Jane GOODALL, British primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist is invited by Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN (ALDE, DE), EP Vice president, to address school children to raise awareness on animal and environmental protection, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

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GOODALL, Jane

Animal and environmental protection: statements by Jane GOODALL, British primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist and extracts of her address to school children

SOUNDBITE (English), Jane GOODALL, British primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist, As a matter of fact I am going to be addressing young people from many different areas. Of course it is important to address the Chamber too; I mean the world is in such a mess. We have inflicted so much harm that we need to work from the top, as well as the bottom , I certainly am working very hard to develop our youth programme around the world.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jane GOODALL, British primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist, Although we really have harmed their future , it is not true there is nothing that they can't do, there is a lot that they can do and it is about time that we get together , the elder and the youth and start healing some of the scars we've inflicted, and in sharing inspiration from all the young people from 120 countries around the world that are rolling up their sleeves and taking action for their "roots and shoots programme.

Cutaways of school children audience (2 shots)

Introduction of Jane Goodall by Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN (ALDE, DE), EP Vice president.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jane GOODALL, British primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist, The first thing I am going to do is to give you a very special greeting. You come from a community where many different languages are spoken, and I am going to greet you in a language that is not normally spoken; I think that if I greet you like this you will exactly know what language this is " Woooooo" that is chimpanzee and that means hello.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jane GOODALL, British primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist, I began studying chimpazees 50 years ago, that's half a century, that is in some cases before your mothers were born, that is a very very long time to be learning about one kind of animal!