Sally Jewell Coxe shares lessons from her life’s work protecting bonobos and their habitat, showing that by helping bonobos and emulating aspects of their society, we can help ourselves.

Sally is president and co-founder of the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI). Known as ‘Mama Bonobo,’ she has worked passionately for over 25 years to protect endangered bonobo apes, preserve the Congo rainforest, and empower local communities. Under Sally’s leadership, BCI collaborates with indigenous partners and government agencies to manifest their common vision for the Bonobo Peace Forest – an expanding network of community-managed nature reserves encompassing nine million acres to date, the Peace Forest is pioneering a whole systems approach that addresses humanitarian and conservation needs simultaneously.

Sally's innovative work has been recognized in The New York Times, National Geographic, Time Magazine, The Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine, and the award-winning book Of Bonobos and Men.