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Dr. Jane Goodall On The ESA & the Need to Respect Nature

April 01, 2026 — Written testimony of  Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE  Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace  U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works  September 23, 2020  Today, as the Environment and Public Works committee discusses proposed amendments to the Endangered Species Act, I am grateful to have this opportunity to affirm my passionate […]

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On Endangered Species Day and Every Day, We Must Act

April 01, 2026 — The Endangered Species Act is an essential piece of legislation. Passed by Congress in 1973, the ESA protects 1,600 native plants and animals, and up to 2,300 of total species globally (FWS). 99% of the species listed under the Act are on a steady road to recovery from previous threats of extinction. The ESA has […]

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March 24, 2020: Special Message from Dr. Jane Goodall to JGI Family

April 01, 2026 — Our Community of Hope Would be Nothing Without You… Dr. Jane Goodall shares this special, personal message with you, our JGI family – our board, staff, supporters, volunteers and Roots & Shoots members – during this very difficult time. Only a few short weeks ago, we could not imagine that anything like this could happen […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall’s Holiday Message 2019

April 01, 2026 — As Dr. Goodall travels nearly 300 days a year all around the globe spreading her message of hope and the importance of individual action, she rarely has time for pause. This past week she had a moment to do so at her home in Bournemouth, England, where she shared this message with the staff of […]

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Dr. Jane Goodall’s Most Inspiring Quotes of 2019

April 01, 2026 — In 2019, the Philippines experienced the most powerful typhoon on record. Hurricane Dorian was declared the worst natural disaster in the history of the Bahamas. Drought has persisted around the world and fires are still burning in California, across South America and Africa. Increasing political division has led to hateful rhetoric and disillusionment. Despite the hardships that our world faced […]

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Dr. Goodall Remembers Frank Manthay, Devoted Conservationist

April 01, 2026 — I only met Frank twice.  We got together for the first time 4 years ago and right from the start it felt as though I had known him forever. And that was the first time I met a bilby, that beautiful little Australian nocturnal marsupial ( Macrotis lagotis).  Frank had brought some very special ones with him – three young […]

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Dr. Goodall Remembers Reginald Mengi, Longtime Friend & JGI Supporter

April 01, 2026 — I still cannot believe that I shall never again see Dr. Reginald Mengi.  I did not meet him very often, but the power of his personality, his charisma and his kindness was such that I soon felt I had known, admired and loved him for years. No wonder he inspired so many young people in Tanzania.  We met for the […]

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Dr. Goodall’s Statement for World Migratory Bird Day

April 01, 2026 — While my main area of expertise is primates – and I note that both Gorillas and Chimpanzees are now listed on the Appendices to CMS – so meet the Convention’s definition of a migratory species – I am also fascinated by birds – which are almost all much, much smaller than Gorillas and Chimpanzees. But […]

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Dr. Goodall Speaks About Threats to Biodiversity Following U.N. Report

April 01, 2026 — Today’s U.N. report provides a stark warning – we humans are threatening all life on Planet Earth with extinction: up to 1 million plant and animal species are at risk and many may disappear within decades. Every species has a role to play in the tapestry of life and if we do not protect this […]

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Dr. Goodall’s Thoughts on the Fire of Notre Dame

April 01, 2026 — I am horrified and deeply distressed to hear about the fire that is raging in the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. It is a truly terrible tragedy. As I wrote in my book Reason for Hope, the cathedral played an important part during a very difficult time in my personal life, and the experience […]

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