Jane Goodall's "Roots & Shoots" program empowers young people in over 70 countries.

The program emphasizes that every individual has a role in helping the environment, people, and animals.

The Jane Goodall Institute creates locally managed forests and supports community-centred conservation, including woodlot planting projects like TACARE.

Jane Goodall is dedicated to protecting endangered chimpanzees through conservation and community engagement.

She is involved in forest conservation and is an ambassador for the 1t.org tree restoration project.

Dr. Jane Goodall has partnered with Barbie to promote conservation, marked by a recycled plastic Barbie doll release on World Chimpanzee Day.

The doll comes with a chimpanzee figure and conservation tools to inspire young girls to protect the environment.

Jane Goodall attended COP15 in Montreal to campaign for the protection of one million species facing extinction.

She emphasizes the importance of healthy ecosystems and wealth maintenance for environmental change and human survival.

Dr. Jane Goodall, a United Nations Messenger of Peace, has toured Australia and New Zealand for her Reasons for Hope Tour, promoting conservation.

Jane Goodall inspires kids through the Apple TV+ series "Jane" to care for the environment and endangered species.

The Jane Goodall Institute runs the world's longest-running chimpanzee study and operates the Roots and Shoots program in 68 countries.

Dr. Jane Goodall's Conservation Asia project supports education in Taiwan, Malaysia, and India, and promotes ecological literacy through teaching materials.

Jane Goodall won the Tang Prize, using the funds to support conservation programs like Roots and Shoots, operating in 65 countries.

Jane Goodall believes climate innovation, including solar, wind, and tide energy, gives her hope for the planet's future.

She stresses individual actions and government support for emerging technologies to promote environmental harmony.

Jane Goodall's "Roots & Shoots" program empowers young people in over 70 countries.

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Content: World-famous for her research with chimpanzees, Jane Goodall now focuses on the human condition

Apr 21, 2024 | 0 comments

By Michelle Cohan

In 1960, on the banks of Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, one young British woman would set out to change what we know about primates forever.

Jane Goodall, in 1960, searching an African forest for chimpanzees.

Jane Goodall defied conventional scientific methods by immersing herself in the jungle, which led to groundbreaking discoveries about chimpanzees; most notably that they use tools, are omnivores and that they are socially complex beings.

More than six decades later, her unorthodox field work – and her conservation efforts – are still celebrated around the world.

Today, the recently-turned 90-year-old’s work looks a little different – taking place mostly indoors, and with a different crowd. Through her program called “Roots & Shoots,” Goodall empowers young people to create change within their communities. And for her, this work is just as significant.

CNN spoke with Goodall recently during a trip to South Africa, where she observed some of the projects local Johannesburg students are heading up as part of Roots & Shoots.

The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

CNN: The younger generation has so much they can learn from elders. Who made an impact on your life?

Goodall: I think it’s really important, this exchange of information from the elders to the youngers. I was really lucky; I had an amazing mother. I was born loving animals, and she supported that love of animals. I was one-and-a-half years old, and she came into my room and she found I’d taken a whole handful of wriggling earthworms into my bed. Most mothers would’ve [said], ‘Oh, throw these dirty things [away].’ She just said, ‘Jane, I think they might die without the Earth, you better take them into the garden.’ And so she nurtured this inherent love I had … in all the insects, the birds, the animals, everybody around me.

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CNN: Roots & Shoots is active in 70 countries, where hundreds of thousands of young people are making an impact within their communities. How did the program come about?

Goodall: When I began Roots & Shoots in Tanzania in 1991, it was because I was meeting young people then who had lost hope. Young people who felt we’d compromised their future. And the reason they’re losing hope, it’s obvious: climate change, loss of biodiversity. I could go on listing, listing, listing … but when they said there was nothing they could do about it, then I thought, ‘No, that’s not true.’

We worked out that Roots & Shoots’ main message [would be that] every individual has a role to play. And that we needed to think holistically in terms of helping the environment, people and animals, because we are all interrelated. That’s where it began.

CNN: What is the most important message to convey to the younger generation?

Goodall: The goal that I have is helping young people understand that there is a window of time [to save the planet]. Unfortunately, today I [still] meet more and more people who are losing hope. So many people feel helpless and hopeless because [they question] what can they can do as an individual.

But what people have to understand is when it’s 2 million, 1 billion, 2 billion, 3 billion, all taking small actions to make the world a better place, that is changing the world. What matters is people understanding that as an individual, what they do makes a difference. Not because it’s just them, but because they are not alone.

CNN: Does climate innovation and technology give you hope?

Goodall: Yeah, I think that if we look around at what’s happening to the planet, we need to grab onto every single thing we can that will help us to move forward out of the disaster that we have created. And if we look at solar energy, if we look at wind energy and the power of tide energy, then these things are good.

The problem has been to get government support. So governments tend to put money into the fossil fuel industry, rather than to support the new emerging technologies that will enable us to live in a more harmonious way with the natural world. If we don’t do that, our future is doomed. And unfortunately, it’s not only our future, but so many of the other animals that so many of us love. We have to take action now.

CNN: What message do you have for the world?

Goodall: A message to the world would be, don’t forget that you as an individual make an impact on the environment every single day. And it’s up to you to choose what sort of impact you make. I think once everybody understands the role that they play, whoever they are, is so desperately important, then we move towards a better world.

Editor’s note: At one of Goodall’s recent presentations in California, 93-year-old movie actor and director Clint Eastwood was in the audience. Asked why he was there, Eastwood said he supported Goodall’s work and added that he was a big fan of 90-year-olds.
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Content: Tanzania: Boycott of land use plan puts conversation efforts in danger

By Robert Bociaga, in Kigoma
Posted on Friday, 4 November 2022 16:56

Communities living in proximity of Gombe National Park in Western Tanzania have contested conservation programmes meant to protect endangered chimpanzees, as well as land registration process. This comes amid the growing discontent nationwide over the execution of land policies.

The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), a global conservation organisation that was established following the founder’s research into the lives of the chimpanzees, offered to create a locally managed forest for the dwellers of neighbouring villages in order to stop them from cutting trees at the protected area.

“As chimpanzees require a large home range size and some of the protected areas like Gombe may not provide enough habitat for sustainable chimpanzees conservation, the primates will need to connect to other chimpanzees in the landscape [for genetic diversity] and access suitable habitats outside the park,” says Wilson Elihuruma Kimaro, a biological conservationist at Gombe National Park. “This is why land use planning […] is critical”.

However, the plan was boycotted by some local members of the Waha community, as the participants feared the expansion of the national park and their expulsion without compensation. Despite the deeply rooted fears over the status of their lands, people from the nearby areas were not sufficiently engaged to understand the process.

Growing mistrust

The JGI has been involved in multiple community-centred conservation projects. Since the early 1990s, its TACARE project has encouraged the planting of woodlots to provide a supply of firewood. More recently, a USAID-funded program facilitated the creation of village land-use plans.

During the participatory land use planning meetings, however, worries over whether Gombe National Park would annex more of the area were not sufficiently addressed and as a result, some villagers destroyed the tree samples planted by the JGI, and refused to participate in the land registration process.

The mistrust between the communities and the authorities is also deepened thanks to the persistent issue of the lack of compensation over crops destroyed by wild animals.

Adam Kohoe, a local leader from Bubango village, and the member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), voluntarily patrols the forest to ward off those cutting trees for charcoal or making furniture. For him, silence from the authorities with regards to this matter has been very puzzling. “In the past, we sent many letters to the park about the intrusions of the monkeys, and wild pigs, but we never received any reply,” he says.

Objectives lost in action

“One of the benefits of the land-use planning process provided by the Tanzania land and forest laws is that it gives an opportunity for villagers to designate an area as the Village Land Forest Reserve during the land-use planning process,” says Kimaro.

However, Masalu Luhula, a land tenure specialist, says “national parks in Tanzania have been expanding in a way that makes communities suspicious [and] if people are not engaged, imposed solution[s] will not work as the solutions must come from people”.

In some ways, the law itself is flawed because the president of Tanzania can always acquire the land

According to him, Tanzania’s Village Land Act of 1999 puts rural communities at the heart of all land-related issues, but in practice, the implementation of the law has often turned out to be cumbersome for the authorities.

The law requires the government to consult the villages through an assembly, but in this case, “the institute communicated mainly with the village leader”, says Eliyas Elmas, a resident of Bubango village. “[…] This provoked the accusations over […] alleged corruption and expansion of the Gombe National Park.”

Luhula argues that in some ways, the law itself is flawed because “the president of Tanzania can always acquire the land, and the community can only demand the compensation, which is against the spirit of democracy”, he says.

The case of forced relocation of Maasai people in the Ngorongoro Province, and also the expansion of Rungwa Game Reserve, where communities were not consulted, have been resonating nationwide. Many hint at the history of injustice regarding land-related issues that has been haunting Tanzania since the colonial times when thousands were expelled to make space for the  creation of various protected areas.

Nevertheless, among the villagers, there are still people trying to protect the forest, appreciating the value of the wildlife. Some of them have even agreed to relocation if compensated, but the communication with the authorities has not been sufficient to dispel their doubts about the plan for the area.

Still, “human population increase is one of the main challenges facing […] conservation [efforts] in Tanzania, [but for] the local communities, forest resources are still the cheapest option for their well-being”, says Kimaro.

The need for national debate

In Tanzania, about 43.7% of the total land area is protected, of which at least 28% of the mainland’s total land area is made up of protected areas (including Game Controlled Areas), while about 15.7% is made up of forest reserves. However, most of the species are found outside of already protected areas, competing with farmers, pastoralists or business people for survival.

For Kimaro, the core issue remains the need to balance conservation and development. “People living close to the parks are living in abject poverty. Addressing their challenges while implementing conservation goals can be very difficult,” he says, adding that an improvement in daily well-being would decrease their dependency on forest products.

The Waha communities near Gombe National Park, who are predominantly farmers, lack good quality infrastructure and do not see themselves as the beneficiaries of conservation. “People move on unpaved roads, classrooms are overcrowded, while hospitals [are not well] equipped,” says Elmas.

To earn a living, many cultivate oil palm trees, a cash crop of growing importance, but the villagers apply an old-fashioned technology of processing the palm oil, which keeps their profits low. This is despite Tanzania’s ambitious plans to end the import of palm oil by 2025.

Assa Makanika, a CCM member and Tanzania’s youngest parliamentarian, comes from Kalinzi, another village near Gombe. He advocated for support for existing palm oil producers near Kigoma, but without success, Nevertheless, he supports plans to expand production of palm oil at home, insisting that “there’s enough un-utilised land available in Tanzania, and the country should develop this sector”.

Luhula, however, sees the problem in the fact that “the same system has been exercised for many years, and there have been no major changes in the land governance”.

People have conflicting interests over land use, and with the increase in population “some sort of national debate might be necessary as the land being generationally transferred is a highly important issue”, he says.

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Jane Goodall is dedicated to protecting endangered chimpanzees through conservation and community engagement.

What difference does Dr. Goodall believe every individual is capable of?

She is involved in forest conservation and is an ambassador for the 1t.org tree restoration project.

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Content: Jane Goodall is a British ethologist, primatologist and anthropologist, UN Peace Ambassador, and an honorary member of the Council for the Future of Peace (a German non-profit foundation created with the goal of passing on a healthy planet with a just and peaceful society) to the next generations.
On February 4, the author of the Telegram channel “Voice of Mordor ” (41,000 views at the time of writing this analysis) specifically for the TV channel“ 360 ” (72,000) published a column about the proposed proposal of the scientist.
In the text, the blogger clarifies: Goodall made such a statement at the World Economic Forum in Davos, which was held in mid-January 2024.
"It turns out that solving the climate issue is quite simple - you just need to reduce the population of the Earth by... 90%.
Of course, Jane doesn ’ t suggest directly killing 90% of the people on Earth, ” says the text, which is still titled “Kill 90% of the world ’ s population ” on the 360 website.
The environmental agenda has driven the West crazy. ”
Moreover, at the beginning of the material it is separately said: “Biologist Goodall is ready to kill 90% of earthlings for the sake of climate ” .In the Telegram channel of the leading“ First channel ” Olesya Loseva (25,000 views) the following quote is given: “If we reduce the population by 90%, we can reach zero level of climate change ”.
At the same time, the post clarifies: “Although she said (Goodall – Approx. ed.) it is a long time, but the essence does not change. ”
As proof, Loseva cited a screenshot of a December news article by Slay News — this ultra-conservative English-language resource systematically disseminates disinformation and conspiracy theories, including fakes about the WEF.
The online edition, in turn, referred to a tweet swirling in September 2023 with a 15-second recording of Goodall ’ s performance, which scored almost 2 million views.
Similar publications appeared in the Telegram channels Banksta (107,000 views), Anatoly Nesmiyan (64,000), Fund for Strategic Culture (24,000) and Zapashny (12,000).
For example, in May 2023 about the “assumption ” of the scientist that“ all problems of mankind will be solved if the population of the Earth will decrease by 90% ”, wrote the Telegram-channels “Militarist ” (98,000 views),“ Zhirinovsky ’ s Notes ” (55,000), “What ’ s happening? ” (55,000),“ Bad news ” (47,000), “Freshness ” (25,000), Lomovka (19,000) and others.
In December 2022, businessman Elon Musk commented on one of the similar posts that appeared then on Twitter: “This philosophy is the death of humanity. ”
However, the most popular video was back in July 2022, but then the publications quoted another quote: “We can ’ t hide from the growth of the human population, because you know that this is at the heart of all the problems.
Such records were placed by Telegram-channels “Russia Now ” (248,000 views),“ Special Operation Z ” | Yuri Podolyaka + “(199,000), Voblya (150,000), MediaPost (102,000),“ RIA Katyusha ” (92,000), “Skeptic ” (92,000)“ Buyan – What ’ s in the World? ” (73,000), “DPR Info ” (71,000), TG Team Russia (63,000),“ Patron ” (60,000), “First Kharkiv ” (59,000),“ Andrey Fursov ” (55,000), “Saffron ” (24,000),“ Ukraine. (24,000), Zapashny (21,000), Kuchera (18,000) and Yana Poplavskaya (11,000).
Among the media, the alleged Goodall proposal was reported by the Public News Service, Morning South (it is specified that the scientist made a statement at the WEF 2022), Tsargrad, as well as Shari.net.
Former State Duma deputy Valery Rashkin wrote in his column on the CPRF party ’ s website that Goodall “publicly advocated a 90 percent reduction in the world ’ s population ” from the rostrum of the WEF on July 28, 2022.
In addition, the news has become popular in “Vkontakte ” (examples here, here and here).
In 2022, the World Economic Forum was held not in the summer, but in the spring - from May 22 to 26, but the viral video was not filmed during this event.
In fact, the Network is distributing a video recorded at the Davos summit in January 2020.
The public discussion with the participation of the British scientist was devoted to ensuring a sustainable future for the countries of the Amazon.
A 40-minute recording of the discussion was published on the official YouTube channel of the WEF, and at 31: 37, Goodall utters the phrase from the viral video:
We cannot hide from population growth because it is at the root of many other problems.
All these things we are talking about would not be a problem if the world ’ s population was the same as 500 years ago.
Neither in this quote, nor during the entire discussion, did the scientist state or suggest that the population of the Earth should be reduced by 90% and that this would solve all the world's problems.
She only noted that, together with population growth, people face the challenges associated with this process.
The authors of most of the above publications either misunderstood Goodall ’ s words or deliberately misinterpreted them, even when quoting her correctly.
In addition, there is another error in the misinterpretation of the quotation.
According to the UN, in November 2022, the world population reached 8 billion people and is expected to grow until the last quarter of the 21st century.
That is, 10% of the current level is slightly more than 800 million people.
According to various studies, 500 years ago, that is, at the beginning of the XVI century, the number of people on the planet was in the range of 400 – 600 million – about 5 – 7.5% of the 8 billion.
That is, to return to the level of the population 500 years ago, the number must be reduced by 92.5 – 95%.
During the discussion, BBC journalist Mishal Hussein asked the scientist about the 1t.orgproject to restore and grow a trillion trees, whose ambassador is Goodall: “How important is it that planted trees are valuable enough to do everything possible and make sure they are not cut down by local communities or large corporations? ”
In her response, Goodall spoke about the importance of forest conservation and the goals of the project, and listed four “dark things ” that need to be“ mitigated ” — factors that lead to deforestation:
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poverty, as poor people need more space to grow food;
2. non-ecological way of life and consumer behavior of non-poor segments of society;
3. Corruption, which should be eliminated by politicians;
4.
population growth because natural resources are limited.
Goodall spoke about these issues, in particular the fourth point, in her earlier speeches and interviews.
At the same time, she never proposed to forcibly reduce humanity, but advocated measures to gradually slow down population growth.
Among them, in her speech at the Population Matters conference in 2019, she called for improving education as well as empowering women.
It should be noted that some studies confirm the relationship between increasing the level of education of women and declining fertility in developing countries.
In an interview with CBS News in July 2020, Goodall stressed that the changes should take place on a voluntary basis:
Population problems are politically sensitive, so I am talking about voluntary population optimization.
So it's okay, it's voluntary, it's your choice.
You optimize it for your financial situation.
People are desperately trying to educate their children, and they can no longer educate the eight.
Therefore, they love family planning, and women can so increase the intervals between the birth of their children to be able to take care of them.
Thus, Jane Goodall never called for or proposed to solve all the world's problems by destroying more than 90% of humanity.
Posts containing this statement are the result of manipulation, or at least incorrect interpretation of the real words by the scientist, which were taken out of context.
Goodall, indeed, spoke many times about the problem of overpopulation of the planet, but in fact proposed only to slow down population growth by improving women's access to education.
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Dr. Jane Goodall has partnered with Barbie to promote conservation, marked by a recycled plastic Barbie doll release on World Chimpanzee Day.

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Mattel Inc. Unveils New Barbie Doll Dedicated to Dr. Jane Goodall

Barbie, in partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute, announced the release of a new doll dedicated to the famous scientist herself.

A Jane Goodall Barbie doll has just hit the market.

It has been a longtime wish of Dr. Jane Goodall to inspire young girls.

The doll was created to celebrate Goodall's groundbreaking research with chimpanzees and her nature conservation efforts.

“My entire career, I’ve wanted to help inspire kids to be curious and explore the world around them – just like I did when I first traveled to Tanzania 62 years ago. I’m thrilled to partner with Barbie and encourage young children to learn from their environment and feel a sense that they can make a difference,” said Dr. Jane Goodall in a statement.

Goodall is well-known for her research observing chimpanzees' similar characteristics to humans. Her work has drastically changed the way we look at the behaviors of animals and humans.

This doll is the first doll in Mattel's 'Inspiring Women Series' to be made from recycled plastic.

“Kids need more role models like Dr. Jane Goodall, because imagining they can be anything is just the beginning – seeing it makes all the difference," said Lisa McKnight, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Barbie and Dolls, Mattel in a statement.

The doll comes with a chimpanzee figure named after Goodall's famous chimpanzee companion, David Greybeard. It also comes with a notebook and a pair of binoculars.

The release of the doll comes just in time for World Chimpanzee Day on July 14.

Other dolls in the 'Inspiring Women Series' include Ida B. Wells and Maya Angelou.

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The doll comes with a chimpanzee figure and conservation tools to inspire young girls to protect the environment.

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Jane Goodall attended COP15 in Montreal to campaign for the protection of one million species facing extinction.

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Content: Leading conservationist Dr Jane Goodall warns next generation faces a 'bleak future' without action

COP15, the once-in-decade global biodiversity summit, began in Montreal on Wednesday. Ahead of the conference, ITV News spoke to one of the world's most famous and inspiring conservationists, Dr Jane Goodall.

With an estimated one million plant and animal species facing extinction, the scale of the issues being grappled with by nations at COP15 in Montreal could hardly be greater.

Entire ecosystems face collapse if we do not act, so how best to overcome this challenge?

Dr Jane Goodall has spent a lifetime trying to understand, protect and educate others about the natural world. She’s witnessed devastating habitat loss but also examples of where, given time, nature returns.

She paints a dark picture of what happens if politicians fail to rise to the occasion, saying the “price of failure is condemning our children, our children's children, to a very, very bleak and grim future.”

Talking to ITV News in Parliament, where she was marking a significant moment in the campaign to ban trophy hunting, she explains how we need to view nature.

“I would say how important it is to realise that we are actually not separate from the natural world. We are part of it and more than that we depend on it. We depend on it for food, water, everything," she said.

"We depend on healthy ecosystems. An ecosystem is made up of an interrelated mix of animal and plant species living in that ecosystem. And as more and more animals and plants become extinct in that area, so the ecosystem eventually will collapse.”

Decades of witnessing animals, such as primates, up close has forged her understanding of our world. It was notable in a room full of animal welfare campaigners just how quiet it was when she spoke.

In Montreal, the world faces a choice but it’s complicated. Delivering change includes finding a way of maintaining wealth. Making people poorer while saving plants and animals won’t work, but Dr Jane Goodall sees options that will.

She concluded: “We need nature for our own physical and psychological well-being. That's proven again and again. We must not let these ecosystems collapse, we have this window of time, we have the tools, we know how we can do things. But will we?”

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Dr Goodall is spending the months of May and June touring Australia and New Zealand and is speaking at the Wellington Opera House on Wednesday 12th of June. The journey has been named ‘Dr Jane Goodall’s Reasons for Hope Tour’ in line with her role as the United Nations Messenger of Peace.

Karen Fifield MNZM, our Chief Executive and the President of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, will present as a guest speaker. Those who attend the Wellington event will see Dr Goodall deliver a presentation and lecture followed by an audience Q & A segment and a fireside conversation with Karen Fifield.

Dr Goodall is one of the world’s foremost experts on Chimpanzees. Her studies have been underway since 1960 and she was the first person to make the groundbreaking discovery that humans are not the only species to make and modify tools. To this day, her work remains one of the longest longitudinal studies of any species on earth.

Te Nukauo Wellington Zoo has a long-standing relationship with Dr Goodall. We’ve worked with the Jane Goodall Institute in the past and Dr Goodall has visited the troop of Chimps we care for multiple times.

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The work of legendary ethnobiologist, conservationist and activist Jane Goodall has already inspired people to care for endangered species and the environment for decades — but the doctor’s latest endeavor continues her work in motivating the next generation.

Apple TV+’s mission-driven children’s series “Jane” harnesses the power of TV, with Emmy-winning creator J.J. Johnson (“Endlings,” “Ghostwriter”) using Goodall’s teachings to motivate kids to take a stand for endangered species and care for the environment. “Jane,” from the Jane Goodall Institute and Johnson’s company Sinking Ship Entertainment, premiered on April 14, with 10 episodes now available on Apple TV+.

“Jane” features eager 9-year-old environmentalist Jane Garcia (Ava Louise Murchison) — who is inspired to help save the planet, following in the footsteps of her role model, Goodall — along with her friends David (Mason Blomberg) and a chimpanzee named Greybeard. Each episode focuses on a different endangered species, such as Apis mellifera (Western honey bee) and Panthera tigris (tiger). Blending live action and CGI — and featuring an epic theme song “One Step Closer” written by Diane Warren, and sung by Leona Lewis — the show depicts the friends taking a stand for the species and the environment, and getting into occasional trouble along the way. The episodes all end with the friends video-chatting with real-life animal experts, particularly highlighting women and people of color.

While Goodall’s years of dedication to great apes research and advocacy have made her a household name in the 21st century, she began her work at age 26 in 1960 studying chimpanzees. She founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977, which fosters research, advocacy as well as community-led conservation, and it empowers children — particularly through its youth program Roots and Shoots, which was founded in 1991.

A United Nations Messenger of Peace and a Dame Commander of the British Empire (DBE), Goodall’s research on chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania helped change scientists’ understanding of humans’ relationship to animals. The research continues in Tanzania through the Jane Goodall Institute Gombe Stream Research Center, and it is the world’s longest-running chimpanzee study.

Also a prolific author, Goodall has adult and children’s literary works such as “The Book of Hope,” “In the Shadow of Man” and “Rickie and Henri: A True Story.”

Goodall is no stranger to the screen, however, as the subject of dozens of films including “Chimps, So Like Us,” “Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees” and “Jane Goodall: The Hope” — as well as Brett Morgen’s 2017 Emmy-nominated documentary, also called “Jane.” While Goodall did not create this “Jane” for Apple TV+, her life’s work and teachings inspire the show’s protagonist who idolizes her, and if Goodall had not approved the show’s concept when it was in development, it would not have moved forward.

Goodall, who turned 89 earlier this month, spoke with Variety over Zoom about how she hopes “Jane” inspires the youngest generation, and what she hopes to accomplish next in her career.

How do you hope viewers, especially children, react when they see “Jane”?

I hope that it will encourage them to actually think more about endangered species — to think about the fact that if we’re not careful, many of these species will disappear. I hope it also will encourage young people to join our Roots and Shoots program, which is in 68 countries. It’s about young people choosing projects to help — animals, people and the environment — deciding what they want to do, working out what they can do, rolling up their sleeves and taking action.

So if this Jane Garcia encourages real-life activities, it’ll be great. I hope it will encourage young people to join in the effort to make this a better world, to choose projects that will help to save the environment before it’s too late.

Talk about environmental issues often creates anxiety in children and young adults, but it is still obviously important to learn about — how do you, through this show or beyond, hope to inspire the next generation without causing anxiety?

That’s my entire program Roots and Shoots, it’s all about taking action. If young people get together and work on projects, which is the same sort of thing with Sinking Ship Entertainment, then it’s all about positive change. We need to know that many species are close to extinction, but that we have to stop that from happening. And therefore we have to work together to find out ways of saving the animals that are moving toward extinction. We need to know about the doom and gloom — I talk about it all the time. But at the same time, it’s desperately important to give people hope, especially young people, because, yes, we can make a difference.

So “Jane” shows young people how they can get together and solve the “doom and gloom” effectively?

Yeah, hopefully. The goal is to try and get young people involved and taking action, and stepping on beyond that to do more. It’s young people getting really worried, but then working together with older people who are also wanting to try to save the species. So it’s a complete mixture.

How do we inspire the next generation to create change, without placing blame on children for a situation they didn’t create?

There are major problems and, yes, all sorts of things have led to unfortunate decreases in numbers of endangered species. But the whole emphasis is on working together to create change. Let’s get young people involved, talk about what can be done to make a difference and then, as I say, roll up their sleeves and work out what they can do. And taking action is going to be different with different species. And, basically, I hope that this program will have enough fun in it, as well as understanding the problem, that young people will be pushing toward saving a lot of these animals. Many animals on the very brink of extinction have been given another chance.

What’s an example of a species that was pushed toward extinction, but human intervention reversed the course?

My favorite one is that little black robin that was reduced to just two individuals, one male and one female. That was it. And through some very clever work, there are now about 500 of them. They’re all genetically identical, of course, but they’re being spread into four different islands. So, hopefully, there will be some genetic change so they’re not all identical, since that’s not very healthy. There are many, many stories like that.

What message do you have for people who feel hopeless, or that they alone cannot make a difference?

People have to realize that every single one of us can make a difference. We could just say, “Oh well, I know that animals are becoming extinct. There’s nothing I can do about it.” That’s really going to be the end of us. But if you decide, “I will try and make a difference, I will do something every single day,” then we can make a difference. We can choose what we can do: Some of us can help animals, some of us can help planting trees, some of us can help whatever it is that we care about. And if we all choose projects to make the world better, then it’s going to make a major difference. We don’t all give up and say, “Well, it’s just me, there’s nothing I can do.” If we give up, then the future is not very good, is it? We all have to do our bit to try and persuade other people. We’re in the middle of a pretty bad, dark space. So for young people to join in and feel, “Gosh, if I do this, I will be making the world a better place,” that’s really important.

You’ve done so much in your life and in your career — what else do you look forward to accomplishing?

I want our Roots and Shoots program to be in every school in every country. But I always say, “If you try and aim for the stars, you might reach the moon. If you aim for the moon, you might reach the head of Mount Everest,” for example. So that’s the same for the stars — and at least we can reach the moon and help to protect the various animals and plants that are facing tremendous danger. The young and old alike in different countries need to really, really work hard to save these creatures. We’ve got to do it now.

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The Jane Goodall Institute runs the world's longest-running chimpanzee study and operates the Roots and Shoots program in 68 countries.

Dr. Jane Goodall's Conservation Asia project supports education in Taiwan, Malaysia, and India, and promotes ecological literacy through teaching materials.

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Asia ’ s first “Jane Goodall Primary School ” to open in Taiwan
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The Tang Prize Foundation and Jane Goodall International signed a cooperation agreement today (11) to support conservation and education efforts in three countries: Taiwan, Malaysia and India. The first experimental primary school in Asia focusing on conservation and sustainability issues will be opened in Taiwan. Jane Goodall Institute of Taiwan.
2020 Tang Prize Sustainable Development Laureate Dr. Jane Goodall, who was selected as a Tang Prize Laureate last year, began to use the $10 million research grant from the prize to launch sustainable conservation efforts this year. One of the projects is called Conservation Asia, which runs from August 2021 to December 2025.
The Tang Prize Education Foundation hopes to spread the power and spirit of the Tang Prize to promote sustainable development through this collaboration with the Genghuad International Association, and to carry on the Genghuad philosophy: “Human disrespect for nature has caused climate change and biodiversity crisis, and human beings should take responsibility for protecting ecosystems. ”
The main purpose of the Asia Conservation Project is to support conservation and education efforts in Taiwan, Malaysia and India, starting with the establishment of the first experimental primary school in Asia focusing on conservation and sustainability issues in Taiwan, called the Jane Goodall Sustainability Academy.
The second is Project Monyet, which raises awareness about the conservation of primates on the Malaysian peninsula through activities such as workshops and collaborates with scientists to document wildlife species.
Finally, there is the Hope Project in India, which builds a connection between young people and nature through activities such as workshops and nurtures their understanding, awareness and action of nature.
In addition, Conservation Asia will host a Youth Forum each year to help teams work together and share the fruits of their work, produce and deliver impactful and diverse teaching resources and materials to rebuild the lost connection between humanity and nature.
We believe that bringing children closer to nature from a young age will help foster children ’ s ecological literacy and caring for the planet. In addition to establishing a solid foundation in the local area, we are also committed to creating and sharing influential and diverse teaching materials to increase citizen engagement and raise public awareness of the importance of wildlife. Create a vibrant sharing platform through events such as summits, workshops, and more.
She went on to share that Taiwan ’ s first Zhengude Elementary School will guide students to understand the mysteries of nature ’ s operation, allowing children to explore in the learning environment, and cultivate three core principles of knowledge (understanding), compassion (care) and mobility.
Chen Zhenchuan, CEO of the Tang Prize Education Foundation, said that according to United Nations statistics, by 2050, more than two-thirds of the world ’ s population and about 6.4 billion people will live in cities, that is, under the rapid development of science and technology and urbanization, human intensive activities will accelerate the destruction of the earth ’ s ecology and environment and resource depletion, resulting in more green land being turned into an artificial environment. Severe disasters continue to occur, including typhoons and floods, major earthquakes, forest fires, infectious diseases, etc.
Therefore, it is more necessary to solve the problem of habitat fragmentation and maintain biodiversity through environmental and ecological protection education, so as to realize the vision of human beings and nature living side by side.
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△ The Tang Prize Education Foundation and Jane Goodall International concluded the signing ceremony of the Agreement on Conservation in Asia today. (Photo courtesy of Tang Prize Education Foundation)

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Jane Goodall won the Tang Prize, using the funds to support conservation programs like Roots and Shoots, operating in 65 countries.

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Content: The 4th Tang Prize Presentation Ceremony was held online today (20). Eight winners from seven countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, Bangladesh, Colombia and Lebanon, received congratulations and applause from a global audience. It is used in clinical trials to treat patients with COVID-19.
Dr Jane Goodall, winner of the Tang Prize for Sustainable Development, who received the award at Home Connect in the UK, said today ’ s achievement was due to the hard work and companionship of friends around her, especially Jane Goodall International Education and Conservation Association.
At present, the world is facing many difficult problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and the COVID-19 pandemic, and local associations are working to solve global issues.
Dr. Jane Goodall mentioned that the prize money won will be used for the Association ’ s programs, especially the Roots and Shoots program, which is run in 65 countries and nurtures young people.
Dr. Charles Dinarello, winner of the Tang Prize in Biotechnology and Medicine, received the award at the University of Colorado, USA. He said that he is honored to witness the research and development of IL-1 and the treatment of diseases, and pays tribute to the contributions of scholars in the field, whether it is blocking cell hormone research or developing innovative therapies.
He encouraged young scholars to maintain positive beliefs, uphold research ethics, and continue to strive for results. Scientific research has no limits.
Dr. Marc Feldmann, winner of the Tang Prize in Biotechnology and Medicine, who received the award at his home in the UK, said that when he learned of the award last year, the news of the award came at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic was ravaging the world, and many precious lives were lost. The patient.
The Tang Prize gives him a chance to look back on his life and thank his team, colleagues and family for their support in changing the world for the benefit of millions of patients.
Dr. Tadamitsu Kishimoto, winner of the Tang Prize for Biotechnology and Medicine, received the award at the Center for Immunology Pioneers at Osaka University in Japan for his lifelong commitment to IL-6 research, the use of tocilizumab in more than 100 countries, and the treatment of more than one million rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Professor Wang Gongwu, winner of the Tang Prize in Sinology, received the award at the University of Singapore. He said that sinology has many things to explore, and hopes that through the Tang Prize, more people will pay attention to the value of Chinese civilization and improve the situation of mankind.
He also admires the wisdom and temperament of the founder of the Tang Prize, Dr. Yin Yanliang, who established the Tang Prize, and believes that the establishment of the Sinology Prize is a unique insight.
Ms. Shaida Rezwana Hasan, Representative of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELLA), three NGOs, Tang Prize Recipients of the Rule of Law Award.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Realizing Justice: Law, Justice, and Society Center Recipient Vivian Newman Punt (Professor.
Vivian Newman Pont, Representative of the Legal Practice Process
Ghida Frangieh, who received the award from an individual ’ s home or an organization ’ s office, said that the recognition of the Tang Prize is more encouraging to non-governmental organizations and will continue to defend the principle of the rule of law for social and environmental justice, vulnerable groups, judicial independence and other issues.
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