00:02Jane Goodall, the world's leading expert on chimpanzees,
00:05dedicated her life to protecting wildlife,
00:08spending most of her time traveling the globe to advocate for the environment.
00:12I'm 300 days a year on the road.
00:15I visit all the countries where there are chimpanzee programs whenever I can.
00:21It's not that easy to get here.
00:23If we don't do anything to protect the environment,
00:26which we've already partially destroyed,
00:29I wouldn't want to be a child being born in 50 years' time.
00:33I really wouldn't.
00:35We're part of an extraordinary species,
00:37and we will only achieve our true human potential
00:41when head and heart work in harmony.
00:46Goodall's powerful words continue to remind the public of the importance of conservation,
00:51even after her death last October at the age of 91.
00:54Her legacy remains etched in the hearts of many,
00:57including here in Taipei.
01:00This exhibit, titled,
01:03Inspiring Hope Through Action,
01:04Dr. Jane Goodall in Taiwan, 1996 to 2025,
01:08is inspired by her commemorative book,
01:11In the Name of Hope,
01:12which is set to be released on April 10th.
01:15It charts her 30-year relationship with Taiwan,
01:18including 18 visits,
01:20the last of them in June last year.
01:22Because I'm studying動物相關科系.
01:26So,
01:26that's when they were in the internet,
01:29I had a request for them,
01:31and I felt that I was quite interested in it.
01:34And I always knew that,
01:56However, not many know that Goodall's first visit to Taiwan in 1996
02:00came at a transformative time in the country's development.
02:03In the 1990s, Taiwan was well known for its wildlife trade.
02:08People were consuming these Chinese medicine that were made from animal parts.
02:13So it was not looking so great on the global scale of things.
02:17But that was also the same time where democracy was growing, gaining ground,
02:23and also where grassroots groups are really coming together
02:27to make the people of Taiwan understand these important conservation issues.
02:31It was very clear to her that Taiwan is an emerging force in conservation itself,
02:37that people are actually gaining awareness.
02:39And she could do so much more by coming repeatedly to help with this message.
02:44Then in 1998, Goodall established the Jane Goodall Institute Taiwan.
02:49And it has since worked to promote conservation
02:51and engaged with around a thousand local schools to promote environmental education.
02:56We actually have this Roots and Shoots program,
03:00which is an umbrella for all the initiatives that we have here in Taiwan.
03:05So we have the Wildlife Garden Project, where we grow native plants in schools.
03:09We now have more than 250 wildlife gardens planted across the island.
03:16We also have our Oceans Are Us Project, a project that helps young people to understand
03:22the pollution and the threats that our ocean and marine life are facing,
03:27and we're trying to help with that.
03:29While working to protect the environment,
03:31Goodall also won the hearts of staff and volunteers at the Institute.
03:34I just want to thank her for her tireless effort, for being Jane,
03:42and for dedicating her entire life to this mission that seems so fragile and seems so difficult
03:50and such an uphill project that anyone after 20 years, 30 years would not give up,
03:57but most certainly retire from.
03:59But she didn't, and I think this willpower of her, this spirit of her, is truly inspiring.
04:08So I want to thank her for that.
04:10Goodall's legacy continues to inspire future generations,
04:14and her organization carries that mission forward,
04:17working to safeguard wildlife, support conservation efforts,
04:20and empower communities around the world.
04:23Devon Tsai and Sainichi for Tauan Plus.
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