Jane Goodall - Finding our way to a better future

Dr Jane Goodall DBE talks about the environmental crisis and her reasons for hope.

“Every single day that we live, we make some impact on the planet. We have a choice as to what kind of impact that is.”

At the age of 26, Jane Goodall travelled from England to what is now Tanzania, Africa, and ventured into the little-known world of wild chimpanzees. Among her many discoveries, perhaps the greatest was that chimpanzees make and use tools. She completed a PhD at Newnham College in Cambridge in 1966, and subsequently founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 to continue her conservation work and the youth service programme Roots & Shoots in 1991. She now travels the world as a UN Messenger of Peace.

“The human spirit is indomitable. Throughout my life, I’ve met so many incredible people – men and women who tackle what seems impossible and won’t give up until they succeed. With our intellect and our determined spirit, and with the tools that we have now, we can find a way to a better future.”

Find more content on how we protect the planet's resources, transition to a carbon zero future, reduce waste and build resilience here www.cam.ac.uk/topics/sustainable-earth

Other related links:
The Jane Goodall Institute: janegoodall.org/
Roots & Shoots: www.rootsandshoots.org/
Cambridge Zero: www.zero.cam.ac.uk/
Cambridge Conservation Initiative: www.cambridgeconservation.org/