Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Jane
Goodall's latest mission to save chimpanzees
Educate
people to save chimps. That sounds a little odd, doesn’t it?
But when
a once-forested area is inhabited and farmed without limitation or
consideration to the environment, the area becomes uninhabitable for primates
that depends their lives on the forest. Then they are divided to small groups that
are sustainable enough to live in limited space where they can find food. But when
the size of such groups becomes too small, they’ll face difficulty to maintain
genetic and social diversity of the species. In order to protect the population
of wild animals, humans need to learn what good not only for themselves but
also for other inhabitants in and around the area.
That’s
why Jane Goodall, a renowned primatologist and animal right activist, set up a micro-funding
program to finance the poor farmers in Tanzania. When they earn more, women and
children receive education. When they are educated, they become more conscious of
their environment while, interestingly, shrinking their family size. Thus, the
more forest could be protected, or at least less forest is destroyed. It’s a long
way to achieve the goal but a surer way to save chimps.
Enjoy
reading and thinking if there is any short cut to do things in a sustainable
way.
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/12/world/iyw-jane-goodall-chimpanzees-microcredit-loan-program/index.html
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