Earth Day celebrations see’s RED support the Jane Goodall Institute
The three authors of the beautiful new book called Rescue Endangered by Design (RED), decided today to make their first donation, from book sales for 2019 to the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) .
Dr Jane Goodall has written the book’s forward and the book honours one of Dr Jane’s favourite chimpanzees – David Greybeard.
“David Greybeard was gentle and calm, and it was he who helped me to open the door into the magic world of the wild chimpanzees”, says Dr Goodall. And it is this chimpanzee that is forever remembered in RED.
Chimpanzees and Covid -19
Because chimpanzees have almost 99% of the same DNA as humans, it is assumed, by a consortium of wildlife specialists that all endangered great apes - chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans and gorillas are all susceptible to the Sars Cov-2 virus that causes Covid 19 disease in humans.
The RED donation is being made to the Institute’s work at the Gombe Stream National Park, where Jane began her groundbreaking research.
This donation will help to ensure the present safety of both chimpanzees the staff and communities that share this precious habitat, in view of the present Covid outbreak.
Earth Day began April 22 in 1970. Twenty million Americans (10% of the population) took to the streets and campuses to protest environmental inaction and demand a new way forward for our Planet.
Wind forward 50 years, to today, and once again we need to act for our Planet. However today we are in a crisis, caused by us.
This virus affects us all globally, forcing us to keep our distance.
We may be apart, however through the power of social media we are now more connected than ever.
We are not alone, and together we can help the Planet especially today.
Earth Day’s vision is still to mobilize the world to take the most meaningful actions to make a positive difference for our Planet.
And to join together in this great Earth Day celebration, the National Geographic is screening their two-hour documentary
Jane Goodall : The Hope which premiers at 6.30, today April 22 on the National Geographic Channel.
This special highlights the formation of the Institute in 1977, in the USA and then globally and the Institute’s community-centered conservation approach called TACARE, that protects chimpanzees and other great apes through the collaboration with local communities and the innovative use of science and technology which improves the lives of people, other animals and the natural world we all share.
The Hope also highlights the global youth –empowerment program called Roots & Shoots, which inspires hope through collective action and growing the next generation of compassionate environmental stewards.
This singular story is of one remarkable woman who not only hoped for a better world she is achieving it.
Dr Goodall has said that every day it becomes clearer that climate change is an existential threat to the natural world, and if we destroy this world, we destroy our own future.
Each day, every single person has the chance to make an impact through small thoughtful choices, and when billions of people make the right choices, we start to transform the world.
Do something special this Earth day
Be inspired by the new book called RED and
answer your call to action by doing something for our Planet.
And make a positive difference today.
Thank you : Dorte Rorman, Lisa Renner and Polly Cevallos
Visit www.rescueendangeredbydesign.com and find your nearest
Jane Goodall Institute office by visiting www.janegoodall.org in the USA, www.janegoodall.ca in Canada and www.janegoodall.org.au in Australia plus many other offices in Europe, South America and Asia.