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Believe in Girls by Investing in Girls

March 31, 2017 — In a single fateful moment (not unique to the series of serendipitous meetings and events of Dr. Jane Goodall’s life), Jane flew over Tanzania and saw that the sacred forest home of the world famous chimps of Gombe was on the verge of disappearing entirely. The Jane Goodall Institute, founded by Jane 40 years ago, […]

One Huge Step for Conservation in the Eastern DRC

March 31, 2017 — Last year marked a number of setbacks for conservation, though there were also a great number of successes! While we should stay ever vigilant in regards to the challenges to conservation, it is always in our best interest to look for the signs of hope – those happy victories which keep us going and believing […]

Bringing Back the Bees Without Harming the Environment

March 27, 2017 — What did you have for breakfast this morning? A cup of coffee? Avocado on toast? Berries and yogurt? Some honey nut cereal by chance? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you consumed a product pollinated by bees, the hard-working insect that allows you to stay hard at work. Bees are essential for […]

Hope for Women & Girls : Women in Action

March 08, 2017 — Hope in Action The power of a single story is immeasurable. When a young 26 year old woman from England traveled to Tanzania to study wild animals and share their stories, she transformed our understanding of our relationship to non-human animals, and what was possible for a woman in science, or in general. The reverberations […]

The Hope for Primate Conservation

February 27, 2017 — News has seemed pretty gloomy for our fellow primates. A recent report found that over half of the world’s primates are nearing extinction. Impacted by deforestation, illegal trafficking, and hunting for the bushmeat and pet trades, primate species are quickly disappearing. While primates are our closest relatives, they can also be keystone species. This means […]

Don’t Worry, Be Happy: What If the Well-Being of Nation Was About More Than GDP?

January 26, 2017 — A hot topic of the last several decades has been on economic development – the concept of specifically designating what is required to improve the well-being of a nation, especially in emerging economies. What has rarely been measured, or prioritized, is what the goal of an emerging nation, or any nation for that matter, should […]

JGI’s One Good Story: A Community Cooking for a Better Future With Energy Saving Stoves

October 13, 2016 — Alice Kaahwa lives on the edge of an important forest. She is a resident of Kyakatemba village in the Hoima district of western Uganda, a village in between the Budongo and Bugoma Forest Reserves which provide a home to more than 1154 chimpanzees and other wild animals. For the last 10 years, the Jane Goodall […]

Celebrating 20 years of Nature Conservation

April 19, 2016 — As someone who is passionate about chimpanzee conservation, there is a good chance you saw Disneynature’s wonderful film, Chimpanzee and learned about the Jane Goodall Institute’s collaboration with the Disney Conservation Fund. But did you know that the institute has worked closely with Disney Conservation Fund to protect the amazing world of chimpanzees for two […]

Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods Through Coffee in Tanzania

November 16, 2015 — The Jane Goodall Institute’s Gombe Masito-Ugalla program (GMU), paves the way for Tanzanian business owners and entrepreneurs to improve their livelihoods. The GMU program provides education on ways to improve the production process of farmers, whether they grow crops, care for livestock, embrace agroforestry or manage beehives. One particular program which the GMU program is […]

John Shabani, Integrative Approach to Conservation in the DRC

November 09, 2015 — Presentation from John Shabani in which he discusses his work in the DRC through an integrated approach to conservation of Great Apes through Education.

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Believe in Girls by Investing in Girls

One Huge Step for Conservation in the Eastern DRC

Bringing Back the Bees Without Harming the Environment

Hope for Women & Girls : Women in Action

The Hope for Primate Conservation

Don’t Worry, Be Happy: What If the Well-Being of Nation Was About More Than GDP?

JGI’s One Good Story: A Community Cooking for a Better Future With Energy Saving Stoves

Celebrating 20 years of Nature Conservation

Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods Through Coffee in Tanzania

John Shabani, Integrative Approach to Conservation in the DRC