World-renowned zoologist Jane Goodall yesterday praised the efforts of Taiwanese manufacturing giant Delta Electronics Inc to restore coral in Taiwan and abroad.
During an event at the Chaojing Coral Conservation Center in Keelung — jointly established by Delta and the National Museum of Marine Science and Technology (NMMST) in 2023 — Goodall said the ocean is vital and that nature is unique, because of its resilience.
Although many things in nature might have been lost, restoration is still possible with effort, Goodall said, adding that she was glad to see the results Delta Electronics has achieved in coral restoration.
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Company founder Bruce Cheng (鄭崇華) said a restoration project run by the conservation center has preserved more than 40 species of coral native to Taiwan, adding that they expect to reach their 10,000 coral colony target this summer.
Cheng, a longtime champion of environmental sustainability, said Goodall was an inspiring figure in ecological education and expressed hope that her presence in Taiwan would encourage more students to follow in her footsteps.
Renowned for her decades-long study of wild chimpanzees, 91-year-old Goodall is also widely recognized for her extensive work in wildlife and environmental conservation through the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), which she founded.
During yesterday’s event, a collaboration between the Delta Electronics Foundation, the JGI and the NMMST was announced, with the foundation publishing a popular science picture book about coral that is to be integrated into the institute’s “Roots & Shoots” program.
The aim of the collaboration is to raise awareness among students in Taiwan about coral and marine conservation, the three organizations said.
During her visit to Taiwan, Goodall is to deliver a public lecture titled “Inspiring hope through action” tomorrow afternoon at the National Taipei University of Technology.
JGI said all tickets have been sold out.
Goodall also won the Tang Prize laureate in Sustainable Development in 2020, but was not able to come to Taiwan for the award ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so she is to tour the Tang Prize Foundation in Taipei to add her signature to the “Table of Honor,” the foundation said.
The Tang Prize, a biennial award created in 2012 by Taiwanese entrepreneur Samuel Yin (尹衍樑), chairman of the Ruentex Group, honors people who have made significant contributions in four categories: sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, sinology and the rule of law.
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