Jane Goodall (89), world-renowned for her chimpanzee research, surprised her with a royal award this afternoon in The Hague. He received this award from the Minister of Nature, Van der Wal, for his “outstanding work” in protecting nature and wildlife around the world.
Goodall is now an officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Dating back to 1892, this award is given to individuals who have made a special contribution to society in areas such as youth, sports or the environment.
Goodall will visit the Netherlands this weekend and give talks aimed at reaching young people. The main message of this visit is that everyone, whether companies, governments or individuals, can contribute to protecting nature. He visited Burgers’ Zoo, where 450 young people visited him yesterday.
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Goodall has been dedicated to the conservation and preservation of endangered ape species for over six decades. In the 1960s, the British primatologist traveled to Africa to study chimpanzee behavior. This made Goodall one of the first women to study primates in this field. She began her research with the idea that with this knowledge people could learn about their ancestors.
In his research, he challenged the main primate beliefs of the time. For example, while chimpanzees were once thought to be vegetarians, Goodall discovered that they hunted and ate smaller monkeys. He also discovered that chimpanzees made tools to help them find and obtain food – a skill that scientists believed only humans had at the time.
Goodall has been dedicated to community research in Tanzania and Congo for decades through her Jane Goodall Institute foundation. The Institute focuses on the needs of local residents to find out what is needed to facilitate conservation in these areas.
Sarah Mutsaers of Apemanagement, who studies the social behavior of monkeys, volunteers to accompany Jane Goodall on a visit to the Netherlands and explains how difficult it can be for people like Goodall to encourage people to do something for nature in this age and time.
“Awareness is bigger now than when she started her work, but her perspective for action is smaller now,” he said on Max’s radio show, Nieuwsweekend. “We have climate problems everywhere, and that creates fear and threat. This often leads to looking the other way because these are huge issues that people don’t know what to do with themselves.”
On the other hand, Mutsaers says that during this three-day visit, Goodall also brought practical solutions to reduce problems and encourage people to make small changes. “It involves young people. At its foundation, it has a program that focuses on starting initiatives in their communities with young people from 68 countries.”
During the afternoon event held at the World Forum, Goodall fans had the opportunity to come together and listen to the English presentation. The fact that she received a ribbon came as a surprise to the environmentalist.
Source: NOS
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