She is currently working virtually from her family home in Bournemouth, UK during the pandemic.
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make”.
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