Jane Goodall
Dr. Jane Goodall, a United Nations Messenger of Peace, at the Roots & Shoots Peace Day event in Los Angeles, 2006. Photo credit: Jeff OrlowskiA pioneer in the study of chimpanzees who began her landmark studies in Africa in 1960, Jane Goodall, from the United Kingdom, was designated as United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2002. The Jane Goodall Institute is widely recognized for creating innovative conservation and development programmes in Africa. 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. She continues to help the United Nations focus attention on environmental issues through, for example, her work with the UNEP/UNESCO Great Apes Survival Project, which helps coordinate global efforts on behalf of the critically endangered great ape species.