The tireless ambassador of chimpanzees, aged 90, gave a conference at UNESCO on Saturday in Paris.
On the eve of COP16 on biodiversity in Colombia, she called for rapid decisions to save the planet.
In the field for more than sixty years, she took the opportunity to demonstrate her mastery of the language of primates.
His dedication to the animal cause commands admiration. British primatologist Jane Goodall, 90, was the guest this Saturday at an exceptional conference at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, a few hours before the opening of COP16 on biodiversity which opens this Monday in Cali in Colombia in the presence of some 12,000 participants from 200 countries, including 140 ministers and seven heads of state.
“I hope that not only will decisions be made to protect biodiversity, but that they will be followed by actions because the time for words and false promises is over if we want to save the planet“, pressed the scientist.”A recent assessment gives us a five-year time frame during which we can still act. We must take this into account“.
Each of us impacts the planet every day. And we can choose the type of impact we have
Jane Goodall
The one who never travels without her stuffed chimpanzee took the opportunity to “to make the voice of the animal that I have studied for so many years with my dedicated team heard. And what I’m about to say simply means ‘it’s me, it’s Jane’ because chimpanzees have different ways of announcing their presence“, she said, a sequence that you can discover in the video above.
“Every individual is important. Everyone has a role to play. Each of us impacts the planet every day. And we can choose the type of impact we have“, declared the one who advocates the importance of maintaining hope to save the planet. “This is not just a matter for governments and big business. It’s up to each of us to change our lives“, she insisted.
She appeals to Emmanuel Macron
UN peace ambassador Jane Goodall also asked Emmanuel Macron to grant asylum to another animal rights figure, whaling opponent Paul Watson. “He is a courageous man. He fought against an incredibly cruel industry. Paul Watson has all my admiration“, she insisted.
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