[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5858-S5859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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    SENATE RESOLUTION 581--HONORING THE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC 
    SIGNIFICANCE OF DR. JANE GOODALL ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
 BEGINNING OF HER WORK IN WHAT IS TODAY GOMBE STREAM NATIONAL PARK IN 
                                TANZANIA

  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 581

       Whereas on July 14, 1960, Dr. Jane Goodall arrived at Gombe 
     Stream Chimpanzee Reserve in what is today Tanzania;
       Whereas Dr. Goodall's research led to numerous 
     groundbreaking discoveries including the creation and use of 
     tools by chimpanzees;
       Whereas these and other behavioral observations of 
     chimpanzees forever changed human understanding of the 
     differences between humans and other animal species;
       Whereas between 1968 and 1986, Dr. Goodall published a 
     collection of articles and books that remain the foundational 
     scientific works on chimpanzee and wildlife studies;
       Whereas her book, The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of 
     Behavior published by Harvard University Press, details the 
     range of behaviors that make up the essential corpus of 
     chimpanzee natural history and remains today a critical 
     reference for researchers in the field;
       Whereas Dr. Goodall's writings not only formed the bedrock 
     of the descriptive analytical study of chimpanzees, they also 
     altered the paradigm of the study of culture in chimpanzees 
     and other animals, especially species with complex social 
     behaviors;
       Whereas in support of the research she began, and to 
     advance her vision, Dr. Goodall established the Gombe Stream 
     Research Center in 1965 and the Jane Goodall Institute in 
     1977;
       Whereas researchers in many other institutions continue to 
     carry out pathbreaking analyses related to chimpanzee 
     behavior based on Dr. Goodall's original scientific work;
       Whereas scientists continue to make new discoveries in the 
     field of chimpanzee and wildlife studies today;
       Whereas since 1986, Dr. Goodall has advocated for the 
     conservation of chimpanzees and other species, for the 
     protection of the natural world, for the care of chimpanzees 
     and other animals in captivity, and for world peace;
       Whereas Dr. Goodall travels the world approximately 300 
     days a year, delivering dozens of lectures and engaging with 
     youth of all ages;
       Whereas Dr. Goodall has been a leader in mobilizing 
     community involvement in conservation and continues to 
     practice and promote conservation efforts based on the 
     important link between human welfare and environmental 
     stewardship;
       Whereas Dr. Goodall has received the highest honors in her 
     field;
       Whereas in 2008, she was awarded the Leakey Prize, the 
     nation's most prestigious award in human evolutionary 
     science;
       Whereas the Leakey Prize has only been given 7 times in the 
     past 4 decades;
       Whereas in 2007, she received the Harvard Museum of Natural 
     History's Roger Tory Peterson Medal, and in 1989, she 
     received the Anthropologist of the Year Award;
       Whereas in 1995, she received the National Geographic 
     Society's Hubbard Medal ``for her extraordinary 35-year study 
     of wild chimpanzees and for tirelessly defending the natural 
     world we share'';
       Whereas Dr. Goodall's numerous honors include the Medal of 
     Tanzania, Japan's prestigious Kyoto Prize, the Benjamin 
     Franklin Medal in Life Science, the United Nations 
     Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's 60th 
     Anniversary Medal, the Gandhi-King Award for Nonviolence, the 
     Albert Schweitzer Award of the Animal Welfare Institute, the 
     Encyclopedia Britannica Award for Excellence on the 
     Dissemination of Learning for the Benefit of Mankind, and the 
     French Legion of Honor, which was presented to her in Paris 
     in 2004 by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin;
       Whereas in April 2002, United Nations Secretary-General 
     Kofi Annan named Dr. Goodall a United Nations Messenger of 
     Peace;
       Whereas such Messengers help mobilize the public to become 
     involved in work that makes the world a better place, serving 
     as advocates in such areas as poverty eradication, human 
     rights, peace and conflict resolution, HIV/AIDS, community 
     development, and conservation;
       Whereas upon becoming the new United Nations Secretary-
     General, Ban Ki-moon continued her appointment;
       Whereas in 2004, in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Prince 
     Charles invested Dr. Goodall as a Dame of the British Empire, 
     the female equivalent of knighthood;
       Whereas during the last half of the 20th century, she 
     blazed a trail for and inspired other women primatologists, 
     such that women now dominate long-term primate behavioral 
     studies worldwide;
       Whereas Dr. Goodall has been a role model for youth of all 
     ages, inspiring boys and girls alike to take action for 
     people, animals, and the environment; and
       Whereas through her Jane Goodall Institute, she established 
     the Roots & Shoots global youth program, which now has 
     members in more than 120 countries: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the United States Senate recognizes--
       (1) the 50th anniversary of the beginning of Dr. Jane 
     Goodall's work in what is now Tanzania, Africa, as 
     significant in scientific history;
       (2) the significant role that Dr. Goodall's work and 
     scientific study have had on our knowledge and understanding 
     of both the natural and human worlds; and
       (3) recognizes the positive role that Dr. Goodall's work 
     and research have had in education, science, and conservation 
     alike.

  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. President, today I stand to recognize 
one of the greatest scientists and leaders of our time and to introduce 
a resolution honoring the educational and scientific significance of 
Dr. Jane Goodall on this the 50th anniversary of her first day's work 
in what is now Tanzania.
  Fifty years ago today, Jane Goodall, a young and ambitious scientist, 
first set foot on the shores of Lake Tanganyika to begin her research 
under the direction of Dr. Louis Leakey. In the ensuing years, Dr. 
Goodall became the world's expert on chimpanzees. She had numerous 
groundbreaking discoveries. She published articles and books that 
remain the foundational scientific works on chimpanzee and wildlife 
studies. She established the Gombe Stream Research Center and the Jane 
Goodall Institute to support further research.
  Jane has received many of the highest honors in her field and has 
become a prominent advocate for international conservation and peace. 
Consequently, she has been recognized and honored by political leaders 
and kings and queens throughout the world. The resolution I submit 
today recognizes Dr. Goodall for her past, present, and future 
contributions in the fields of science and conservation.
  Beyond her incredible knowledge and skills in the sciences, Dr. Jane 
Goodall is an amazing human being. Her love of others and of the living 
things around her is what I believe drove her to achieve such great 
successes. Anyone

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who hears her speak can feel her sincere adoration for the chimpanzees 
to which she dedicated her life. It is that love and drive that have 
made Dr. Goodall world-renowned in her field and admired and beloved 
throughout the world.
  I imagine the ambitious young Jane, who boldly set out on the shores 
of Lake Tanganyika, was much like the many inspired young people who 
now work for her and with her. Across the globe, the same hope and 
inspiration that took Jane into the jungles of Africa now drive 
thousands of young people to organize conservation and community 
programs through the Roots and Shoots program which was founded in 
1991. These young people care about their communities, their natural 
resources, and about the living things around them. They, like the 
young Jane Goodall, want to make a difference in the world, and they 
strive every day in their own lives to be a catalyst for positive 
change.
  I believe Jane's focus on encouraging young people is one of her 
greatest accomplishments. Through her own experience as a young 
scientist, she knows the strength of the connection young people 
develop with nature if they have the opportunity. We live in a world 
where many young people have no connection to the natural world or to 
their community--a world where urban areas lack any connection to the 
rhythms of nature, where video games and indoor activities predominate, 
where a sense of community is absent. A generation lacking that 
connection is doomed to failing. Jane saw the need to connect them. She 
saw the need to inspire them. Roots and Shoots provides that crucial 
connection.
  Dr. Goodall's work with young activists does not focus on one area of 
the world or on one issue of significance; her Roots and Shoots program 
is in 120 different countries. Young people from preschool through 
college gather in classrooms, nature centers, refugee camps, zoos, and 
many other places to identify issues that concern them, and then they 
act. And, boy, do they act. They are a force for positive change.
  We thank Jane Goodall for all her contributions to making this a 
better world.
  We know that when one person in a community ignites positive action, 
it is contagious. When each community works for positive change, they 
connect. Community efforts become national endeavors. And nations take 
action on a global scale. The world becomes a better place--one person 
at a time.
  With the help of student leaders and adult mentors, these young 
people create hands-on projects to address the issues impacting their 
homes and communities. Over the past two decades, tens of thousands of 
young people have formed a network across the globe and are building 
upon Dr. Jane Goodall's legacy of positive change in the world. This is 
a network of hope and a generation of positive actors. Thanks to their 
young and active hearts, our world will thrive into the future.
  For 50 years, Dr. Goodall has worked to expand and improve our world. 
Her work has spread so widely that Jane Goodall is a household name. 
And with that name, young people from America to Africa and all around 
the globe learn the wonders of the natural world and our link to the 
creatures around us, including Dr. Goodall's beloved chimpanzees.
  Dr. Goodall recognizes the power that each person has to make 
positive change. She is a brilliant example of the great things that 
are possible when one young person connects with the natural world and 
is inspired to make a difference.
  Today, I honor my good friend Dr. Jane Goodall. I ask my colleagues 
to do the same. And I thank her for her example, and for her confidence 
in the immense power that young people have to improve the future.
  Let us all work together to make positive change in our communities 
and support coming generations in their creative and noble ambitions.

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