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Jane Goodall Institute Belgium

JGI Belgium cares for animals, people and the environment in Belgium and elsewhere.

Information en francais sur notre site: https://www.janegoodall.be/accueil
Informatie in het Nederlands op onze website: https://www.janegoodall.be/home-nl

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30/09/2026

🇧🇪 Meet Alyssa Edom, one of our passionate volunteers from Brussels. Born and raised in Belgium, her love for nature started early with a lot of pets at home and with her passion in horse riding. 🐴

Alyssa has also always had a special interest in primates, at first through the TV screen, then in real life as she left to work with them in Namibia and Belize after she graduated as a vet assistant. 🐵

That's also why Alyssa joined the JGI volunteer team: when she's not busy at the equine clinic where she currently works, or on holiday observing wild apes around the world, she wanted to dedicate a bit of her free time and her language skills to a great cause created by such an inspiring woman who also was passionate about primates. 🐒

"Everyone has a role to play" and Alyssa feels that hers is to provide a better world for the animals too. 💚

29/09/2026

We had a great learning and fun Volunteers Team Day this Sunday at the Bosmuseum in Groenendaal! 🍀

First we got an amazing overview from Ignace Schops, our new ambassador, of the impact of climate change on biodiversity. He also talked about nature value in economic terms and his actions taken with the National Park Hoge Kempen. 🌱

Then, Martine SwiftLady, learned us about the Common swift. Its migration between Africa and Belgium, their habits and the actions taken to protect this endangered bird species. We also made our own swift and had an outdoor game. 🐦

Finally in the afternoon we were luck to have a 'forest bath' session from Ilse Symoens that brought us back into a relaxing feeling harmonised with the trees in the forest surrounding us during the walk. 🌳

Thank you so much to all the volunteers who joined us 💚

25/09/2026

HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Ending online animal cruelty isn't only the responsibility of animal protection organisations or social media platforms.

Everyone has a role.
As a social media user, you can:

👀 BE AWARE
Learn to recognise cruelty, even when it isn't obvious.

✋ DON'T ENGAGE
Don't give harmful content more visibility.

🚩 REPORT IT
Report harmful content directly to the platform, then report it to SMACC so trends can be tracked.

📢 SPREAD THE WORD
Educate your friends, family and community. Share reliable resources and encourage responsible online behaviour.

And if you're an organisation, creator or professional, you can go further: educate, amplify, collaborate and advocate for change.

We don't need everyone to do everything.
We need more people doing something.

👉 Take one action today: share this campaign, educate your audience, or report content you've encountered.

23/09/2026

🌳 African Tree of the Month: Sycamore Fig (Ficus sycomorus) 🌳

With its wide-spreading crown, distinctive yellowish bark, and clusters of figs growing directly from its older branches and trunk, the sycamore fig is one of Africa’s remarkable trees. Often found along rivers, lakesides, and other areas where water collects, it can grow into an impressive tree that provides food and shelter for an extraordinary variety of wildlife. 💚

Its figs are a valuable food source for many animals, including birds, baboons, and other mammals, which in turn help disperse its seeds. But the tree also depends on a much smaller creature: a specialised fig wasp. The tiny wasp enters the fig to pollinate its hidden flowers, creating an extraordinary relationship in which tree and insect depend on one another. 🐝🌿

✨ Fun fact: What looks like a single fig fruit is actually a remarkable structure containing many tiny flowers hidden inside! The sycamore fig can also produce several crops of figs throughout the year, making it an especially valuable and reliable food source for wildlife.

Small actions can grow into lasting change. Your support helps JGI Belgium continue working for forests, wildlife, and biodiversity. If our mission inspires you, you can contribute to our work by making a donation at JaneGoodall.be 🌍

21/09/2026

Today marks the International Day of Peace, established by the United Nations in 1981.

Today, more than ever, our world is challenged by geopolitical tensions, fear, and uncertainty. But peace goes beyond the absence of war. It is also the foundation we need to tackle humanity’s challenges together.

As we increasingly face the impacts of climate change, we need to unite and act collectively. Egos should fall, while empathy, altruism, kindness, and tolerance should prevail. Unity is our hope.

Peace also starts with each of us. Local actions, when added together, can create a much bigger impact. Every small step counts: helping others, volunteering, voting, joining local communities, or simply choosing kindness and empathy in our daily lives.

Together, we can help build a more peaceful world.
Don’t hesitate to follow us or join us. Every action matters. 🌍🕊️

20/09/2026

🌍 Small actions can create big change.
On World Cleanup Day, we are reminded that keeping our planet clean starts with the choices and actions we make every day.

From the streets around us to our rivers and oceans, waste can have an impact far beyond where it is left. But the good news? We can all be part of the solution. 💚

Through Roots & Shoots, young people are encouraged to learn, take action and inspire others to care for people, animals and the environment.

So, what small action will you take today? 🌱

17/09/2026

If a large industrial project was proposed near your town tomorrow - a mine, a data centre, an airport: would you want the environmental impacts to be properly assessed before construction begins? Most people would say yes.

Yet recently, the European Commission has put forward a proposal to fast-track the hand-out of permits to build “strategic” projects without proper environmental assessments and public consultation.

These environmental assessments are not extra paperwork and should not be undermined for the need for speed. In fact, they help protect:
- our water
- ecosystems and protected species we depend on
- public health and safety
- taxpayers from expensive clean-up costs

Nature laws protect the places and species that we cherish.
They ensure that profits do not come at the expense of our natural heritage.

More than half a million people across Europe have already signed our petition to protect EU nature laws.
📢 Join them and tell your MEPs to prioritise health security and long-term benefits over the need for speed: https://lnkd.in/ekj7yJhr

16/09/2026

Are Member States ready for nature restoration?

Biodiversa+ has released eight new Policy Briefs from the programme and Knowledge Hub, translating a decade of research and recommendations on ecosystem restoration into practical, phased guidance to support the implementation of the EU Nature Restoration Regulation.

The briefs highlight:
🔹 How forest, marine, urban water and freshwater ecosystems need to be restored at scale and connected.
🔹 How enabling conditions, such as financing, seed supply, biosecure nursery production and zoonotic disease prevention are decisive.
🔹 How Nature Restoration’s benefits go beyond biodiversity.

➡️ Explore the series: https://www.biodiversa.eu/2026/08/26/eight-policy-briefs-to-support-nature-restoration-regulation/

11/09/2026

It's a bird! It's a plane! No it's CESAR, a chimpanzee from JGI’s Tchimpounga sanctuary!

Chimpanzees have evolved an incredible set of abilities that make them exceptionally well suited to life in the forest. In comparison to other primates, like humans, these abilities could be interpreted as...super powers.

💪 SUPER STRENGTH & AGILITY

For their size, chimpanzees can produce roughly 1.5 times the muscle performance of humans in tasks like pulling and jumping. Their powerful muscles, flexible joints, and grasping hands and feet make them remarkably agile climbers and capable of launching themselves through the forest with astonishing precision.

🧠 SUPER MEMORY & NAVIGATION

A chimpanzee’s memory can mean the difference between finding a meal and going hungry. They develop detailed knowledge of their home ranges, remembering the locations of important food sources and using their experience with seasonal changes to navigate forests and locate fruiting trees.

🛠️ SUPER LEARNING & PROBLEM-SOLVING

Chimpanzees use tools, solve complex problems, and learn skills by watching others. Some traditions, such as nut cracking, can take years of practice to master. These behaviors can be passed from generation to generation, creating distinct traditions within different chimpanzee communities.

At Tchimpounga, we see every day that chimpanzees are more than strong and agile. They are intelligent, adaptable, social beings with remarkable abilities that continue to teach us about our closest living relatives.

Support our sanctuaries here: https://lnkd.in/dhae3N7w
📸: Fernando Turmo / the Jane Goodall Institute

10/09/2026

We can't wait for Brussels Climate Week to begin!

You'll be able to attend many inspiring talks, network with others and participate in nature restoration activities such as our tree planting that will take place in Tour & Taxis on October 15 for Nature Day, we hope to see many of you there. 🌳

Check the events and join - participation is free 💚

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