--- title: Jane Goodall Says We Need to Act on Climate Change description: Jane Goodall tells TIME that never has the challenge to protect wildlife been as urgent as it is now canonical: https://time.com/4972534/jane-goodall-documentary-climate-change/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-06T20:15:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:46:19.462Z article:section: Science og:title: Jane Goodall: 'We Don’t Have Unlimited Time' to Save the Planet og:description: Jane Goodall says the challenge to protect wildlife has never been as urgent as it is now og:url: https://time.com/4972534/jane-goodall-documentary-climate-change/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc45b99148860f17c/6988e0f0196cf45916042386/jane-goodall-climate-change.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4928 og:image:height: 2772 og:image:alt: jane goodall climate change og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jane Goodall: 'We Don’t Have Unlimited Time' to Save the Planet twitter:description: Jane Goodall says the challenge to protect wildlife has never been as urgent as it is now twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc45b99148860f17c/6988e0f0196cf45916042386/jane-goodall-climate-change.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jane Goodall: 'We Don’t Have Unlimited Time' to Save the Planet > Sponsored content. 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Michael Kovac—Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Oct 6, 2017 8:15 PM UTC [Jane Goodall](http://time.com/4748364/jane-goodall-conversation-earth-day/) has been at the forefront of the conservation movement for decades, helping to illuminate human understanding of wildlife and the need to protect it. But never has the challenge been as urgent as now, she told TIME. “When I began there wasn’t any particular need for conservation the way there is now,” Goodall said. “If we carry on with business as usual, it will be too late.” Goodall listed a wide range of concerns, including poaching and deforestation, as key issues affecting wildlife, but highlighted climate change as the threat with the potential to do the most damage in the long term. Still, Goodall remains cautiously optimistic, citing the passionate people she has met who are working to tackle the issue and noting that there is still a small amount of time to act before some of the worst impacts of climate change become irreversible. The remarks come ahead of the release this month of the new documentary _Jane_, which relies on 50-year-old archival footage to tell the story of Goodall’s early work with chimpanzees in Tanzania. Goodall says she hopes viewers gain a better understanding of chimpanzees — and take action on the issues that threaten them and all wildlife. “We don’t have unlimited time,” she said. “Do we or don’t we care about our grandchildren? 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