THE LAST WORD

We recount ten key takeaways from a University of Hong Kong lecture by our cover star Jane Goodall during her visit to the city late last year

By Zabrina Lo

1 ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY Not only are we part of nature, we also depend on it for clean air, water—just about everything. We depend on healthy ecosystems. 2 ON THE ECOSYSTEM Think of the ecosystem as a beautiful tapestry. As a species vanishes from that particular ecosystem, it’s like a thread being pulled from a tapestry, and if enough threads are pulled, the eco tapestry will hang in tatters—and the ecosystem will collapse. That’s what’s happening around the world. 3 ON HER CHILDHOOD DREAM I wanted to live in the wild with animals in Africa ever since I was ten years old. 4 ON HOW SHE BECAME A RESPECTED PRIMATOLOGIST My mentor, Dr Louis Leakey, said to me: “Jane, I picked you [as my student to study chimpanzees]…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025

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