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Communities Lead Sustainable Development in Vikonge, Tanzania

May 03, 2023 — Just a short time ago, Vikonge community in Tanzania was facing complex challenges. The village was dealing with natural resource depletion and other environmental threats due to a lack of land-use plans,limited capacity, and an absence of modern technological tools to conduct regular forest patrols. Through the Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania (LCWT) program—funded by […]

Neema & Wamelo : Women Making it Happen for Conservation & Communities

February 08, 2023 — The JGI Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania (LCWT) initiative funded by USAID that uses our Tacare approach of community-led conservation has had a tremendous impact on Neema Elias, a 33-year-old mother of three. In 2018, when LCWT began working in Katumba Settlement, Neema joined a COCOBA—a community conservation banking group supported by JGI. She immediately […]

JGI’s Community Microcredit Programs Expand Horizons for Sustainable Development

August 24, 2022 — In Tanzania, JGI has long supported community-managed funds to support sustainable development, and in 2021, through the Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania (LCWT) project, this work grew in new ways including 17 new COCOBA (community conservation banking) groups in the first quarter alone! Each COCOBA group selected a community leader to be trained on general […]

Conservation of Colombia’s Cotton-top Tamarin is a Community Effort!

August 08, 2022 — How do you save a species? Dr. Anne Savage has some ideas! Recently, conservationist, freelance writer, and friend of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), Bill Boteler, wrote an article for Conservation Careers on the inspiring work of Dr. Savage, who has been studying and trying to protect Colombia’s Cotton-top Tamarin for 40 years. He spoke […]

Composting for Forest Protection & Sustainable Development

February 10, 2022 — Individual change can lead to meaningful impact within communities, throughout nations, and across the globe. In Western Tanzania, where JGI has supported and advanced a unique form of community-led conservation, known as ‘Tacare,’ for over 30 years, innovations in influencing positive behavior change have had striking results. Our ongoing efforts through the Landscape Conservation in […]

Brand-New Book ‘Local Voices, Local Choices’ Partnership Between Esri & JGI

December 21, 2021 — It’s HERE! A brand-new book titled ‘Local Voices, Local Choices: The Tacare Approach to Community-Led Conservation‘ chronicles the stories behind Dr. Jane Goodall’s holistic approach to conservation. For nearly 30 years, JGI’s innovative community-led conservation approach known as ‘Tacare’ – developed by pioneering scientist and activist Dr. Jane Goodall – has been developing holistic solutions to […]

Microcredit Programs Empower and Improve Women’s Well-being

November 16, 2021 — Kisinza Mzee Ibrahim is a 48-year-old single mother of two and a resident of Kalalangabo village in western Tanzania. She is also a volunteer community health worker (CHW) with LCWT. Like many in Kalalangabo, Ibrahim is a fishmonger at the village market. Fish sellers often struggle during low catch seasons and face financial difficulties due […]

Community-Led Conservation: New Insights and Impact in Guinea and Burundi

November 16, 2021 — Following in our founder’s footsteps, the Jane Goodall Institute has always acted based on the knowledge that people, non-human animals, and the environment are connected. Our approach to conservation is community-led, which means that we work with local communities to empower sustainable development and conservation decision-making, which improves well-being for people, the environment, and wildlife. Across the chimpanzee range, […]

Compost Training Builds Farmers’ Ability to Improve Soil and Protect Habitats

November 15, 2021 — Deforestation for agriculture is the biggest threat to chimpanzee habitat in the western Tanzanian landscape. Through the USAID-funded Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania project (LCWT), JGI focuses on finding sustainable alternatives to agricultural forest-clearing for farmers. Riverine forests in the region are a critical habitat for chimpanzees, other biodiversity, and healthy watersheds. Since low soil […]

Planting Seeds of Hope in Uganda: Mr. Mujuni Godfrey

November 09, 2021 — At the 2020 World Economic Forum, Dr. Goodall announced her commitment to the Trillion Tree campaign of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) of contributing five million trees (by protection, planting, and/or restoration) through JGI and partnerships. From forests to the individual tree, plants are the “root” of our planet’s health and survival. Trees and other plants have […]

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Communities Lead Sustainable Development in Vikonge, Tanzania

Neema & Wamelo : Women Making it Happen for Conservation & Communities

JGI’s Community Microcredit Programs Expand Horizons for Sustainable Development

Conservation of Colombia’s Cotton-top Tamarin is a Community Effort!

Composting for Forest Protection & Sustainable Development

Brand-New Book ‘Local Voices, Local Choices’ Partnership Between Esri & JGI

Microcredit Programs Empower and Improve Women’s Well-being

Community-Led Conservation: New Insights and Impact in Guinea and Burundi

Compost Training Builds Farmers’ Ability to Improve Soil and Protect Habitats

Planting Seeds of Hope in Uganda: Mr. Mujuni Godfrey