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Our 2024 summary
Read moreWe are really grateful and proud of what we achieved this year :
- More than 50,635 trees planted all over Belgium thanks to the support of Luminus, Department Environment Flanders and private donations. Since 2005, we have planted or helped to plant more than 170,000 trees in Belgium in 38 Forest in One Day tree planting events.
- Our commitment to education and youth empowerment led us to conduct 219 workshops with 3,805 children across Belgium. We created 5 new board games on diverse environmental thematics to children of primary and secondary schools.
- We received more than 1000€ of donations for helping the chimps and supporting our work in Chimp Eden sanctuary and Dindefelo Reserve in Africa. To our actual Chimp Guardians who have supported the centra on a recurrent basis, we express our deepest gratitude for being part of this mission year after year.
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Write a love letter to the World
Read moreThe World Letter is a participatory artwork founded by French-Iranian artist Cocovan, in which she invites all humanity to write, together, a love letter to the world 💌🌍
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World Renowned Conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Read moreThe ethologist, activist, and Jane Goodall Institute founder was recognized for her groundbreaking contributions to science and decades of advocacy for our planet.
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Go Wild !
Read moreAre you between 9 and 14 years old and ready to get wild with us? Then enter the Sauvage Contest!
And win a Wild Day at the Institute of Natural Sciences, with a member of your family, on Saturday February 22, 2025. You'll be able to watch a fascinating film. You'll discover our new exhibition Sauvage? and of course the Dinosaur Gallery and all the other rooms. A riddle trail and a delicious lunch complete the experience. But that's not all... a surprising challenge awaits you!
If you'd like to find out more about biodiversity and what you can do to protect it, take a look at www.ensemblepourlabiodiversite.be.
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Help us planting trees by offering one for Christmas!
Read moreHow about planting trees in Belgium and Africa without leaving your comfy couch?
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Luminus Forest in One Day 2024
Read moreOn Sunday 24 November, Luminus and Jane Goodall Institute Belgium will plant 3000 trees in Ans, Wallonia.
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Former top-level judoka Charline Van Snick is the new ambassador for the Jane Goodall Institute in Belgium
Read moreIn addition to being a top athlete, Charline Van Snick is also a passionate activist and the new godmother/ambassador of our institute. We are incredibly thankful that she is joining us in spreading Jane Goodall’s mission.
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Nature wins - the law to restore it gets final approval
Read moreWe celebrate the outcome of the EU member states’ environmental council on 17 June 2024 as it adopted the nature restoration law after a long struggle. This is a huge win for nature, climate action, citizens and future.
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Nature restoration law supported by 75% of citizens in countries not backing the law
Read moreEU member states, the Netherlands, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Sweden are at odds with public opinion as they block the nature restoration law. A recent survey shows that 3 out of 4 citizens are in favour of the legislation.