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Dame Jane Goodall, regarded as the first lady of conservation and a UN Messenger of Peace who has made a lifetime study of chimpanzees, accused politicians of having more concern for their immediate political careers than for future generations.

”I think my message to the politicians who have within their power the ability to make change is, ‘Do you really, really not care about the future of your great-grandchildren? Because if we let the world continue to be destroyed the way we are now, what’s the world going to be like for your great-grandchildren?’

”I am not deeply involved in Australian politics but I know there are prime ministers, governments around the world who are not acting responsibly in relation to climate change.”

She said there was a wisdom in the old days when decisions were based on how they would affect future generations.

”Now it is how will this affect me at the next election campaign or the next shareholders’ meeting.

”It’s when money becomes a god that we see this loss of wisdom.”

Dr Goodall spoke at Taronga Zoo to 300 young people on Friday and addressed a sell-out audience on Saturday night at Sydney Town Hall. She is on a lecture tour raising awareness of her Roots & Shoots program encouraging the world’s youth to take community action to help save the planet………

At 80, Dr Goodall added: ”I can’t slow down while I know that the message I deliver around the world is having an impact and so I just have to go on because I do care about my great-great-grandchildren.”

Find out more about Roots & Shoots at janegoodall.org.au.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/jane-goodall-asks-politicians-do-you-really-not-care-about-the-future-of-your-greatgrandchildren-20140531-39b08.html#ixzz33WatepNL