Valentine’s Day is a holiday about love, but our consumer V-Day habits are breaking our hearts. In 2018, consumers will spend nearly $19.6 billion on Valentine’s Day, with 55% of those purchases being candy. Of all the items one might associate with Valentine’s Day, chocolate is certainly among the most commonly pictured and purchased. Unfortunately, this decadent and beloved confection is one of the most common products to contain palm oil. Life is indeed like a box of chocolates, and it’s overflowing with the stuff, which is terrible news for the rainforest and species across the globe. To protect great…
Author: Sophia Glazer
Sophia Glazer
Sophia Glazer is currently a summer intern for Community Engagement at the Jane Goodall Institute. She is a rising junior at Tulane University, intending to receive a B.S. in Public Health with a minor in Business Management and Psychology. Sophia was thrilled to meet her long time heroine, Dr. Jane Goodall through the Tomorrow and Beyond lecture tour at Tulane. She is excited to work with JGI and write for Good For All News to spread awareness about what we can do to improve the future of our planet. Sophia has always felt a connection with Dr. Goodall because she too feels one with nature and is passionate about animal rights.
Humans are proud and fortunate to share the Earth with such a beautiful diversity of species. In fact, a report by a United Nations expert has called on countries to protect biodiversity in order to protect human rights. However, diversity is dwindling. In just 100 years, the population of wild chimpanzees has dropped from an estimated one – two million, to just 300,000 (IUCN). This is only one example of population decline, but it is evident in almost every species, as many scientists have dubbed the Holocene epoch “The Sixth Great Extinction” (CNN). Thanks to government resources and legislation, we’ve…
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In 2014, the Obama administration implemented a strategy to promote the health of honeybees and other pollinators with the help of The Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency. However, with the changing administration, the situation for pollinators has changed as well. Trump has proposed to cut the budgets for both the USDA and the EPA, leaving wildlife and their habitats unprotected. But here’s the good news…the government isn’t necessary to turn things around for these winged animals. Each and every one of us can make a difference. Amelia Welborn and her Roots & Shoots group know that. In…
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Young chimpanzees are still being taken from their mothers for the pet and entertainment trade at a troubling rate. These wild animals are also being exploited in the U.S., where they are not naturally found. Recently, a pair of 5-year-old chimpanzees from the Myrtle Beach Safari were taken to a screening of War for the Planet of the Apes. Vali and Sugriva were led into the theater on leashes, gawked at by strangers, and given popcorn and apple juice to snack on. If these names and this story sound familiar, it’s because the Jane Goodall Institute reported about the same…
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Oh, what a breath of fresh air! According to The Nature of Americans study published this year, over three out of four adults consider contact with nature as very, or extremely important to their physical health and emotional outlook. This may sound intuitive, but having concrete facts around this phenomenon is not only confirmation for many, but also encourages legislation and programs to get people outside! This study, led by environmentalists Dr. Stephen R. Kellert and David J. Case, surveyed 12,000 adults, children, and parents across the U.S. to investigate their interests in nature and barriers to contact with nature.…
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Dr. Jane Goodall has been a force of hope her entire life. For a woman that has seen the devastation of so much due to things like deforestation and the illegal bushmeat trade, she continues to remain positive and inspires us all to work toward a brighter future. Here is a list of books by Dr. Goodall that poetically underscore the importance of our connection with nature, all that we grow and consume, animals, and spirituality to create a harmonious world for all living things. Get to reading and get inspired to turn hope into action… All orders over $50 receive…
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For some, seeing is believing and a way to connect to experiences. Photos have the exceptional power to do just that. For example, when we read or hear that thousands of hectares of land are logged, the glaciers are melting at record speed, or that chimpanzees are so like human beings, nothing relates those facts and ideas better than an image. Nature photography, especially with animals, is inspiring and invigorating. The desire for that rare and exquisite shot encourages people to get outside and explore on their own two feet, which can also lead to a more sustainable lifestyle. Today…
