Photo Gallery: Jane Goodall at UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen
Jane Goodall had a busy schedule at the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen. She and JGI's director of conservation science, Lilian Pintea, presented our forest monitoring and protection project and spoke of the importance of engaging local communities in efforts to reduce forest loss and degradation.
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<p>Jane was part of a panel discussion on REDD, which stands for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation. REDD was a hot topic in Copenhagen and one of the only clear "winners" of negotiations there. <em>(Photo: Vasco van Roosmalen)</em></p> -
<p>Jane hit it off with one of JGI's partners, Chief Almir Surui of the Surui peoples in Rondonia, Brasil. JGI is involved in a “South-South" forest monitoring and protection partnership with the Surui Carbon Project. Our forest monitors in Tanzania and Uganda share experiences and mutually support REDD-related, community-centered goals with their Brasilian counterparts. <em> (Photo: Vasco van Roosmalen)</em></p> -
<p>Panel discussion on community involvement in REDD-related work. <em> (Photo: Vasco van Roosmalen)</em></p> -
<p>We train Tanzanians to collect forest data with handheld devices running Google Android and ODK software. The training shown here occured in November 2009. <em>(Photo: Lilian Pintea)</em></p> -
<p>Networking with others working toward the same goal -- saving forests -- was an important activity for NGOs at the conference. JGI's project is a partnership of business, government and nonprofits, with partners including the Tanzanian government, Google.org, Google Earth Outreach, ESRI, DigitalGlobe, ACT Brazil, Forest Trends and the Woods Hole Research Center.<em> (Photo: Vasco van Roosmalen)</em></p> -
<p>Jane took part in a panel discussion at a side event hosted by Avoided Deforestation Partners. The panel, titled “International Leaders and Innovators on Forests and Climate,” was moderated by journalist Thomas Friedman. Other participants included Sir Richard Branson; His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo, president of Guyana; and the Honorable Jens Stoltenberg, prime minister of Norway. <em> (Photo: Jacob Crawfurd)</em></p> -
<p>Jane thanked the Norwegian prime minister for his country's support. The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania recently awarded JGI-Tanzania a three-year, $2.7 million grant for the REDD-related initiative. <em>(Photo: Jacob Crawfurd)</em></p> -
<p>Jane attended a Support REDD Event, hosted by the heads of state of four rainforest nations: New Guinea, Guyana, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. <em> (Photo: Jacob Crawfurd)<br /></em></p> -
<p>Jane met the president of Gabon, His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba.</p> -
<p>On Jane's last night in Copenhagen, Maya Lin's What is Missing? Foundation presented Jane with a grant to support our work in Tanzania. </p>
