"The idea of having this medal, and Starmus being entrusted to organising it, is Jane's. Jane said she would like this to happen. And I think it's because of the very special relationship she had with us, he said. Goodall's grandson, Merlin van Lawick, welcomed the award. The Starmus Jane Goodall Earth medal will acknowledge sustainable programmes undertaken to make our world a better place for people, animals and the environment and provide encouragement for the continuation of that work, he said."
""Honestly it's very hard to be optimistic," he said. "The present government in America is conducting a war on science and knowledge. So this really cripples the world's efforts in my opinion. To be honest, things don't look very good so we have to really start thinking again, I would say, much more seriously about the consequences of our actions. And that's not just global warming, that's the whole way that we treat the natural world.""
A new Starmus Jane Goodall Earth medal will honor Jane Goodall and recognize individuals and programmes that champion life on Earth. The first recipients are expected to be announced at Starmus VIII in Tenerife and La Palma, running 17–22 October next year. The medal will acknowledge sustainable programmes that improve conditions for people, animals and the environment and will encourage continuation of that work. The award will likely include multiple categories and will be modeled on the Stephen Hawking medal for science communication. Concerns about climate change and the politicization of science underline the urgency to rethink human impacts on the natural world.
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