Media & Achievements - Jennifer Croes

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UNFCCC COP28 Recap: Drawing the link between Wildlife Crime and Climate Change

[...] what is missing from this entire climate agenda is the nexus of wildlife crime, biodiversity and climate change”, said session moderator Jennifer Croes, representing United for Wildlife and IFAW MENA.

gulf news

Breast cancer screenings increase 10-fold due to enhanced awareness, discusses Health Magazine's Pink Warriors expert panel

The event's highlight was the thought-provoking panel discussions, which not only provided a comprehensive 360-degree perspective but also shared valuable insights from breast cancer survivors.

the kelly lundberg podcast

Episode 83: The Green Crusader – Conversations for Environmental Change

THE NATIONAL NEWS

High breast cancer survival rate in UAE due to better screening, national review finds

Australian Jennifer Croes, who lives in Dubai, was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine check-up in February last year. After weekly chemotherapy sessions at King’s College Hospital in Dubai for five months and a lengthy course of radiation therapy and surgery, she is now cancer free.

MEDIUM

Why the Middle East and North Africa region is crucial in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade

Speaking during the launch, Associate Director of Emirates Nature-WWF, Jennifer Croes said “Together, we are calling for major regional action.

King's College Hospital London

Breast Cancer Chemotherapy in Dubai

From getting treatment at King's College Hospital London and also trying other holistic ways, Jennifer's attitude is like no other.

DUBAI ONE

News Reports: Jennifer Croes - Associate Director, Connect with Nature

ABC NEWS

'Jungle Jenn' swaps corporate life to track down poachers in Indonesia

Jennifer 'Jungle Jenn' Croes has become the first foreigner and woman to join an anti-poaching unit on an expedition through Indonesia's Sumatra.

tedx talks

The pinnacle of evolution? | Jennifer Croes | TEDxUbud

Are humans really the pinnacle of evolution? Jennifer Croes looks at the havoc we are wreaking on the environment and our health through illegal wildlife trafficking. Whether you know it or not, we are all part of the problem and the solution.

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A Turning Point for Pandas

Speaking of the past six days in Chengdu, Australia Pambassaor candidates Jennifer Croes said she felt like she had been here for 3 months.

Achievements

Wildlife Crime and Biodiversity

Coordinated the development of the official Royal Foundation/United for Wildlife Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Chapter.

Formally invited by The Royal Foundation to be the key representative for all NGOs in the MENA region and provide a keynote speech to H.R.H Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, Excellencies, Ministers, delegates and other VIP guests at the DP World Pavilion at Dubai Expo in February 2022.

I had the great honour and privilege, to meet Prince William to discuss my work and experience in conservation and especially in illegal wildlife trade.

Keynote speaker at “Working Together to Tackle Financial Flows of the Illegal Wildlife Trade”

Post the launch of the United for Wildlife MENA Chapter launch and my speech, I was formally requested by the UK Embassy to the UAE and the Serious Organised Crime Network (SOCNet), to represent all NGOs to launch the official Illicit Financial Flows Toolkit to Excellencies, Ministers including H.E Ahmed Al Sayegh, Patrick Moody, UK Ambassador to UAE, and Financial Sector representatives, on World Wildlife Day – 3 March 2022.

Representative for EN-WWF Asia-Pacific Illegal Wildlife Trade Hub, and Lead Advisor to WWF-Hong Kong 

Illegal Wildlife Cyber-crime Strategy

Developed comprehensive Illegal Wildlife Cyber-crime strategy including Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, resulting in the full Pilot implementation in Myanmar and Malaysia to train Law Enforcement on tackling cyber-enabled wildlife crime 

Food Security & Sustainability – Food for Life awareness campaign

Creator, Project Manager, Spokesperson

In collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE), Ministry of Health & Prevention, (MoHAP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the aim was to create mass mobilization and support the UAE’s vision towards building a healthy society and sustainable ecosystems towards a green (and blue) recovery, in a post Covid-19 world. The campaign launched on 23rd February 2022, at the Food for Future Summit at Dubai Expo 2020, by H.E Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment. I sat on two, Food for Future Summit panel discussions for wider amplification of the campaign.

Developed a new consultation process with all the stakeholders and work with the Ministers to ensure that the campaign was embedded within their ministerial mandates.

Developed community partnerships with the following partners: Emirates BioFarm, MyFarm, Madar Farms, HeroeGo, Dibba Bay Oysters, ICBA, Spinneys and Carrefour.

VIP guest at the Pepsi-Co Food for Thought Series

Eco-tourism in the UAE |  Sharing Sharjah
Ep. 7: The Wilderness Within Reach 

Youth and Education Leadership | Connect with Nature

Youth mobilization and engagement programme towards nature-based education.

In 2018, I was headhunted to work with Emirates Nature-WWF and develop the Connect with Nature Youth Mobilisation and Education programme in the UAE.

Lead the Connect with Nature Project in collaboration with the Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi (EAD)

Managed to deliver the project within the 6-month timeframe with successful launch in January 2019, on time and on budget, and mobilise a ‘Movement of Change” within the UAE Youth and wider society with over 10,000 members. 

Creator, Director and Producer | Connect with Nature Promotional Video

Represented Emirates Nature-WWF

At the Education Global Leadership team in India and successfully rolled out the programme in Hong Kong. 

Creation of the UAE Nature Ambassador programme

With a National Call out to search for 20 Youth Ambassadors to train and mentor. 

Developed the innovative, ReImagine Youth Majlis Series

Inviting Ministers, thought leaders, decision makers and knowledge experts together in a virtual setting to connect and hear from the Youth, to be part of the solution for change towards a Green Recovery in a Post-Covid-19 world.

Speaker and Panelist at the Young People Programme at Dubai Expo – October 2021

Invited as a panel member to discuss, inspire, and share with youth, how creativity and visual storytelling can have such huge impact in science communications. Having created and launched a youth mobilization programme here in the UAE, I truly believe that sharing our experiences and providing them with the tools and resources, and including them to be part of the dialogue, IS the solution to tackling some of the world’s challenges. 

Earth Hour Australia – 2010

Earth Hour is a worldwide movement created by the World Wildlife Fund and was founded by WWF-Australia in 2007.

In 2010, I developed the new slogan, Earth Hour, Every Hour to highlight a need to reduce our environmental footprint, not just for one hour a year, but as a long term behavioural change. 

Panda Ambassador

Selected as one of twelve Panda Ambassadors from around the world (“Pambassador”) to learn about panda behaviour, breeding and conservation at the Chengdu Panda Research Base in Chengdu in the Sichuan province. The campaign is supported by WWF-China as the technical advisor to raise the awareness of panda conservation in China. 

As China’s national treasure, the giant panda plays a unique role in politics, economics and diplomatic relations. The wild panda population was last recorded at around 1,600 with over 80 percent found in Sichuan province. Their habitats have been lost to the ever-increasing human population growth and climate change.

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Helping finance to tackle illegal wildlife trade

Jennifer Croes, Associate Director at Emirates Nature-WWF, said: "Wildlife crime takes advantage of vulnerabilities in the supply chain, enabled by corruption, fraud, and inadequate regulation, converging with other forms of serious criminality such as money laundering and cybercrime."

GULF BUSINESS

Spinneys joins ‘Food for Life’ initiative...

‘Food for Life’ is actively mobilising stakeholders across the food ecosystem to help people lead a more sustainable lifestyle and save a third of the waste produced by shopping sensibly and cooking and eating smarter.

THE NATIONAL UAE

Banks given tips on tackling $23bn illegal wildlife trade

Jennifer Croes, associate director of Emirates Nature under the umbrella of the World Wildlife Fund, said Covid-19 opened a “Pandora’s box” of the potential damage caused by the trade in animals, and the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. Zoonotic diseases are those that jump from animal to human.

TRAFFIC

Financial Flows Toolkit to tackle Illegal Wildlife Trade

Jennifer Croes, Associate Director at Emirates Nature-WWF said: "Wildlife crime takes advantage of vulnerabilities in the supply chain, enabled by corruption, fraud, and inadequate regulation, converging with other forms of serious criminality such as money laundering and cybercrime.

EMIRATES NATURE

‘Food for Life’ Campaign Launched...

The two-month campaign was announced during the Food For Future Summit and marks the successful conclusion of the Food, Agriculture & Livelihoods Week, which ran from 17 to 23 Feb at Expo 2020 Dubai.

GULF TODAY

Campaign to encourage people of UAE to make earth healthier

UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment Mariam Bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb AlMheiri and dignitaries tour the ‘Farmers Market’ at the ‘Food for Future’ on Wednesday at the Dubai Exhibition Centre of Expo 2020 Dubai.

EMIRATES NEWS-WAM

‘Food for Life’ Campaign launched to drive...

Food for Life aims to build a better, healthier future by educating and engaging with people about the impact that their food choices have on their health, and the health of the planet.

EMIRATES NATURE

Is Nature a Priority for UAE Youth in the COVID-19 Recovery?

This white paper focuses on insights shared by UAE youth on driving change and a green recovery for the UAE.

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Our Forest, Our Future

Conservationist Jennifer Croes (nicknamed “Jungle Jenn”), who was WWF-Australia’s National Project Manager for Earth Hour in 2009, was recently selected as a Panda Ambassador (“Pambassador”) to learn about panda behaviour, breeding and conservation at the Chengdu Panda Research Base in Chengdu in the Sichuan province.

cntv china

Introduction to Jennifer Croes

Environmental protection and love for animals – WWF Australia member, Australian Earth Hour spokesperson.

the sydney morning herald

Panda honour for Jungle Jen

AN AUSTRALIAN known as Jungle Jen has beaten almost 100,000 people to join a global panda ambassador shortlist. Jennifer Croes is the only Australian selected in the top 60 candidates for the project, run by China’s Chengdu Panda Base research group.

the sydney morning herald

Brisbane icons power down for Earth Hour

Australia will be among the first places in the world to turn the power down, with some of the nation's biggest companies and organisations committed to turning off their lights for 60 minutes from 8.30pm.

news.com.au

Australia powers down for Earth Hour

"This year's Earth Hour promises to be even bigger than last year," said WWF-Australia's national project manager for Earth Hour, Jennifer Croes.