TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — 90-year-old Jane Goodall, a pioneering primatologist and founder of the Roots & Shoots environmental organization, was presented with the Tang Prize in Sustainable Development.

Goodall was originally awarded the prize in 2020, but due to COVID-19, was unable to receive the award until Monday, when Tang Prize CEO Chern Jenn-Chuan (陳振川) flew to Singapore to meet Goodall. Upon receiving the award, she praised its beautiful design which includes 214 grams of solid gold, per CNA.

Chern praised Goodall for her lifelong commitment to primates and the environment. He said it has been 64 years since she began field research on chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, Africa.

And despite her advanced age, Goodall is a constant traveler tending to international branches of the Jane Goodall Institute, which is committed to chimpanzee protection as well as Roots & Shoots, which promotes local conservation efforts and the care of animals which has more than 4,500 groups operating in seven different countries.

Goodall’s current trip began in the U.K. and includes stops in India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Nepal, and the US, before returning to the U.K. for Christmas. At each stop, she typically has a full schedule, taking part in fundraising dinners, auctions, and volunteer appreciation activities to promote her passion for primates and environmental conservation.

The Tang Prize was created by Dr. Yin Yen-Liang (尹衍樑), chair of the Ruentex Group, a leading construction company in Taiwan that has diversified into textiles, healthcare, and other industries. The Tang Prize seeks to inspire more professionals to pursue knowledge that can benefit the development of human civilization.