About the Lecture

Dr Jane Goodall is among the world's most famous scientists. Through her groundbreaking work on chimpanzee biology and behavior, Dr Goodall has inspired a re-examination of what it really means to be "human". At the pinnacle of her scientific career, Dr Goodall traded the life of the academic for something far more expansive - inspiring people the world over to make a difference by acting, individually and collectively, to make ours a more just, equitable, and environmentally sustainable world. She is on the road 300 days a year to spread her message of hope. However, Dr Goodall does more than give moving talks - she has put her more than 50 years of experience in science and humanitarinism to work, nowhere more so than in Tanzania, home of her beloved but vulnerable Gombe Forest Reserve, where her career first began.

Increasingly, policymakers will need to make sound effective decisions within complex environments. Part of this will involve engaging, communicating with and convincing multiple stakeholders and interest groups. Dr Goodall knows stakeholdership and community engagement. She is equally at ease with rulers, policy makers, scientists, farmers, and people of all ages and backgrounds. Her message is universal - but not only is it inspiring, it is practical, too. Dr Goodalll will share with us her *Lake Tanganyika Catchment Reforestation and Education (TACARE) Project*, a multi-stakeholder, holistic conservation programme that addresses environmental sustainability, health and education, livelihood creation, and forest protection. Hear Dr Goodall's message, be moved by her commitment and compassion, and exchange ideas with someone who has effortlessly bridged the disparate worlds of ideas, ideals, and action.

More About Dr Jane Goodall

In 1977, Dr Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which continues the Gombe research and is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. Today, the Institute is widely recognised for establishing innovative, community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, JGI’s global environmental and humanitarian youth network, which has groups in more than 120 countries.

A renowned primatologist, Dr Goodall received scores of honours including being awarded Japan’s prestigious Kyoto Prize; being appointed as a United Nations Messenger of Peace by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2002 and re- appointed again in 2007. She was invested as a Dame of the British Empire, the female equivalent of knighthood, and being presented the UNESCO Gold Medal Award in 2006. Besides being featured in numerous television documentaries, Dr Goodall has also published widely including the best-selling autobiography Reason for Hope.Dr Goodall travels an average 300 days per year, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises, and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on our planet. She continually urges her audiences to recognise their personal responsibility and ability to effect change. “Every individual counts,” she says. “Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”

For more information on JGI’s work or JGI (Singapore), please visit http://www.janegoodall.org/ or http://www.janegoodall.org.sg.

This lecture is complimentary, and subject to a no-show charge of $10.70 (inclusive of 7% GST). We will keep you posted on the status of your registration.

Registration

Please reply to Ms Noryusdah (Email: cscollege_cgl@cscollege.gov.sg; DID: 6874 1895; Fax: 6775 8207) with your Name, NRIC, Designation, Organisation and Contact Details.

Please register by by 24th June, Friday and we will confirm your attendance by 27 June, Monday.

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The Centre for Governance and Leadership (CGL) at the Civil Service College aims to catalyse thinking on leadership in key areas of public policy, governance and public administration in Singapore, by generating new insights for policy-makers, and enhancing the quality of policy thinking, leadership and management in the public service. As a node for research on strategic policy issues, we connect thought leaders and subject specialists with policy makers in the public sector, to foster critical thinking and debate. Our work includes codifying and articulating Singapore's public governance approaches, through a range of research pieces, articles, publications as well as lectures, symposia and roundtables by local and visiting fellows, researchers and invited speakers. For more information about CGL and its upcoming events, please refer to the website www.cscollege.gov.sg.