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Jane Goodall to Be Awarded French Legion of HonorRenowned primatologist and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, will be honored as an "Officier de l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur" for her work with primates and her extraordinary efforts to encourage positive action around the world as well as the conservation, development and education programs of the Jane Goodall Institute. Dr. Goodall’s work encompasses her famous, groundbreaking chimpanzee research as well as conservation programs, sustainable development projects and youth education. The Jane Goodall Institute’s community-centered conservation programs partner with local communities in eastern and central Africa on projects such as tree nurseries, sustainable agriculture and agroforestry, and small-loan programs for women. Its global youth program, Roots & Shoots®, supports young people as they learn about problems in their communities and then take action. The Institute also helps care for orphaned chimpanzees in two African sanctuaries. In addition, Dr. Goodall travels an average 300 days per year, speaking about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises, and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has imposed on the earth. She continually urges her audiences to recognize their personal responsibility and ability to effect change. In 2002 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Dr. Goodall to serve as a UN Messenger of Peace. Dr. Goodall will receive the Legion of Honor award on January 17 in a private ceremony with Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin at l'Hotel Matignon, the prime minister's office in Paris. The Légion d'Honneur, established by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, is France’s most prestigious honor. Past award recipients include oceanographer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, anti-Holocaust and human rights activist Elie Wiesel, and deaf and blind activist Helen Keller. JGI-France has invited several French and foreign dignitaries to attend this event. About JGI |
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