Dame Jane Goodall has forged a respectable career as a primatologist, anthropologist and the world’s foremost chimpanzee expert. The Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, Jane is revered for her study of wild chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania. Having worked tirelessly to create awareness of various environmental and animal welfare issues, Jane is now booked as a speaker for a variety of corporate and public events to share her passions for the environment.
Throughout her career, Jane has had the future of the environment and the world’s animal species at the forefront of her agenda. She is famed for her studies of chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park, studying their behaviours in regard to social and family life. Her research has continually made its mark in the history books, challenging beliefs such as only humans can construct tools and that chimpanzees were vegetarian. She is also widely known for observing the animals use of aggression and violence, naming the chimps she studied names such as Goliath, David Greybeard and Flo.
Jane is also famed for founding the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Centre and the Lake Tanganyika Catchment Reforestation and Education project. In the 1970s she founded the Jane Goodall Institute, which supported her research into the chimpanzees and set up the youth program Roots & Shoots. She has also acted as a Patron of Voiceless, the Animal Protection Institute and Population Matters.
Jane has also authored several books, including the titles of My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees, Africa In My Blood, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants, Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours, Grub: The Bush Baby and My Life With the Chimpanzees. She has also been the subject of countless films, including the likes of Jane Goodall: The Hope, Jane Goodall’s Return to Gombe, The Life and Legend of Jane Goodall and Among the Wild Chimpanzees. Her hard work and commitment have seen Jane collect awards such as the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, the Gandhi-King Award for Nonviolence, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Sciences, the Kyoto Prize, the Medal of Tanzania, the French Legion of Honour and the Spanish Prince of Asturias Award.
Named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time, Dame Jane Goodall is now booked as a speaker for a variety of events. Formerly invited to deliver the TED talk ‘What Separates Us From Chimpanzees?’, Jane is a seasoned speaker and revered for passions surrounding conservation. Also named as a United Nations Messenger of Peace and an honorary member of the World Future Council, Jane is considered a leading authority on conservation issues and animal welfare- a great choice as a sustainability and environment speaker for corporate events.
