Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall [1934 - ] is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Through nearly 60 years of groundbreaking work, Goodall has not only shown the urgent need to protect chimpanzees from extinction, she has also redefined species conservation to include the needs of local people and the environment. She continues to speak worldwide, urging action on behalf of all living things and the planet. In 1991 she established Roots & Shoots, an organization whose mission is to empower young people to affect positive change in their communities.