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Among the tributes was one given by actor Leonardo DiCaprio._ by [Tim Christophersen](https://time.com/author/tim-christophersen/) ## Tim Christophersen Tim Christophersen is the author of 'Generation Restoration' and Vice President, Climate Action at Salesforce. Nov 13, 2025 11:15 AM UTC  British ethologyst Jane Goodall speaks in Medellin, Colombia on August 22, 2024. British ethologyst Jane Goodall speaks in Medellin, Colombia on August 22, 2024. Camilo Moreno—Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group/Getty Images by [Tim Christophersen](https://time.com/author/tim-christophersen/) ## Tim Christophersen Tim Christophersen is the author of 'Generation Restoration' and Vice President, Climate Action at Salesforce. Nov 13, 2025 11:15 AM UTC On Nov. 12, 2025, at the Washington National Cathedral, people from across the country gathered to celebrate the life of Dr. Jane Goodall—scientist, storyteller, and moral compass for our relationship with the natural world. It feels almost impossible to imagine a world without Jane’s voice: calm but unyielding, grounded in compassion, and fierce in truth. And yet, as we mourn, her memory lives on. My last meeting with Jane was in March of this year, and it was characteristic of her tireless effort to make the world a better place. After a full day of meetings with Senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., she joined a five-year celebration of the Trillion Trees Initiative, [1t.org](http://1t.org), which she helped to launch in 2020\. She spoke passionately about the need for all of us to step up and lean in for nature. “I have not taken a vacation in 30 years,” she told me, only half joking. “There is just no time!” Her sense of urgency to fix our relationship crisis with nature was always top of mind for her. It was the reason she spent 300 days a year traveling the globe, even at age 91, to spread hope as a powerful seed for collective action. Notedly, [Jane wrote the foreword](https://time.com/7333154/jane-goodalls-plea-future-generations-in-her-own-words/) to my book _Generation Restoration_—which was released two weeks after her passing. “Unfortunately, though we are unquestionably the most intellectual creature that has ever lived on Planet Earth, we cannot claim that we are the most intelligent—if we were, we would not be destroying our only home,” she Jane wrote with her characteristic clarity. Jane never shied away from calling out the pitfall of our age: a loss of wisdom, a growing distance between humans and nature, and a dangerous illusion that we can consume resources infinitely on a finite planet. But she also believed, profoundly, in our capacity to develop the collective intelligence, wisdom, and willpower to restore our relationship with nature. Her faith in human potential never wavered, not because she ignored the damage, but because she saw the resilience in both nature and people. And she saw that restoring nature to its full abundance and diversity around the world would make life better for all species, including humans. Restoring ecosystems at scale, such as the oyster reefs around New York City, the Everglades of Florida, the world’s coral reefs, and the Amazon rainforest, will not only stabilize the climate. It will also make all of us healthier, happier, wealthier, and more connected to the fullness of life. The natural state of nature is one of abundance and diversity, and we can get back to that abundance within one generation. To do so will require breakthrough scientific research, innovative finance strategies, and greater technical skills. We also need a new step in human evolution—a moral and spiritual awakening that aligns our intelligence with wisdom, our consumption with compassion. Jane understood this instinctively and believed that the natural world needed to be the grounding force of government policy, business practices and everyday life. This is not just an environmental plea—it is a civilizational one. Nature is our most critical infrastructure that we need for all of our societies to function. Nature provides everything we eat, drink, and build our homes and cities with. But the days of taking nature for granted, and only ever taking from nature without giving back are over. We need to reset our relationship with nature, and restore nature at planetary scale, so we can enjoy the natural abundance and diversity that a planet which will soon have 10 billion people needs. Jane challenged us to redefine success, to replace greed with gratitude and stewardship, and to “to work together in the greatest restoration project ever undertaken.” She knew the fight for the planet’s future is not about technology alone—it is about the human spirit. When Jane spoke of restoration, she meant more than planting trees or saving species. She meant restoring ourselves—our sense of belonging, and of our reverence for life. As the world tuned in to her memorial service, streamed live by the Jane Goodall Institute, we not only remembered Jane—we recommitted to becoming what she called us to be: a generation committed to restoring the environment. We must be the generation that fixes our relationship crisis with nature, and restores the necessary balance between the economy and ecology. We can only manage planet Earth if we understand well how it actually works. And if we move from a relationship with nature that is purely extractive to one that is reciprocal. Jane spent her life fighting to improve our relationship with our planet—and she spent her final years calling for us to begin a “new era of moral and spiritual evolution.” That evolution begins with us—today, tomorrow, and in every act of care for this fragile, miraculous planet, and for each other. [TIME Ideas](https://www.time.com/ideas) hosts the world's leading voices, providing commentary on events in news, society, and culture. We welcome outside contributions. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of TIME editors. ## Transcript When most of us think about environmental issues, we tend to dwell on destruction and loss. And I'll admit, it's something I've always struggled with myself. But Jane led with hope. Always. She never lingered in despair. She focused on what could be done. She reminded us that change begins with compassion and that our humanity is our greatest tool. Yes, she could be clear eyed, even blunt, about the greed and relentless consumption of our species. But beneath that fierce honesty was an unwavering faith that every voice matters. That we are all connected to the living world and that each of us can make a difference. Most people knew her as Jane Goodall, the icon, the legend. But the Jane I was fortunate enough to get to know was gentle, curious, funny, witty, and absolutely unstoppable. I was lucky enough to travel with her and witness how she moved through the world. Always curious, always patient, always connecting with people. Even in her later years, Jane spent more than 300 days on the road, an almost unimaginable schedule. Yet she never seemed to tire. Her resilience was fueled by purpose. Everywhere she went, she carried one simple, powerful message that there is still hope and that each one of us can make a difference. She was a scientist, a storyteller, a trailblazer. But above all, she was a teacher and her legacy lives on in the millions she inspired, especially through roots and shoots, empowering young people everywhere to act for the planet. Her groundbreaking work in Tanzania forever changed how we understand chimpanzees and in many ways, how we understand ourselves. But her love and advocacy reached far beyond that forest. It ignited an entire generation of environmentalists, Including myself. One of my favorite memories is from the first time I took a photo with Jane. I looked straight into the camera, but when I looked to my left, Jane was looking directly at me instead. She told me that that's the way she preferred to take her photos, because for her, it was never about the image itself. It was about that shared connection. And that small moment said everything to me about who she was an enlightened homosapien. May we all honor her by carrying forward that same fierce belief that we can do better, that we must do better, and that we have a responsibility to protect this beautiful, natural world we all share. Jane often said every day that we live, we can make an impact on the planet. May ours be an impact of hope for her, for all living things and for the generations to come. 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