Renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference Monday.
The conference aims to examine environmental issues in various settings, including neighborhoods, communities, wilderness areas and sustainable urban areas, according to the event’s website.
Goodall began her work researching chimpanzees in Tanzania in the summer of 1960. Since then, she has founded the Jane Goodall Institute, which continues her research and is a worldwide leader in chimpanzee protection, the event’s website said.
Goodall also founded Roots & Shoots in 1991, which is an organization that connects thousands of youth in more than 120 countries to find solutions to world issues and make life safer for animals, the environment and humans.
The keynote speech will take place at the Monona Terrace at 3:30 p.m. The event is open to the public, but registration on the event’s website is required.
