The Jane Goodall Institute Europe, mission and board
The JGI Europe is an organisation established in 11 countries in Europe, with the mission of making a difference for all living things through conservation, research and education, both in Europe and Africa. Its main areas of work are:
• Community Centred Conservation: Contributing to the preservation of chimpanzees and their habitats by combining conservation with education and promotion of sustainable livelihoods in local communities.
• Primate Care and Research: through study of primates in the wild, and sanctuaries for orphans of the entertainment and bushmeat trades.
• Environmental and Humanitarian Education: through Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots international youth education programme which aims to inspire young people to take positive action on the environment on behalf of all the planet's inhabitants
Intern position
Dr Jane Goodall, founder and honorary member
Jane Goodall is one of the world's most famous conservationists and scientists. Her pioneering study of wild chimpanzees began in 1960 in Tanzania and revolutionised how we think about both chimpanzees and ourselves. She founded the Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania in 1977. Her work as a field researcher is groundbreaking, and her activism since 1986, takes her to many countries around the word, travelling 300 days per year, to spread a message of peace and sustainability. Most of her energy goes nowadays to grow the Roots&Shoots network of young environmental activists around the planet. More info on Jane...
Diana Leizinger
President of JGI Europe.
Co-director of JGI Austria, she is coordinating international matters and the Roots & Shoots Programme in her country.
Ingrid Bezikofer
Director of JGI Europe.
Chemist and environmental scientist. She is also JGI Belgium's president.
Daniel C. Hänni
Secretary of JGI Europe.
He is also the Director of JGI Switzerland.
Diederik Visser
Treasurer of JGI Europe.
Geologist. He is passionate about great apes and has served for the cause of chimpanzees for many years.
Tim Clarke
Vicepresident of JGI Europe.
He is former EU ambassador and has devoted part of his life to the cause of ecologism.
Assembly members
Koen Margodt, JGI Belgium
Daniella de Donno, JGI Italy
Doris Schreyvogel, JGI Austria
Federico Bogdanowicz, JGI Spain
Philippe Van den Abeele, JGI UK
Monica Lieschke, JGI Germany
Hanna Galambos, JGI Hungary
Karin Bloem, JGI Nederland
Therese Engström, JGI Sweden
Mary Lewis, JGI Global
Patrick van Veen, JGI Global