Goodall was the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and the Roots & Shoots programme and had worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues. She was on the board of the Nonhuman Rights Project from 2022 until her death in 2025.[5][6] In April 2002, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Goodall was an honorary member of the World Future Council.

Rest in peace, Ms. Goodall.