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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The Jane Effect @ NTU (02 Feb)


NTU Earthlink invited Dr Jane Goodall, a famous primatologist and environmentalist from England, to give a public lecture in NTU on 02 Feb. The Lecture entitled “The Jane Effect” is held at Lecture Theatre 19 from 12.45 to 1.45pm.  

Dr Jane Goodall is well known for her 55 years study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania, Africa. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots and Shoots program. She has worked extensively to promote environmental conservation and animal welfare around the world.

At the age of 80, she still travels extensively to various countries to lecture on rainforest preservation, protecting the environment/ the animals on the planet. She is also a UN Messenger of Peace and a compassionate vegetarian.

Earth Society members attended “The Jane Effect” lecture on 02 Feb.
During the 1hour lecture, Dr Jane Goodall shared her life story. She spoke of her interest in animals and nature when she was young, her voyage to Africa, her study of Chimpanzees in Tanzania, her findings that animals (similar to humans) are capable of performing acts of love and violence. Dr Jane also shared on her Roots and Shoots program which empower young people around the world to take initiatives to protect the environment and the animals on the planet.

Dr Jane believes that “Every single one of us makes a difference every single day”, we can use our human intellect and indomitable human spirit to protect the environment and that we must act to change the world.
We left the lecture theatre feeling more inspired to carry on the environmental work that we are doing.

More info on the lecture can be seen in the NTU Earth link Website:

More info on Dr Jane Goodall can be found in the following website:

Jane GoodAll institute (Singapore):

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