Dr. Jane Goodall DBE is an ethologist and environmentalist, the Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, and a UN Messenger of Peace. Her research into the lives of wild chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania began in 1960 and continues today. She has redefined species conservation to include people and the environment. So, you can hire Jane Goodall as she empowers young people of all ages to make a positive difference in their world through Roots & Shoots.
Renowned for her landmark study of chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, Primatologist Jane Goodall is one of the world’s most famous scientists. She is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats, and to that end, she set up the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 to support the Gombe research.
In 2002 Jane Goodall speaker became a UN Messenger of Peace and was invested as Dame of the British Empire in 2004. She delivers fascinating speeches on humanitarian, socio-ecology, conservation, and issues affecting the developing world, and is a highly accomplished public speaker.
As she has also been featured in many popular television documentaries and has written an extensive number of books, including two overviews of her work at Gombe, two autobiographies in letters, her bestselling autobiography, and many children’s books. However, The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behaviour is recognised as her definitive work and is the culmination of her career.
Dr. Jane Goodall speaker has been the subject of several documentaries and features in a large-screen format film. She has also been featured in two Discovery Channel Animal Planet specials and is a riveting and engaging corporate and after-dinner speaker.
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet came out in 2021.