Cultivating Peace in Africa
One of my favourite quotes was said by Eleanor Roosevelt. “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. […]
One of my favourite quotes was said by Eleanor Roosevelt. “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. […]
Imagine for a moment that you are a rural farmer in Uganda. You marry and start a family. To be able to provide for them, you decide to grow crops. […]
In the summer 2011, I was working in Kibale National Park – a lush rainforest in Southern Uganda. Part of my PhD project involved following a group of red colobus […]
Twenty-two-thousand-two-hundred-eighteen. That is how many great apes the United Nation’s Great Ape Survival Partnership estimates have been lost to illegal trading since 2005 (Stiles et al, 2013). This includes lives […]
I tend to tout my status as a JGI Canada newby. I’m proud to be a part of it! In my short time here, I’ve learned so much. I don’t just […]
Written by Rakhee Morzaria, Social Media and Digital Communications Intern, the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada. Toronto, Ontario. Picture yourself walking into a lush forest in the Congo Basin. Around you […]
In the Hindu religion, primates are sacred. So in predominantly Hindu areas, namely India and Nepal, killing or otherwise harming a primate is blasphemous, not to mention punishable by law. […]
Written by Bella Zimbalatti, Roots & Shoots Guest Contributor. Sackville, New Brunswick. From small choices like deciding to eat locally grown apples rather than those imported from a separate continent, […]
“Kampala city ani?” The head teacher calls to the sea of eager faces. Who does Kampala belong to? “Kampala city YANGE!” The students thunder back with equal enthusiasm. Kampala is […]
Written by Sophie Muset, Manager, Africa Programs & Operations, the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada. Toronto, Ontario. 6pm. Hundreds of giant fruits bats are flying above our heads, while the […]