11 Days of Global Unity Environment
Dr. Jane Goodall and Host Rick Ulfik will discuss the many connections between humans, Chimpanzees and other animals. Jane will reveal what inspires her to spend 300 days a year speaking to people and groups around the world. She invites us to look into solutions to aspects of the current Global Environmental Crisis including the importance of addressing war and famine to protect endangered wildlife because refugees are being driven into bio-diverse regions threatening their existence.
Listeners will learn about:
- Fascinating aspects of Jane's life including her early inspirations and major life and work transition
- The creativity, commitment and solutions that young people and others offer her
- How the idea of "Culture" in non-human animals is becoming accepted by the scientific community
- What WE can all do for a sustainable future
Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE
In July 1960, at the age of 26, Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, traveled from England to what is today Tanzania and bravely entered the little-known world of wild chimpanzees. She was equipped with nothing more than a notebook and a pair of binoculars. But with her unyielding patience and characteristic optimism, she won the trust of these initially shy creatures. She managed to open a window into their sometimes strange and often familiar-seeming lives. The public was fascinated and remains so to this day. Today, Jane’s work revolves around inspiring action on behalf of endangered species, particularly chimpanzees, and encouraging people to do their part to make the world a better place for people, animals, and the environment we all share. The Jane Goodall Institute works to protect the famous chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in Tanzania, but recognizes this can’t be accomplished without a comprehensive approach that addresses the needs of local people who are critical to chimpanzee survival. Our community-centered conservation programs in Africa include sustainable development projects that engage local people as true partners. These programs began around Gombe in 1994, but have since been replicated in other parts of the continent. Likewise, Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, which Jane started with a group of Tanzania students in 1991, is today the Institute’s global environmental and humanitarian youth program for young people from preschool through university with nearly 150,000 members in more than 130 countries.
