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媒體資料袋以行動點燃希望的保育先驅 珍古德榮獲唐獎永續發展奬
2020年6月18日（四）
唐獎永續發展獎今（18日）頒發給當今最重要的靈長類動物學家之一珍古德（Jane Goodall）博士（英國女爵士、國際珍古德教育及保育協會創辦人、聯合國和平使者），表彰她在靈長類動物研究的開創性發現，足以重新定義人類與動物的關係，以及她終身在地球環境保育工作上無與倫比的奉獻，是世界邁向永續發展推動的重要基礎。
唐獎由台灣企業家尹衍樑博士創立，設立永續發展、生技醫藥、漢學及法治四大獎項，每兩年頒發乙次，企盼透過文化科技交流融合，為21世紀尋找永續發展新方向。
投身教育 珍古德：點燃人們希望
1991年珍古德投身環境教育和公益事業，推動「根與芽」國際環境教育計畫(Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Program)，目前超過65個國家參與，輔導成立10,000多個根與芽小組，計畫旨在幫助年輕人以不同觀點思考，了解如何以更具永續性的方式生活，培養下一代成為具環境意識的公民，守護地球。
1994年起開始在岡貝國家公園周邊區域推行「TACARE」社區保育及發展計畫，透過與當地居民密切合作，引入永續農耕方式、培育樹苗圃造林、發起小額貸款計畫，提供更好的衞生設施及女性教育機會等，解決人民貧困的問題，同時維護森林植被及生物多樣性。
多年來，自發性追隨她的年輕人愈來愈多，她也把大多數時間留給年輕人，四處演講呼籲環境保育的重要。她說：「我的工作是點燃人們希望」（my job is to give people hope），有人問她是否真的覺得有希望？她說：「我抱有希望的理由是年輕人，他們也已經接手了。」
臺灣的國際珍古德教育及保育協會成立於1998年，一向致力於環境教育的推廣，與超過1000多所學校合作，進行根與芽計畫，以實際行動關懷社區、動物和環境，讓博士的理念在台灣生根發芽。
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2020 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development
Thursday, June 18, 2020 TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Pioneer Conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE Awarded
2020 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development
Dr. Jane Goodall, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace and one of the world’s most influential conservationists and ethologists, was announced today as the winner of the 2020 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development.
In awarding this honour to Dr. Goodall the Tang Laureate Committee stated that this award was “for Dr. Goodall’s ground-breaking discoveries in primatology that redefine human-animal relationship and for her lifelong unparalleled dedication to the conservation of Earth’s environment. They added that Dr. Goodall’s work laid a strong foundation for the world’s march towards a sustainable future”.
Established by Taiwanese entrepreneur Dr. Samuel Yin, the biannual Tang Prize consists of four categories, namely Sustainable Development, Biopharmaceutical Science, Sinology and Rule of Law. It aims to promote the interaction and cooperation between culture and technology so as to find a 21st century path to the sustainable development of the world. The prize will be awarded in September this year.
Dr. Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) in 1977. JGI’s core programs include the ongoing research at Gombe, the welfare of captive chimpanzees, TACARE the community centred conservation program now active in six African countries, sanctuaries for orphan chimpanzees in Republic of Congo and South Africa and the global program to empower young people of all ages, Roots & Shoots now active in more than 65 countries. There are now Jane Goodall Institutes in 23 countries including one in Taiwan.
Dr. Goodall has received more than 50 honorary degrees and many awards including appointment as a United Nations’ Messenger of Peace in 2002 and Dame of the British Empire in 2004, presented by HRH Prince Charles. She as been the subject of many films and documentaries and is author of books for adults and children. The Tang Prize Selection Committee named Dr. Goodall as the 2020 Tang Prize Laureate in Sustainable Development, to honour the crucial role she has been performing throughout her life, to promote sustainable development in the international arena.
The Jane Goodall Institute Taiwan, established in 1998, has been committed to bringing conservation awareness and activism to schools and communities for more than 20 years and more than a thousand schools have been involved in the global environmental and humanitarian program, Roots & Shoots.
JGI Taiwan said they were extremely proud that Dr. Goodall, has been awarded the Tang Prize. Dr. Goodall has visited Taiwan no fewer than 18 times since 1996 and has been a constant source of inspiration and wisdom for the team. Their work in Taiwan would not have achieved its impact without her influence.
To know more about the exciting programs in Taiwan, please visit our website at http://www.goodall.org.tw.
For more information about Dr. Goodall and the work of the Jane Goodall Institute, please visit www.janegoodall.global. Follow Jane and JGI at Facebook.com/JaneGoodall and @janegoodallinst on Instagram and Twitter.