Jane Goodall renews her faith in nature...

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and humanity (comment fait-elle... ) during the "Gombe 50" anniversary


2010 marks a monumental milestone for the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and its founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE. Fifty years ago, Goodall, who is today a world-renowned global conservation leader, first set foot on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in what is now Tanzania’s Gombe National Park. The chimpanzee behavioral research she pioneered at Gombe has produced a wealth of scientific discovery, and her vision has expanded into a global mission 'to empower people to make a difference for all living things.'

Time, however, has not stood still for Gombe. The wild chimps of the area have suffered as the local human population has swelled. Gombe National Park is now a forest fragment, a 35-square-kilometer island of habitat isolated in a sea of subsistence farming. Because the problems facing Gombe—unsustainable land practices, overpopulation, and a cycle of poverty—are typical of many other areas, lessons learned by Dr. Goodall and her team provide valuable insights for solutions at Gombe and beyond.

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Jane Goodall renews her faith in nature and humanity during the "Gombe 50" anniversary, An interview with Dr. Jane Goodall
http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0412-jane_goodall_mszotek-singh.html

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Dr. Jane Goodall: 'I'm not going to fight for animal rights; there's no point' - 12/04/10
http://www.theecologist.org/Interviews/461445/dr_jane_goodall_im_not_going_to_fight_for_animal_rights_theres_no_point.html

(le titre est plutôt racoleur... )