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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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The Jane Goodall Institute's TACARE project promotes woodlot planting and village land-use planning with USAID funding.

The institute protects Gombe National Park chimpanzees and addresses human-wildlife conflict.

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

Jane Goodall is a UN Peace Ambassador advocating for forest conservation and tree restoration through the 1t.org 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:
1.
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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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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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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Dr. Jane Goodall warned of a bleak future without conservation action and campaigned to ban trophy hunting at the COP15 summit.

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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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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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If you haven’t already heard, we’re thrilled to share the news that Dr Jane Goodall’s coming to Wellington this June!

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.

Bonus! Everyone who buys a ticket to hear Dr Goodall speak in Wellington goes in the draw to win a family pass to the Zoo.

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Dr. Jane Goodall, a world-renowned zoologist and environmental activist, recently visited Korea, where she delivered a message on the environment and peace near the demilitarized zone to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement.
She expressed the hope that the Korean peninsula would return to a state of peace and that the day would come when the North Koreans could be met in the demilitarized zone.
She was accompanied by a senior professor at the Lihua University for Girls, Chih Ji Chun.
The organizing committee of the open festival of the demilitarized zone said that the "Declaration of Environmental Peace in the Zone" event took place on the 8th of this month at the Jang San Observatory in Baju city, Kyung-ki province.
Dr. Goodall has been dedicated to studying chimpanzees, protecting the wild environment and improving animal processing for more than six decades, while Professor Chea is one of Korea ’ s leading experts in animal biology and behavior.
About 50 members of the international environmental protection group Roots and Shoots participated in the festival for dialogue and a number of activities aimed at promoting the value of global environmental peace.
Founded in 1901, Dr. Goodall has been visiting countries around the world to convey a message about the environment and peace, and currently has more than 8,000 sub-groups in about 140 countries.
The participants flew a large dove made of cloth symbolizing peace to express a message of environmental peace on the Korean peninsula at the Jang San Observatory.
They also stressed the value of preserving wildlife in the demilitarized zone by organizing a march accompanied by the sound of the drums.
For his part, Prof. Cheh said that the demilitarized zone is a valuable human property with rich biodiversity, hoping that this event will provide an opportunity to convey the environmental, peaceful and cultural values of the region and mutual sympathy.
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Dr. Jane Goodall, a world-renowned zoologist and environmental activist, recently visited Korea, where she delivered a message on the environment and peace near the demilitarized zone to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement.
She expressed the hope that the Korean peninsula would return to a state of peace and that the day would come when the North Koreans could be met in the demilitarized zone.
She was accompanied by a senior professor at the Lihua University for Girls, Chih Ji Chun.
The organizing committee of the open festival of the demilitarized zone said that the "Declaration of Environmental Peace in the Zone" event took place on the 8th of this month at the Jang San Observatory in Baju city, Kyung-ki province.
Dr. Goodall has been dedicated to studying chimpanzees, protecting the wild environment and improving animal processing for more than six decades, while Professor Chea is one of Korea ’ s leading experts in animal biology and behavior.
About 50 members of the international environmental protection group Roots and Shoots participated in the festival for dialogue and a number of activities aimed at promoting the value of global environmental peace.
Founded in 1901, Dr. Goodall has been visiting countries around the world to convey a message about the environment and peace, and currently has more than 8,000 sub-groups in about 140 countries.
The participants flew a large dove made of cloth symbolizing peace to express a message of environmental peace on the Korean peninsula at the Jang San Observatory.
They also stressed the value of preserving wildlife in the demilitarized zone by organizing a march accompanied by the sound of the drums.
For his part, Prof. Cheh said that the demilitarized zone is a valuable human property with rich biodiversity, hoping that this event will provide an opportunity to convey the environmental, peaceful and cultural values of the region and mutual sympathy.
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The Jane Goodall Institute has inspired an Apple TV+ series "Jane" to motivate kids to care for endangered species.

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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.

This interview has been edited and condensed.

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The Jane Goodall Institute promotes conservation in Taiwan, Malaysia, and India.

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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)

The Conservation Asia project aims to rebuild human connection with nature and hosts an annual Youth Forum from 2021 to 2025.

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Goodall has donated to the Roots and Shoots Project and used her Tang Prize for Sustainable Development to support conservation in 65 countries.

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Content: The 4th Tang Prize Presented by Conservation Celebrity Jane Goodall Donates to “Roots and Shoots Project ”
▲ Affected by the epidemic, the 4th Tang Prize will be presented online today. (Photo courtesy of Tang Prize Foundation)
Journalist Hsu Min-yung / reporting from Taipei
The 4th Tang Prize Presentation Ceremony, originally held last year, was held online today (20th). Eight winners from seven countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, received congratulations and applause from the global audience. Dr. Jane Goodall, winner of the Sustainable Development Award in the United Kingdom, announced that she will donate the prize money to 65 countries to nurture young people ’ s roots and buds. "Plan".
The winners of the 4th Tang Prize in 2020 are located in 7 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, Bangladesh, Colombia and Lebanon. Last year ’ s ceremony was postponed to today. The award ceremony was held at the same time, and the winner gave a keynote speech online this morning.
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Chen Zhenchuan, CEO of the Tang Prize Education Foundation, pointed out that in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the original planning activities of the Tang Prize, but Dr. Yin Yanliang, founder of the Tang Prize Education Foundation, has been looking forward to inviting the fourth winners to Taiwan to receive awards and participate in a series of activities. Ceremony.
▼ Chen Zhenchuan, CEO of the Tang Prize Education Foundation.
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Dr. Jane Goodall, winner of the Tang Prize for Sustainable Development, received the award from the British Home Network. In her speech, she pointed out that today ’ s achievements are due to the efforts and companionship of friends, especially the International Jane Goodall Education and Conservation Association. The prize money will be used for the association ’ s programs, especially the Roots and Shoots program, which is run in 65 countries and nurtures young people.
Jennings announced a donation.
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Each winner of the Tang Prize will receive NT $50 million, of which NT $10 million will be designated by the Tang Prize Foundation as a research grant to initiate the promotion of sustainable conservation, and Jane Goodall will invest in a project called “Conservation Asia ”, which aims to support conservation and education in three countries: Taiwan, Malaysia and India.
Dr. Marc Feldmann, winner of the Tang Prize for Biotechnology and Medicine, who received the award from an outdoor garden in his home in the UK, said that when the news of the award was announced last year, it was at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic was ravaging the world and many lives were being lost. With the Tang Prize, we look back on our lives once again, thanking our team, colleagues and family for their support and the opportunity to change the world for the benefit of millions of patients.
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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.
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She empowers young people through "Roots & Shoots", active in 70 countries with hundreds of thousands of youth.

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

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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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Jane Goodall's goal is to help young people understand their role in saving the planet, as expressed in her 2021 book "The Book of Hope".

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Content: Jane Goodall wants University of Wisconsin-Madison students to walk away with one message Sunday: Do not give up hope.

It’s a strategy the world-renowned ethologist and conservationist has found effective in spurring action, even as headlines catastrophizing climate change inundate people with a sense of doom.

“I don't agree with scientists who say the tipping point has already reached the point of no return with climate change and loss of biodiversity,” Goodall told the Cap Times. “We still have a window of time. But if we lose hope, fall into apathy and don't take action, then we're doomed.”

Goodall is best known for her groundbreaking work in the early ‘60s as a primatologist. At 26, she began studying chimpanzees in Tanzania, becoming the first to observe that the animals make and use tools. Now part of the world’s longest-running study of wild chimpanzees, her findings have forever changed scientific understanding of primates and humans’ relationship to them.

Goodall’s legacy also endures through her activism. In 1977, she founded the Jane Goodall Institute, a global conservation nonprofit. One of the organization’s programs, Roots & Shoots, educates young people in over 60 countries to work on environmental, conservation and humanitarian issues.

In 2021, Goodall additionally published “The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times,” which details her hope in the world’s ability to make change despite its environmental challenges.

Goodall will speak Sunday at 7 p.m. in UW-Madison’s Memorial Union for the Wisconsin Union’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Tickets for the event sold out among students within 90 minutes, but the public can still register to watch the online livestream.

In a virtual interview with the Cap Times, Goodall spoke from the Edgewater Hotel about climate deniers, how she remains optimistic and what the audience can expect from her on Sunday.

Will you have time to explore Madison this weekend, or will you mostly be working?

It’s all working. Not mostly — all. But the hotel has a lovely view overlooking the lake with all the ice. My life turns out to be work, meeting lovely people and just having an occasional moment to walk in a bit of nature.

What can people expect to learn from you on Sunday?

I hope they take away the message that every single one of them makes a difference every single day of their lives, and they can choose what sort of difference they make. I think that’s the most important message that anybody can have — that they, as an individual, matter and have a role to play.

Your platform revolves around this message of hope. What might be the harm in catastrophizing?

It makes people lose hope. If you’re told that nothing you can do will avert the planet heating up to a point where life is no longer possible and that we’re destroying the ecosystems on which we depend, then why bother doing anything?

The important thing is to realize we still have time, but we have to take action. We have to each do our bit. It may seem small, but billions of small, ethical actions make change.

Much of your work focuses on involving young people within conservation efforts. What inspires you about the attitudes of younger generations toward animals and the environment?

They are much more aware, which isn’t surprising. When I was young, "environmentalism" wasn’t even a word.

Young people are surrounded by doom and gloom. The radio’s full of it, the internet's full of it, the television's full of it, the press is full of it, and so they're much more aware. Fortunately, there are enough people saying it's not too late, and that inspires them and galvanizes them into action.

Do you think those attitudes are much different from older generations?

They are different because older generations either didn't understand what was happening because of ignorance, or they don't want to understand because they want to carry on with business as usual. They want to go on making money in the short term at the expense of future generations.

Sometimes I don’t think they’re thinking like that. I don't think they're deliberately understanding that they're harming the future for their children and grandchildren. But they're simply not thinking in the way that we should be thinking today.

Is it still worth trying to change their minds?

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes! How to change the minds of the older people? Through storytelling, not through pointing fingers, not through making people angry, not by telling them they're bad, but by reaching into the heart. I’ll give you one example.

This CEO of a huge international corporation told me he was working to get his company ethical for three reasons. One, because we're using our nature's finite natural resources faster than nature can replenish them. Second, consumer pressure — people are beginning to demand ethically produced products.

But what really tipped the balance, he said, was his little girl of 8. She came back from school one day and said, “Daddy, they're telling me that what you're doing is hurting the planet. That's not true, is it, Daddy? Because it's my planet.” That reached his heart. That's the way you change people.

When did you realize this approach of storytelling could persuade people?

I think it was probably part of my nature. I'm not confrontational. I'm fighting for change, yes, but not by confronting. People must change from within. I don't believe you can change them by hammering them with facts that they don't want to listen to.

When I first went to the medical research labs where the scientists kept chimps in 5-foot by 5-foot cages, it was one of the worst experiences of my life. I came out shaken, trying not to cry. I was taken into a room with the top people from the National Institute of Health in the department of animal experimentation. I realized they were waiting for me to speak.

I said, “I imagine all of you are caring and compassionate people, and maybe feel just as I did about what's going on in there.” When you think of it, that was very clever. They couldn’t admit they weren’t caring and compassionate, could they?

Instead of telling them they were bad people, I showed them pictures of the chimpanzees in the wild, making their nests, playing, lying around. In their minds, they could contrast it with the cages where these very social beings were kept for 30 to 40 years. I know it did get into some of their hearts because they told me so. It made some labs completely change the way that they operated.

When you meet somebody, or a group of people, you may not realize that you've made a difference — but you may have planted seeds that will grow and cause change in some of the hearts.

What mistakes did you make early on in your career that emerging activists and young people can learn from?

I was saved from making mistakes in the early days. Before I went to Africa to study chimps, I was working at London Zoo. The chimps were in terrible conditions. So when I got back from my first stint in Africa, the zoo arranged a press conference. I thought now I could really tell the world how bad the chimps were treated!

I happened to be having dinner that night with a very powerful man that I met in Tanzania, and I told him about my plan with great excitement. There was dead silence. He said, “Do you realize that the head of the London Zoo is Solly Zuckerman, Winston Churchill's wartime adviser? A very, very powerful man. Do you think he's going to take it lying down when you criticize his zoo?”

He said, “Just tell me three things that are the most important to change.” I told him, and within two weeks, they were all done. There was no confrontation. That was a lesson that came just in time for me not to make that mistake.

So it’s about activists getting rid of their own personal egos.

Exactly. What people want is to have their name out there and to say, “I did it. I changed this.” It’s learning to not want to be recognized for change. The main thing is to make the change. Not “me” making the change.

This powerful man obviously didn't want me to say that the chimps were being treated badly. He immediately agreed, but didn’t want it out in the press. Give Solly Zuckerman the credit. That’s fine — as long as it changes.

This is a lesson I talk about with our youth. I tell them not to be confrontational. Your goal: Is it to glorify yourself? To be the champion? Or do you really want change?

What do people still not understand about your work and its relevance today?

Climate change deniers, people who don’t want to make a difference, probably don’t understand. What they really think is hard to tell. But are there really people who deny that climate change is happening? Probably not. When they admit it’s real, they say it’s natural and that it’s not manmade. Do they really believe that? I can’t believe they do — but that’s what they say. They don’t want to lose face, and making people lose face isn’t a good way to make change.

What makes you think they don’t really believe what they’re saying?

Well, I can't think of anybody with any ounce of intelligence could believe it. That's why.

How often do you come across those kinds of people?

Not very often. They tend to avoid me.

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LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. — A protest at Lee’s Summit West High School on Tuesday has opened up a conversation about free speech.

Earlier this week, a group of Lee’s Summit West students were holding a preliminary meeting to start a chapter of Turning Point USA at the high school.

According to the district, the meeting ended prematurely after a student turned over a glass table, shattering it.

The administration is processing the incident in accordance with its discipline policy.

TPUSA describes itself as a national organization promoting conservative values like free market, capitalism, limited government and freedom on school campuses.

But protesters say this is not an organization that should be affiliated with Lee’s Summit West, given the national organization’s reputation and track record.

TPUSA President-elect Kali Michael says that track record isn't deserved.

“With a chapter at a high school or college, we’re non-partisan, meaning we don’t align with any political party — Republican or Democrat,” Michael said. “As a chapter in high school, we don’t discuss moral issues.”

As president, she hopes to create a safe place where people can exchange conservative ideas and opinions in a respectful manner.

“A lot of people, like the protesters, are saying that we’re the ones being divisive, we’re the ones alienating people and making them uncomfortable," Michael said. "But they are the ones that are throwing out these allegations that we are racist, homophobic — a hate group. We’re none of those things, we have shown that we’re none of those things."

Grace Gard, a senior at Lee’s Summit West who was in attendance at Tuesday's protest says she is disappointed about the way the meeting panned out as most students there were peaceful.

“We never meant to silence those who have different opinions from us,” Gard said. “We’re not at all against other opinions or people who identify with the conservative side of things at all. It’s strictly a protest against the affiliation between TPUSA and Lee’s Summit West High School.”

Gard is concerned about TPUSA’s national reputation and track record. She believes this organization has the potential to put marginalized students and teachers in danger.

“When you bring all this together, all these very blatant instances of hatred and discrimination, and you affiliate that with a public school, it doesn’t align," Gard said. "Especially with the school’s written values."

She would much rather see a “Young Conservatives Club” that is not affiliated with an "organization that is attached to this name that is attached to so much hate."

A petition was started on May 16 by some of the protesters, and upon its completion, it will be provided in physical form to administration.

“The protest, the petition, none of that is going to stop us,” Michael said.

The week’s events prompted dozens of people on both sides to protest at the district’s Board of Education meeting Thursday night.

Several parents took the podium to express frustration and anger. Others asked for compromise.

While their values and perspectives may differ, it is a sentiment both Michael and Gard can get behind.

“Us students who might not be on that side of the political spectrum, would be fully interested in going to those meetings and listening and sitting with an open mind and having educated adult discussions,” Gard said.

It's something Michael is open to as well.

“We believe that the importance of conversation has been very diluted in the past few years, and we want to bring back the value of discussion," Michael said. "And so that is exactly what our chapter is set out to do."

Open-minded discussions can promote understanding among students with differing opinions.

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Listening to opposing views is crucial for educated discussions on conservation issues.

The Harkness method teaches civil discourse in high school classrooms, amplifying student voice and diverse perspectives.

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On March 16, teachers from Hazen Union High School visited Harwood and observed Harkness discussions in a variety of disciplines. “We are interested in bringing Harkness to our school and wanted to see it in action at another public school in Vermont,” one  Hazen teacher explained. “Our delegation each saw three different discussions in different disciplines, and they were all wonderful, interesting -- and so different from one another.”

“Harkness looks different in different classrooms,” another Hazen educator commented. “We saw how Harwood teachers used a number of techniques to get students to lead classroom conversations.” They were especially intrigued by the Harkness Leadership class, an elective course designed to develop student leadership and the skills of civil discourse using Harkness inquiry. “These kids are really impressive,” all the Hazen teachers commented. “We would really like to use this as a model for what we could do at our school.”

After school, Hazen teachers attended the Harkness Professional Learning Community (PLC) which is a monthly meeting of Harwood educators who use Harkness in their classrooms. Teachers became students as they engaged in Harkenss discussion on “The Great Silence,” a short story by Ted Chaing.

Hazen teachers also asked questions of their HUHS colleagues about student engagement and practices they’d seen.

“We look to Harwood as a model for this work, and we were so happy to come to visit,” commented one of the Hazen faculty.

On Monday, March 20, Harwood student leaders showcased their Harkness expertise in discussions with students from Champlain Valley Union. In the fall, Harwood’s Harkness Leadership class hosted a delegation of 15 CVU students who are learning about Harkness. This time around HUHS students traveled to CVU. The students all read an abridged text of the U.S. Supreme Court case “Vernonia vs Acton” and discussed the implications of the right to privacy in a school setting. CVU students facilitated the discussion while adults sat on the sidelines.

After a lunch provided by CVU, the students debriefed the experience. “This discussion was so interesting,” said a CVU student, “It is great to have student-to-student discussions and not listen to teachers talk the entire time, which is how school usually works. “Many students from both schools nodded at this comment. When they were asked why they were interested in Harkness, a student from Harwood commented, “I chose to take this class because it is so important to learn to talk to and learn from other people. I use these skills at the dinner table with my parents. It really helps with communication of all sorts.”

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Amado Candelario is a former debater who doesn’t shy away from conflict. But after seeing polarization in American politics increase, especially on social media, he looked for a different approach for talking with people who held different views on divisive issues such as immigration, gun control, and free speech.

The sophomore found that space in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership (ICDP) program at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. The yearlong fellowship teaches undergraduates at Harvard and four other colleges and universities across the country how to facilitate conversations on contentious issues and build connections across political divisions. The organization will host Civil Disagreement: Public Safety & Policing in America, a virtual panel discussion with speakers from a range of perspectives on the issue, on Thursday at 4 p.m.

“I am very passionate about social issues and a left-leaning perspective on topics, and I wanted to see the insight that other people could provide” from different political ideologies and backgrounds, said Candelario, a joint concentrator in computer science and government from Chicago. “There’s a time for debating and a time for having a conversation, and I’m trying to learn skills in order to have healthy dialogue with people who think differently from me.”

Candelario is one of eight Harvard students who participated in this year’s cohort, along with eight students from each partner school — Stanford; California State University at Bakersfield; Santa Fe, a community college in Gainesville, Florida; and St. Philips, a historically Black college in San Antonio, Texas.

A key objective of the program is to teach students the skills to to manage a charged discussion with openness and confidence, said Jacob Fay, ICDP co-creator and a postdoctoral fellow at the Safra Center.

“We are a program that doesn’t seek out to win arguments, but tries to help people see each other in greater degrees of complexity,” said Fay. “We show the students the power of asking questions rather than responding with declarations and statements, and it’s such a powerful move to switch their orientation away from persuading someone about an idea to just trying to understand it.”

Each week, the full group from Harvard and its partner schools meet online for a short lecture, small group facilitation sessions led by students, or some combination of the two. Some students who completed the program last year, called senior fellows, are on hand to observe and offer real-time feedback on the students’ work. Topics included the state of American democracy, gun rights, and the extent of free-speech rights.

At a recent meeting on the theme of education, Candelario and Victoria Wilson ’25 led a small group discussion about how questions of identity should be taught in elementary schools. Other breakout sessions focused on mental health needs in schools and banning books in school libraries.

The two used a facilitation tool called Courageous Conversation Compass as a framework. The method helps students recognize the emotional, moral, relational, and intellectual elements of what they or others say or do. The group shared personal recollections of learning about race and gender in schools and discussed possible changes to school curricula based on those experiences.

Wilson said tools like the Compass were helpful when it came time to discuss thorny societal issues. She also recalled another exercise where students did short presentations about themselves to the group about their values and background. She included a Greek flag to represent her family’s heritage and a cross to represent her Christian faith.

“There are students here from public schools and private schools, veterans, married people, and 18-year-olds like me, so there’s a variety of opinion. It could be really contentious, but we are all here for the same reason,” said Wilson, who is from Scarsdale, New York. “I know we can’t always mirror these conversations in society, but I’m learning how to keep the flow of a conversation going and make it productive.”

“Disagreement should not and is not going to be polite all the time, especially when you’re talking about something that directly implicates important pieces of who you are,” said Fay. “What we talk about is learning to facilitate and encourage disagreement within the bounds of a set of norms and agreements. That means it will be somewhat more expansive than people expect.”

Narges Obaid, a junior at Cal State, Bakersfield, studying political science and psychology, looked forward to using her new skills in academic and personal settings.

“Those facilitation skills can be used in formal settings but also in family settings, where you can make sure that people hear each other out,” said Obaid. “I’ve really gained the courage to just be out there and be comfortable” speaking to others about controversial topics.

Santa Fe’s Prince Ulame Erase saw a connection between his experience in ICDP and his future plans to work in communications.

“Now, if I’m thinking about public speaking, I should be able to see things from a very diverse point of view, not just looking at it from my point of view alone,” said Erase, who studies organizational management and started a campus Justice Club in 2019. “I think it’s also very rewarding for an audience because you can show them that you understand where they’re coming from.”

Candelario noted that the ICDP training was helping him navigate political differences in a more personal way.

“For me, when having a conversation with an individual it’s much easier to accept differing perspectives,” added Candelario. “Meeting people from so many different schools has cemented that in the way that I go about operating with people, knowing that compassion and kindness are necessary. You have to keep having conversations if you want to see change actualized.”

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Re “The downside of climate lawsuits? Higher fuel costs” (July 19):

The left’s politicization of science and climate change is getting more and more outrageous. Everyone should read “False Alarm: How climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet,” by Bjorn Lomborg (Basic Books, 2021).

He explains what we should really be doing to address the reasonably solvable problem of climate change instead of using faux science to scare children and help wreck the world’s economies in order to advance the leftist political agenda.

One can also check out what actual climate scientists like MIT’s Richard Lindzen and Georgia Tech’s Judith Curry have had to say about the exaggeration of climate change findings for political purposes.

— Patrick M. Dempsey, Granada Hills

SB 9, SB 10

Supposed “news” and even opinion writers are often mystified that average readers don’t believe them or take them seriously, so I have to thank Steve Greenhut for clarifying the issue. In part of his article (July 17) he chastises people for wanting to use local control to decide what happens on and near their properties. He quotes Thoreau, who said, “Government is best that governs the least,” and writes, “The goal – for those of us who value freedom -—isn’t to allow the right government functionary to control us, but to have less government control overall.” So what does Greenhut advocate to achieve this end? “Two of the most significant and praiseworthy new laws that California has approved in years.” Namely, SB 9 and SB 10, two laws that rip the power to control local authority from people who live in those areas and give the power to politicians hundreds of miles away in Sacramento. The very antithesis of the “goal” that Greenhut says he stands for.

— Ron Katz, Anaheim Hills

Rape and abortion

Re “Abortion laws spark profound changes”: (July 17):

Many consider those who oppose abortion in the case of rape and incest to be callous and uncaring. Rape and incest are commonly used to argue for abortion. The exceptional case is used to apply to all cases.  If we need legalized abortion for cases of rape and incest, would abortion supporters be willing to oppose abortion for the other 99% of cases? We are trying to solve one horrible thing with another horrible thing. A child is a child regardless of the circumstances of its conception.

— Philip Margala, Chino

COVID-19 on the rise?

Re “Barbara Ferrer needs to get a clue: COVID isn’t a crisis” (July 21):

Who do you believe is giving you the straight story on COVID? Would you rather take the word of Brad Spellberg, the chief medical officer of Los Angeles County. who said “that there have been no changes in the transmission levels of COVID-19,” or Barbara Ferrer, a “doctor” who has a doctorate in social welfare? Who should we believe?

— Stephen Waddell, Palos Verdes Estates

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I agree with your recent editorial saying water shaming in the community is counterproductive, especially at  water conservation pars and public bike trails. After studying water conservation for the past 30 years, I’ve come to the conclusion  that education is the best strategy. If you are going to convert your lawn to a native plant garden, do some research.

Only plant what grows naturally in your region. If you live in a desert, only plant what will survive without irrigation.

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Instead of teaching reading, math, science and writing, too many schools are indoctrinating students into believing that there are no right or wrong answers.

Unfortunately, the schools are churning out students who are totally unprepared for university courses.

And when students do get to college, instead of preparing students for life, colleges are teaching students how to undermine  liberty.

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High School students from across the Cape got a crash course in climate change and civic engagement this month. It's part of an ambitious effort to raise the consciousness and confidence of a few dozen jittery teenagers who start the day milling around an upstairs room in Sandwich Town Hall.

They come from Falmouth, Yarmouth, Dennis, Barnstable, and beyond, and organize themselves by school. It’s immediately clear: at this Youth Climate Action Summit, some know their stuff.

They disparage “technocentric” climate mitigation strategies, rail over the injustice of climate change disproportionately impacting Black and brown communities, and share plans to get PhDs in fields like entomology.

But 15-year-old Kiyana Richards doesn’t consider herself a climate activist. Far from it. And, like most teenagers, the freshman from Dennis has never attended a town hall meeting or spoken with elected officials.

“Most of the people that were here – they already knew what climate change was. And they were already advanced,” she says. “When they were asking questions, I was like, ‘Um, what?!’”

Today, the 60-odd students in attendance are tasked with answering a mock question in front of a mock select board: Should historic Route 6A in Sandwich be turned into canals – a la Venice, Italy – to accommodate rising sea levels?

Richards, who’s got long eyelashes and manicured nails, says she might be too nervous to speak, but sees value in learning how.

“Lately I've been, like, going to a lot of [school] meetings,” she says. “I guess it would be good to learn how to go to a town hall meeting since I'm kind of exploring right now.”

To be clear, no one is suggesting the town of Sandwich spend millions – even billions – of dollars digging up Cape Cod roads to build canals. But organizers say that’s the point. Their goal is simple but two-pronged. They want to teach students how to envision a society that’s adapting to climate change, and teach them how to influence town government.

Today, those students will have to stand at a podium and share their opinions in front of strangers – something many adults have never tried.

“This is an incredibly inclusive form of democracy. It’s kind of like the origin of our American democracy,” says Ella Sampou, a community organizer, climate activist, and the brain behind this exercise. “It’s such a privilege and a luxury to be able to look your local elected official in the eye and ask for something. And despite how inclusive it is, there are still so many voices in our community that get left out.”

The 27-year-old went to school on the Cape, and is now determined to empower the next generation. At least, that’s the hope, as she tries to wrangle the room.

“So I'm going to put a timer on,” she calls out over the chattering of students. “We're going to think about what we're saying. We're going to talk about it. And then we're going to start giving our public comments. Okay?”

Students break off into groups and start working. Right away, 17-year-old Maeve Pappas is dialed in. The pink-haired-teen from Sandwich says connecting with other kids who care about the climate makes her feel less alone.

“Sea level rise is going to happen,” she says. But salt marshes store carbon and can help communities protect themselves against sea level rise, storms and flooding. So, she continues, why not instead invest in “protecting the marshes we have now and making a movement for people to stop destroying our marsh?”

“So, like, nature-based mitigation?” another student quips.

“Yes!” Maeve replies.

Getting teenagers to talk to each other about climate change is “thrilling” for clinical psychologist Kelsey Hudson, a Boston University- affiliated specialist for climate distress in children and adolescents. She wasn’t involved in planning the event, but admires the results.

“Building up agency, social connection, collective action,” she says. “There are all sorts of elements within a day like this that are really consistent with what we hope for young people coping with climate distress.”

But while climate distress is one thing, for many people, just getting up on stage is a daunting prospect, especially for first-time speaker Kiyana Richards.

“Alright guys,” Sampou announces. “This fake hearing has been called to order.”

One by one, students head to the podium and state their case: on one hand, boaters might pollute the canal with plastic and fuels that would harm marine life, and changing the area so drastically could could devastate small businesses. But on the other hand, a few point out, creating a mini-Venice on Cape Cod might actually bring in new tourism dollars.

Richards listens intently. She may not have all the answers, but this she knows: Sandwich is not and will never be an Italian city. So finally, five hours after she first arrived at the summit, it’s her turn at the podium to say so.

“Hi. My name’s Kiyana Richards. I’m from [Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School]. Thank you for having me speak today,” she begins quietly. Then she lays out her unique case against canals. She says people might not be able to afford boats to cruise down Route 6A, so there’d be more cars on fewer roads, which could cause more traffic accidents.

“And it could also increase vehicle emissions,” she concludes.

She steps down from the podium and the room breaks into applause. A few more students speak after her, but she doesn’t hear them. She sneaks off to call her mom and share what she’s just accomplished.

“As I went up there, it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be,” she reflected as students began filing out of Town Hall.

Not only has she gained new insight into the climate crisis, she says, but also more confidence that her voice could one day bring real change to her community and the world beyond.

“It was more like, ‘Okay, period,’” she says, laughing. “I did this.”

What will decrease anxiety according to Dr. Goodall?

young people working together on conservation projects

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High school students can learn civic engagement and public speaking through events like the Youth Climate Action Summit.

The summit aimed to teach students to envision a society adapting to climate change and conservation issues.

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Students can influence town government through public comments, promoting inclusive democracy.

Connecting with peers who care about climate and conservation helps students feel less alone and more motivated.

What will decrease anxiety according to Dr. Goodall?

young people working together on conservation projects

What would letting children get close to nature help cultivate?

The Roots & Shoots program, founded by Dr. Jane Goodall, has over 8,000 sub-groups in 140 countries, promoting global environmental peace for over six decades.

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Dr. Jane Goodall, a world-renowned zoologist and environmental activist, recently visited Korea, where she delivered a message on the environment and peace near the demilitarized zone to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement.
She expressed the hope that the Korean peninsula would return to a state of peace and that the day would come when the North Koreans could be met in the demilitarized zone.
She was accompanied by a senior professor at the Lihua University for Girls, Chih Ji Chun.
The organizing committee of the open festival of the demilitarized zone said that the "Declaration of Environmental Peace in the Zone" event took place on the 8th of this month at the Jang San Observatory in Baju city, Kyung-ki province.
Dr. Goodall has been dedicated to studying chimpanzees, protecting the wild environment and improving animal processing for more than six decades, while Professor Chea is one of Korea ’ s leading experts in animal biology and behavior.
About 50 members of the international environmental protection group Roots and Shoots participated in the festival for dialogue and a number of activities aimed at promoting the value of global environmental peace.
Founded in 1901, Dr. Goodall has been visiting countries around the world to convey a message about the environment and peace, and currently has more than 8,000 sub-groups in about 140 countries.
The participants flew a large dove made of cloth symbolizing peace to express a message of environmental peace on the Korean peninsula at the Jang San Observatory.
They also stressed the value of preserving wildlife in the demilitarized zone by organizing a march accompanied by the sound of the drums.
For his part, Prof. Cheh said that the demilitarized zone is a valuable human property with rich biodiversity, hoping that this event will provide an opportunity to convey the environmental, peaceful and cultural values of the region and mutual sympathy.
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Dr. Jane Goodall, a world-renowned zoologist and environmental activist, recently visited Korea, where she delivered a message on the environment and peace near the demilitarized zone to mark the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement.
She expressed the hope that the Korean peninsula would return to a state of peace and that the day would come when the North Koreans could be met in the demilitarized zone.
She was accompanied by a senior professor at the Lihua University for Girls, Chih Ji Chun.
The organizing committee of the open festival of the demilitarized zone said that the "Declaration of Environmental Peace in the Zone" event took place on the 8th of this month at the Jang San Observatory in Baju city, Kyung-ki province.
Dr. Goodall has been dedicated to studying chimpanzees, protecting the wild environment and improving animal processing for more than six decades, while Professor Chea is one of Korea ’ s leading experts in animal biology and behavior.
About 50 members of the international environmental protection group Roots and Shoots participated in the festival for dialogue and a number of activities aimed at promoting the value of global environmental peace.
Founded in 1901, Dr. Goodall has been visiting countries around the world to convey a message about the environment and peace, and currently has more than 8,000 sub-groups in about 140 countries.
The participants flew a large dove made of cloth symbolizing peace to express a message of environmental peace on the Korean peninsula at the Jang San Observatory.
They also stressed the value of preserving wildlife in the demilitarized zone by organizing a march accompanied by the sound of the drums.
For his part, Prof. Cheh said that the demilitarized zone is a valuable human property with rich biodiversity, hoping that this event will provide an opportunity to convey the environmental, peaceful and cultural values of the region and mutual sympathy.
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The Roots & Shoots program operates in 65 countries, nurturing young people to address global issues like climate change and biodiversity loss.

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TAIPEI, Nov. 20, 2020 / PRESS RELEASE – Xinwengao.com / — “The Fourth Tang Prize Award Ceremony ” was held online at 2: 00 p.m. today, November 20, 2020. Eight Tang Prize winners from seven countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, Bangladesh, Colombia and Lebanon, received congratulations and applause from the global audience. Share this honor and joy to witness the outstanding achievements and world influence of the eight Tang Prize winners who are regarded as pioneers of the times.
The 4th Tang Prize Ceremony Ended Successfully
Chen Zhenchuan, CEO of the Tang Prize Education Foundation, said that the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has affected the planned activities of the Tang Prize. However, Dr. Yin Yanliang, founder of the Tang Prize Education Foundation, has been looking forward to inviting the fourth winners to Taiwan to receive awards and participate in a series of activities. The winners of the fourth edition of the Tang Prize have made outstanding achievements and contributions to the world. At the same time, I would like to thank the Convenor of the Jury Committee, the members of the Jury Committee, and all the experts and scholars who participated in the selection process.
Dr Jane Goodall, Tang Prize Laureate for Sustainable Development
Jane Goodall, who received the award from the British Home Connection, said in her speech that today ’ s achievements are due to the efforts and companionship of friends, especially the International Jane Goodall Education and Conservation Association.
At present, the world is facing many difficult problems, such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity, the new coronavirus epidemic, etc., and local associations are also working to solve global issues.
In particular, Dr. Jane Goodall affirmed the achievements and achievements of the Taiwan Jane Goodall Association, and said that the prize money won will be used for the Association's programs, especially the "Roots and Shoots" program, which is implemented in 65 countries and nurtures young people.
Dr. Charles Dinarello, winner of the Tang Prize in Biotechnology and Medicine.
Charles Dinarello received the award from his workplace, University of Colorado, USA. In his acceptance speech, he said that he was honored to witness the development of IL-1 and the effectiveness of disease treatment, and took the opportunity to pay tribute and thank other scholars in the field, whether they are blocking cell hormones or developing innovative therapies.
He encouraged young scholars to maintain positive beliefs, uphold research ethics and maintain a cautious attitude, and continue to work hard to achieve results, and scientific research has no limits.
Dr. Mark Feldman, winner of the Tang Prize for Biotechnology and Medicine.
Marc Feldmann, who received the award from an outdoor garden link in his home in the UK, said that when he learned of the award last year, it was at a time when the COVID-19 epidemic was ravaging the world and claiming many precious lives.
He also said that receiving the Tang Prize allows him to look back on his life once again, and thanks to the support of many teams, colleagues and family members, he has the opportunity to change the world and bring benefits to millions of patients.
Tsunami Kishimoto, winner of the Tang Prize in Biotechnology and Medicine
Tadamitsu Kishimoto received the award from the Immunology Pioneer Research Center of Osaka University, Japan, for his lifelong commitment to IL-6 research, the use of tocilizumab in more than 100 countries, and the treatment of more than 1 million patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the impact of which was recognized and recognized by the Tang Prize.
Professor Wang Gung-wu, winner of the Tang Prize in Sinology
Wang Gungwu, who received the award from the University of Singapore, said that there is still much to explore in Sinology. He hoped that through the Tang Prize, more people will pay attention to the value of Chinese civilization and improve the situation of mankind.
Ms. Shaida Rezwana Hassan, representative of the Bangladesh Association of Environmental Lawyers, three non-governmental organizations, representatives of the Tang Prize for Rule of Law Award.
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Achieving Justice: Recipient of the Center for Law, Justice and Society, Professor Vivian Newman Ponte.
Vivian Newman Pont, the recipient of the Legal Practice Process Award, Ms. Jida Farangiya,
Ghida Frangieh, from personal home or organization office connection, all three of them jointly mentioned that the recognition of the Tang Prize is more encouraging to non-governmental organizations, and will continue to strive to defend the principle of the rule of law for social and environmental justice, vulnerable groups, judicial independence and other issues.
The fourth award ceremony of the Tang Prize was held online for the first time, successfully concluded with the blessing of the global audience, and it is hoped that when the world resumes order in 2022, the award ceremony can maintain the tradition of the Tang Prize since 2014, and be held in Taipei as scheduled.
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The program, part of the International Jane Goodall Education and Conservation Association, is supported by Jane Goodall's prize money.

The Roots & Shoots program operates in 68 countries, empowering young people through community-led conservation to save endangered species.

What would letting children get close to nature help cultivate?

The program aims to inspire young people to create change without causing anxiety.

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Dr. Jane Goodall hopes the Roots & Shoots program will be in every school globally, fostering conservation efforts.

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The program, founded in 1991, helps animals on the brink of extinction.

Jane Goodall supports the Roots and Shoots project, operating in 65 countries to nurture young conservationists.

The Roots & Shoots program, part of the Jane Goodall association, supports global conservation efforts, including the Conservation Asia project.

The program is supported by the Tang Prize Foundation, which promotes sustainable conservation and provides research grants.

The Roots & Shoots program is supported by P & G, which partners with the Jane Goodall Institute to promote conservation and sustainability.

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Jane Goodall, a renowned ecologist, spoke about how companies can make a real difference in the world.
At its Regional Sustainability Summit, P & G announced progress towards its ambitious 2030 targets.
SINGAPORE, Jan. 27, 2022 / PRNewswire / -- Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) held its 2022 Sustainability Summit for the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMA) region.
Held under the theme “Carrying Hope for Our World, ” the summit explored how businesses, nonprofits, governments and society can work together to make a real difference in the world and make it a better place to live.
The meeting, which was held by default, was hosted by dr.
Jane Goodall, renowned ecologist and leading expert on animal behavior, Rob Kaplan, CEO of the Circulate Capital Ocean Fund, as well as Dia Mirza, UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment, came together to discuss the key implications of climate change and ways to address them.
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Jane Goodall believes that corporate interests run counter to those of nonprofits and, in her interview with Mark Pritchard, Brand Manager at P & G, stated that big companies like P & G can play a big positive role in promoting sustainability around the world and encouraging consumers to commit to everyday behaviors that contribute to the environment.
“The extreme concern for annual GDP growth at the expense of our grandchildren ’ s future calls for us to pause and consider what kind of impact we want to have.
It is encouraging to see companies such as P & G adopting sustainability in their operations and collaborating with others in this area.
“It ’ s now necessary to apply new strategies at work and evaluate things differently because all work is connected and each of us can make a difference. ”
During the summit, P & G announced progress in meeting its ambitious 2030 targets regionally. Magsvaran Surangan, P & G ’ s President for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, announced the following achievements:
• In May 2021, P & G pledged to implement 12 reforestation pilot projects within 12 months as part of its “Towards Permanent Forests ” initiative.
Since then, the company has started more than 20 pilot reforestation projects in multiple areas, including the Mangrove Project in Jebel Ali Reserve in the UAE, the Sierra Madre Forest in the Philippines, and the Imbo region in Kenya, as well as other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa, including Uganda, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
• P & G continues to invest in its programs aimed at preserving green spaces, protecting endangered species of flora and fauna, and improving sustainable farming practices.
This includes collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Malaysia and the Emirates Marine Environment Group (EMEG) in the United Arab Emirates to protect the endangered Malay tigers and hawksbill sea turtles.
In addition, P & G established a program to support small palm farmers in Malaysia in 2018, to help improve sustainable farming practices, improve farmers ’ incomes, and improve the living conditions of their families and communities.
• P & G has committed to operating more than 85% of its plants in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region by purchasing electricity from renewable power plants by the end of 2022.
To date, P & G has operated 87% of its plants in this region with renewable energy.
• All P & G plants have successfully achieved a zero waste strategy, and the company has achieved a significant milestone: the opening of a zero waste plant in Dubai, the first zero waste plant in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.
The company will gradually increase its zero waste plants throughout the region.
• P & G announced its support for the Jane Goodall Institute and its flagship program, Roots & Shoots, which encourages and empowers young people to undertake projects in their communities to support wildlife and save the planet in general.
Magsvaran Suranjan added: “P & G is fully committed to making a positive impact on the world and contributing to a sustainable future for future generations.
By integrating sustainability into our daily operations, together at P & G, we can make a big difference for the benefit of our environment and communities. ”
Standa Vicera, P & G ’ s Sustainability Executive Sponsor for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and Senior Vice President of P & G Japan, said: “We have already made significant progress over the past 10 years to reduce the environmental impact of our operations, and we still have a lot to do.
We have set an ambitious goal of reducing our operations ’ greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2040, and will increase our science-based targets to guide our efforts to set an example in sustainability.
Rob Kaplan, CEO of Circulate Capital Ocean Fund, and Dea Mirza, actress, producer and UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment, shared their ideas on promoting sustainable practices.
Rob Kaplan said: “No one can dissociate themselves from participating in sustainability efforts; it is a collective action that requires concerted action.
Sustainability must be an essential part of corporate strategies and processes in order to make a significant impact.
There is always hope, as long as we work together. ”
Dia Mirza said: “We should focus our efforts on achieving the SDGs, because their adoption and implementation everywhere provides us with a real opportunity to solve some of the biggest problems facing us this decade.
“Brands have a huge impact on people ’ s lives and feelings, and if more brands like P & G invest their powerful influence on people to make a difference for the better, there is hope to save the Earth. ”
P & G is committed to accelerating action and intensifying efforts to address the climate change crisis, by reducing its overall greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2040.
P & G has set an ambitious new target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its operations and supply chains – from sourcing raw materials to retail – to zero by 2040, in addition to its interim targets of 2030 to make significant progress on sustainability in the current decade.
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The Roots & Shoots program operates in 70 countries, helping the environment, people, and animals with hundreds of thousands of young participants.

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Nature’s 14: Young eco-authors wield a pen for the planet

Earth Authors, developed by Youth Conservation Action Network in partnership with Cogitation Club, mentored 14 children to write, illustrate and publish storybooks on the environment.

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CHENNAI:  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has, said American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead. One such group of 14 young eco-crusaders, full of potential and passion, has embarked on a drive to take action against pressing environmental concerns like global warming, species extinction, deforestation, climate change, and pollution.

A collaboration to cherish
The work is the effort of Earth Authors, a mentoring programme developed by Youth Conservation Action Network (YouCAN) in partnership with Cogitation Club, through which the group’s dreams took flight during the pandemic. As an output of the year-long research and education project led by facilitators, the children got to write, illustrate and publish storybooks on nature. On Saturday, their small contribution to ecological conservation was celebrated by friends and family at the Madras Literary Society. Hosted by AVIS Viswanathan and Vaani Anand, the happynesswalas, the three-hour event witnessed the launch of their books and conversations with the young minds.

“During the last year and a half, YouCAN relooked at how we have been curating nature and conservation education programmes. We questioned our approaches. We reviewed our practices. We listened to numerous children, young people, schools, and grassroots organisations, most of whom were involved with us formally or informally for over a decade. We discovered a pattern that connected children with nature and encouraged civic action. We decided to focus our time and attention on making such patterns into programmes,” says K Ramnath Chandrasekhar, co-founder YouCAN.

That’s when Ram met Aneesa Jamal, founder of the Cogitation Club. Her venture Al Qamar Academy shut shop due to multiple factors during the pandemic. Speaking of the experiential ecology programme that the middle-school students experienced the previous three years at the academy, she explains, “The children were trained by wonderful educators from Pitchandikulam Forest Consultants.

They had walked down Muttukadu beach observing marine creatures, gone birdwatching on Pallikaranai marsh, visited the mangroves and salt pans in Marakkanam, witnessed the Siruseri eri being restored, found civet cats and a beautiful star tortoise at the Guindy National Park. They also saw the other side of the picture — the result of untrammelled urbanisation, toxic foam at the Besant Nagar beach, and grey fly ash carpeting the fields at Ennore. They interacted with ecologists and environmental activists who enlightened them on the consequences of human development.”

Aneesa wanted their experiences to be documented and shared with the world. More importantly, she wished for it to create an actual difference in the world around them. “Ram had mentored our children for an earlier project and that paved the way for collaboration once again. For the latest one, he taught children about using text and art to write stories with a purpose and helped them identify the exact theme with local settings and characters they could write about. As days passed, the stories started taking shape. We worked with children on creative writing, penning evocative descriptions, and revising the flow. What you see today is a culmination of their hard work as a result of their urgent need to bring about a change,” shares Aneesa.

Stepping up in small ways
The children’s authors’ first-hand experiences inspired them to conceive their storybooks. In ‘An Eagle’s Voice’, Abdul Muiz Syed narrates the story of Bhoora, a white-bellied sea eagle that’s terrified and angered by human encroachment into its territory. In ‘A flutter in the Poonga’, Muhammed Ashfaque captures the independence of butterflies in their natural habitat. In ‘Puli Kathai: The Story Of A Tiger’, Jamal Mohammad Abdurrahman addresses the human-animal conflict. In ‘Dependent’, Anam Fathima calls our attention to the dark side of social media.

In ‘A Turtle Walk With A Fly’, Ishaal Azeez throws light on the struggles of turtles. In ‘A croc in need’, Hamdaan Jabir fights against killing crocodiles for leather. In ‘How Haju Weaved The World’ Athiya Fathima Tawfiq paints the imbalance of ocean ecosystems. In ‘The Adventures of Polly Co2’, Sarah Malang describes the hazardous effects of pollutants emitted from vehicles. In ‘Amira’s Green Friends’, Maryam Shariff condemns the felling of trees in her neighbourhood. In ‘A Lapwing’s Tale’, Khadijah Abdul Sattar talks about the annual bird migration at Pallikaranai marshland.

Explaining the inspiration behind her work ‘The Egg’s-pedition’, Hasna Jabir, one of the authors at the event, notes, “The book is set in the future and it’s grim. This is to emphasise the urgency with which we need to act to save the world or it could be too late.” Speaking of her work, ‘A Backpack, A Cat and A Tale’, Shahana Shameer Syed, another author at the event says, “You find a cat in my book because I feel that they’re similar to human beings; indifferent to the outside world.

That said, we need to own up to our action against the environment.” Mansoor Ahmed, the author of ‘Olivia The Storyteller’, says, “I’ve read about Olive ridley turtle conservation. My story is about its struggles to survive and how our greed impacts it. Abdullah Ibrahim, the author of ‘The Hidden Wild’, says, “There used to be a green space behind my building that was home to many creatures. It was recently cleared to make way for an apartment.

My story revolves around that.” Every story is a reflection of the child’s careful observation of our ecosystem and profound thoughts on how to preserve it. Perhaps, we can all encourage the young crusaders by grabbing copies of their books and becoming a part of their ongoing battle for a better world.

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The program engages students from all backgrounds in conservation from its office at Terra Sustainability Pavilion.

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Sharjah - By Ayman Al Fateh - For a sustainable green future, the importance of raising and preparing a new generation aware of the importance of the environment, the value of protecting natural resources and biodiversity, and the seriousness of the challenges facing our planet is highlighted.
The priority is to educate and equip children with the necessary knowledge and tools to be future leaders in sustainability through education, awareness and the promotion of various eco-friendly practices that are engraved within children throughout their lives.
The effort to prepare a future generation aware of the importance of preserving natural resources goes beyond providing individuals with information from childhood, through developing a deep understanding and passion for preserving the environment and adopting healthy, balanced and sustainable lifestyles from home, to school, which must include sustainability concepts at the heart of its curricula, studying human impact on the environment, the importance of preserving natural resources, and ways of sustainable development in interactive and fun ways. For example, which teaches children about ecosystems, the importance of water and natural processes such as the growth cycle, recycling methods, and the importance of reducing waste and reusing different materials.
To reinforce these concepts, children must be encouraged to adopt the most environmentally friendly habits and practices in their homes, by making sustainability and conservation of natural resources part of the family culture. This can be simple and easy to verify. They can be raised to adopt good daily habits such as turning off the lights when leaving the room, turning on the washing machine at 30 ° C, explaining how this relates to saving energy, recycling at home, or even using public transport instead. When possible, use the car to save fuel.
Another way to teach children sustainability is to explore nature outside by suggesting a walk in the park or visit a nearby farm, or go for a walk through nature to explore plants and animal welfare. Parents can also try some handicrafts as a fun way for their children to learn about sustainability. There are many eco-friendly options that can be used here, such as making recycled paper, growing plants in recycled containers, or making a solar oven to cook food. Or even plans to cook shared home meals with them, which are completely free of waste.
Families can also invest in children ’ s growing passion for smartphones and tablets to invest in technology, digital educational resources, games and online applications to introduce sustainability concepts in interesting and interactive ways that attract their attention and teach them many principles in fun and entertaining ways.
Parents and guardians can be role models for their children by teaching them to practice sustainable behaviors, such as water conservation, recycling and the use of environmentally friendly products, that help them understand the concepts and values of sustainability and its importance in the present and future.
Local communities also play an important role in supporting sustainability efforts and preserving the quality of life. This can be achieved through participation such as organizing environmental events and initiatives, such as beach or garden clean-up campaigns, awareness workshops on responsible consumption, and environmental protection that help build a cohesive society, working together towards the common goal of leading a sustainable future for all.
Making conservation of natural resources part of family culture.
• Educate young people to sustainable behaviors such as water conservation.
A lot of sustainability principles can be learned in fun and entertaining ways.
Challenges and Solutions
Sustainability education efforts face multiple challenges, the most important of which is a lack of resources and support.
This challenge includes the lack of dedicated teaching materials, the lack of adequate training for teachers, and the lack of supportive education policies in many countries.
All of these challenges hinder children ’ s ability to learn and understand the importance of sustainability in a fully guided and thoughtful way.
Schools can develop special educational programs and projects in which they collaborate with organizations and companies, providing additional resources, and strengthening partnerships between them and families and communities to encourage more children to participate in sustainable activities and apply their conscious practices in their daily lives.
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Not only that, Xinyi House also sponsored a children ’ s symphonic musical “SOS Expedition: Battle to Save the Coral ” performed by the Taipei Civic Symphony Orchestra. Through the situational musical, it can not only expose children to ocean conservation issues, but also guide children to implement sustainable ocean from daily life.
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When arranging courses, CUHK teachers must make students understand the link between the curriculum and sustainable development, so that education is not only about teaching expertise, but also about social and environmental issues.
We even launched the SDGs online experience course for high school students who are about to enter school, hoping to let college freshmen know the relevant content in advance and cultivate the concept of sustainability.
Xinyi Housing said that the SDGs of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are blunt and difficult to understand, but in fact, each goal can be linked to children's lives, such as SDG4 quality education, parents can take their children to zoo, astronomy, museum and other places, so that learning out of the classroom, situational wide exposure to sustainable knowledge.
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Education helps achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by promoting sustainable consumption and equitable resource distribution.

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Environmental Education for a Sustainable Future
Najib Saab
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In recent decades, the concept of the environment has expanded from pollution control to natural resource management.
The growth of the world ’ s population from 1.5 billion at the beginning of the 20th century to more than 8 billion today, with a dramatic shift in production and consumption patterns, has doubled the demand for resources.
This calls for their proper and balanced management and equitable distribution, ensuring that these multibillion people have access to their basic needs.
In parallel, pollution has increased in intensity and diversity, with the expansion of uncontrolled use of types of toxic synthetic products that not only harm human health but also limit the abundance of consumable resources.
Defining environmental concerns was at the heart of discussions at the World Environmental Education Conference, hosted this week by the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi.
While the subject of the environment in education systems was limited to the cleanliness and beauty of nature, today it has become a wider area of   everything that affects life on Earth.
This does not mean underestimating the importance of keeping public spaces clean and green, but going beyond the concept of integrated waste management and planting trees not just for beautification, but to preserve natural balance and biodiversity.
Therefore, it is no longer enough to organize campaigns to clean the streets and beaches and plant trees, if they are not part of an integrated educational plan.
Waste returns to the streets and beaches the day after the ad hoc clean-up campaigns, and trees die after a short period of thirst and lack of care.
The introduction of waste management in education should be based on the concept of mitigation, reuse and recycling, with practical programs to train students.
The starting point is to reduce waste at the source, by adjusting production and consumption patterns to become less wasteful and produce less waste.
The second stage involves reusing what we no longer need, such as clothes, books and electronic devices, after using them for as long as possible.
This also includes repairing clothes and appliances rather than replacing them with new ones.
It follows the recycling phase, that is, the reuse of components of a device, machine, piece of clothing or building debris, to make new products.
The introduction of these concepts as a scientific subject in the educational curricula is accompanied by the organization of extracurricular training activities, such as sorting waste, making a list of its components and determining what is recyclable.
It is also possible to establish a fixed center in the school to collect paper, clothes and used tools, from students and their parents as well as from the residents of the neighborhood, for reuse, restoration and recycling.
Afforestation campaigns should be part of an educational program on the importance of forests in the natural system.
Instead of planting seedlings in remote areas that are difficult for students to care for, they can be planted on the school campus, with care responsibility distributed among the classes.
A side of the classroom near the windows can also be dedicated to planting seeds in small pots, each in the name of a student, which he takes care of to become a sapling that can be planted in his school garden or home.
It may be useful to have a contest between students and classes to choose the best seedling and the best garden.
He pointed out at the conference a presentation by an American NGO about a program it is implementing in hundreds of schools to produce varieties of vegetables in nurseries that use hydroponics technology that does not need soil.
Thus, students are trained to produce food themselves in their schools within the cities.
A modern environmental education programme must include themes that reflect integration in resource management.
The environmental information and activities guide entitled "Environment in School", issued by the magazine "Environment and Development" in several editions starting in 1998, was used as a reference to introduce the environment in educational programs in several Arab countries, starting with the UAE, through which initiatives such as "Nursery for Every School", "Environmental Parliament for Youth", and "Every Drop counts" were launched.
The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) recently released new content focusing on the role of education in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Following developments in the last decade, green economy, climate change, environmental footprint and sustainable consumption, as well as air pollution, energy, water, agriculture, biodiversity, seas, land degradation, desertification, waste management and noise, have been added to the guide.
It is available on a special website.
However, some of the interventions at the beginning of the last environmental education conference were characterized by pessimistic warnings of “woe, woe and great things, ” contrary to the concepts of modern education.
A paper warned that “the world has gone beyond the limits of survival, putting the Earth beyond the realm of safe human life. ”
Some have spoken of a “cosmic catastrophe that has reached red lines, ” as if we had reached the point of irreversibility.
But as the discussions diverged, practical solutions were put forward, with participants from dozens of countries sharing experiences.
Pessimism, albeit based on correct information, threatens to overshadow the positive achievements of humanity in recent decades, including a decline in extreme poverty, an increase in the number of people with access to safe water and electricity, a decrease in child mortality, a rise in literacy and a decline in illiteracy.
There are fewer victims of natural disasters than a hundred years ago, carbon dioxide emissions, measured in per capita terms, and the use of renewable and clean energies, while their cost, has doubled.
In the face of these facts, why not start from the positive, by modifying consumption patterns starting with the rich countries, and helping the poor countries to benefit from the fruits of development and distribute them fairly, rather than imposing restrictions and sanctions on them?
We need creative solutions outside the traditional rules.
Personal work alone will not save the environment.
But it is a first stage, aimed at spreading environmental awareness among students, and through them, parents and the wider community, forming pressure groups on officials to make the right decisions, and preparing the new generation to shoulder the burden of responsibility in the future.
Major changes can only take place through responsible governance institutions, within the framework of integrated policies that ensure the implementation of a range of deterrents and incentives, especially taxes and exemptions.
Instead of warning of the end of the world and creating a climate of terror, environmental education should focus on the positive, encouraging today ’ s students to seek out how they can be the first generation to succeed in building a sustainable future, not the threat that they will be the last generation on the planet.
* Quoted from "Middle East" newspaper.
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