F amed conservationist Jane Goodall had a simple wish for her 90th birthday earlier this year: that people “choose leaders committed to protecting our natural world.”
“I think it’s incredibly important for us to realize that every single vote matters in this critical time,” Goodall said during the inaugural TIME100 Climate Leadership Forum in New York City on Monday night. “The planet is so endangered that the future of you and your children is in danger.” Monday’s event featured a pre-recorded video of Goodall sharing her birthday wish.
Goodall’s CV is extensive—known for her groundbreaking research on wild chimpanzees in what is now Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, Goodall is also the founder of The Jane Goodall Institute and a United Nations Messenger of Peace…