SFA JANE GOODALL 1934 - 2025 | United Nations

Jane Goodall died on Wednesday 1 October 2025. Primatologist and environmentalist Jane Goodall was designated a UN Messenger of Peace by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 10 April 2002. A pioneer in the study of chimpanzees, she had created the Jane Goodall Institute, widely recognized for creating innovative conservation and development programmes in Africa, where she began her landmark studies in 1960. Her global Roots & Shoots programme supports tens of thousands of young people in nearly 100 countries with projects that help people, animals and the environment. As a Messenger of Peace since 2002, she continued to help the United Nations focus attention on environmental issues.


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