- Dr. Jane Goodall, a renowned British primatologist and conservationist, will celebrate her 90th birthday next month with a series of talks.
- Goodall voiced her greatest wish for people to prioritize environmental concerns and hopes for more years to continue spreading her message.
- She also expressed the urgent need to address climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty and industrial farming.
British primatologist-turned-conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall will mark her 90th birthday next month with a series of talks.
Her greatest wish is for people to start thinking more about the environment, she said in an interview last week. But in the meantime, she says she would like the gift of more years “to continue getting the message out.”
“We’ve got a window of time, I believe, to start slowing down climate change, loss of biodiversity, to alleviate poverty, to bring to an end the terrible industrial farming, especially of animals,” she said.
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Goodall, a United Nations Messenger of Peace and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, rose to prominence as a pioneering female scientist in the 1960s carrying out groundbreaking research on wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania.
British primatologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall attends a session at the 50th World Economic Forum annual meeting on Jan. 22, 2020, in Davos, Switzerland. Goodall will mark her 90th birthday next month with a series of talks. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo)
Her insights into the behavior of the animals, including their use of tools, have revolutionized our understanding of the relationship between humans and animals.
Her work has since expanded into environmental education and advocacy.
The upcoming talks will focus on Goodall’s reflections as she turns 90 and her view on why immediate action is crucial for the creation of a better future. The events will raise money for the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots and Shoots youth program.
Despite challenges like climate change, loss of biodiversity and poverty, Goodall said she remained hopeful that there was time “to try and persuade the very wealthy to be a little more considerate of the future.”
“Without hope, this won’t happen. People have to have hope,” said Goodall, who will speak in the U.S. on March 30 in Seattle, Washington and on April 1 in New York.
