Gemma Freeman is Communications & Marketing Manager at the Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA). With a life-long passion for protecting and connecting to nature, Gemma brings over two decades experience in journalism, marketing and environmental campaigning to JGIA. A passionate storyteller, she marries strategy with human connection to drive positive change. @gemmafreeman

Statement: Dr. Jane Goodall on the Ukraine crisis

“I Jane Goodall, stand with the brave President and his people of Ukraine as they fight so courageously, and with such determination, to protect their homes, families and country from unprovoked aggression.” ~ Jane Goodall, DBE Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute shares her thoughts on the conflict in Ukraine. In
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Jane’s Hopecast: Don’t Look Up Director Adam McKay on Hope

Jane Goodall Hopecast Season 2 Episode 13 Listen to Hopecast everywhere podcasts are available: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Castbox Adam McKay – Hope is Found in Climate Action and Community Created by Laughter In this special first ever LIVE episode of the Jane Goodall Hopecast, Dr. Jane Goodall speaks with Adam McKay, Academy-Award winning writer/director/producer. Adam most recently
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New animated film by Dr. Jane Goodall: Wounda, a Story of Hope

Wounda is one of Jane Goodall Institute’s most famous success stories. Her grateful tight hug of Jane after being released into the wild, has inspired millions as the clip is shared continuously worldwide. But, what happened to Wounda before her release? Why did she need the help of our Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre?
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Roots & Shoots’ Kya King, 12, crowned Environment Minister’s Young Climate Champion

Kya King, Roots & Shoots NSW member, has won the prestigious Minister’s Young Climate Champion title for her 2020 Mini Grants project of a bushfire recovery seed bank. Treasurer and Environment Minister, Matt Kean, presented King with her prize at a ceremony in Sydney on 9 December, as part of the inaugural NSW Sustainability Awards
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Jane’s Hopecast: Christiana Figueres, Global Climate Action Leader, on hope, change and nature connection

Listen to the Jane Goodall Hopecast everywhere podcasts are available: iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Castbox  EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode of the Hopecast, Dr. Jane Goodall is joined by Christiana Figueres IPCC Global Climate Action Leader, a globally recognized leader on international climate action. She was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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End Wildlife Crime’s John Scanlon AO, joins Dr. Goodall’s Hopecast.

 In Hopecast Episode 10 Dr. Jane Goodall is joined by John Scanlon AO, who is CEO of Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation and Chair of the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime, of which the Jane Goodall Institute Global is a champion. Recently John served as Special Envoy for African Parks and was the Secretary
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Meet the team: Robyn Hittmann, Supporter Services Superhero!

Robyn's favourite animal in Cambodia - by Robyn Hittman
Robyn Hittmann is an absolutely treasure for the Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA), as the fantastic communicator who looks after supporter services and much more as our Admin Coordinator. A former Executive Assistant in Oncology, Robyn has focused recent years on her deep love of wildlife. She’s volunteered in sanctuaries in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos,
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Roots & Shoots is turning 30!

Join us in celebrating 30 years of Roots & Shoots by taking on the issues that matter most as part of a massive movement of compassionate changemakers, just like you! Roots & Shoots inspires young people to believe in their own voice and abilities, growing connections, and respect across all identities. What is Roots &
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JANE GOODALL HOPECAST: PODCAST EP 2 – WITH MUSICIAN DAVE MATTHEWS

A scientist turned global activist and an internationally acclaimed rockstar walk into a podcast…This is episode 2 of the Jane Goodall Hopecast! (check out episode one here). Dr. Jane Goodall and Dave Matthews have been friends for many years (having shared many a good talks over whiskey), and though they may seem an unlikely pair,
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Statement: Tragic Sacrifice of 6 Rangers Killed in the Congo’s Virunga National Park

The Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA) expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of six rangers killed (and the seventh injured) while on patrol in Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo) on the morning of Sunday 10 January 2021. The second attack in less than a year, 17 rangers were also
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