Congratulations to Itai Roffman upon his appointments as senior lecturer at the Yezreel Valley College and Director of the Jane Goodall Institute of Israel.
The Israeli branch will focus on ecological corridors, wetland restoration and use of Bedouin knowledge to replant native species. The renowned primatologist, environmental campaigner and UN peace messenger Dame Jane Goodall announced Wednesday that a new branch of the Jane Goodall Institute is being established in Israel. It will be based at the Max Stern Jezreel Valley College in northern Israel, where Dr. Itai Roffman, an evolutionary anthropologist and long-time associate of Goodall’s, teaches and carries out research.
Goodall announced the move by video link at the start of the 50th conference of the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, held in Tel Aviv. The renowned primatologist, environmental campaigner and UN peace messenger Dame Jane Goodall announced that a new branch of the Jane Goodall Institute is being established in Israel. It will be based at the Max Stern Jezreel Valley College in northern Israel, where Dr. Itai Roffman, an evolutionary anthropologist and long-time associate of Goodall’s, teaches and carries out research. Goodall announced the move by video link at the start of the 50th conference of the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, held in Tel Aviv. She established her institute in 1977 to promote a holistic conservation approach that seeks to harness communities and improve the lives of people as well as animals to conserve the planet. The new branch will be the 26th in the world.
UN Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall recently announced the establishment of the Jane Goodall Institute Israel (registered Israel charity) based at Max Stern Yezreel Valley Academic College:
The Jewish Broadcasting Service announced this on their US channel evening news:
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