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Gombe Science Round Up

April 01, 2026 — On July 14, 2015 , the Jane Goodall Institute and people all over the globe celebrated the 55th anniversary of groundbreaking research at Gombe National Park in Tanzania. Gombe is where Dr. Jane Goodall’s legacy began, and is the place where we began to learn just how intelligent and complex chimpanzees really are. The work […]

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All About Chimpanzee Dads

April 01, 2026 — Although chimpanzee mothers forge strong, often lifelong bonds with their infants, chimpanzee dads seem to be pretty hands-off when it comes to caring for their offspring. However, in the last few years there have been a few studies looking at what makes a “successful” chimpanzee father, and how a chimpanzee dad’s social rank can help […]

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Celebrating Trees and Ensuring The Future of Forests

April 01, 2026 — Forests provide billions of humans and animals with shelter and food. They clean the air we that we breathe and provide us with an amazing array of resources, from fuel to medicine. Today on Arbor Day, the Jane Goodall Institute and people all over the world will reflect on the state of forests and trees in […]

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Tapestry of Hope Debuts at COP21

April 01, 2026 — On December 7th, world famous primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall and oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle announced the launch of the Tapestry of Hope at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris. As world leaders gather together in Paris at COP21 to devise a plan to combat climate change, the Jane Goodall Institute and Mission Blue […]

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SDG Series Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

April 01, 2026 — At JGI, we know that conservation efforts are only effective when people living around key conservation areas have secure means to sustainable livelihoods. If people do not have access to sustainable means of income, then they turn to their only resource: illegal activities in the forest such as logging, mining and poaching. There are strong […]

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View from Above: Using Drones to Help Support Conservation in Tchimpounga

April 01, 2026 — This May, the team at the Jane Goodall Institute’s office in the Republic of Congo have been learning about the use of drones in conservation through a new partnership with Conservation Drones. Uses include: land cover mapping, more frequent censuses of wild chimpanzees, or censuses in areas unreachable by foot, surveying for rare tree species […]

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Lilian Pintea Webinar on 55 Years of Science at Gombe

April 01, 2026 — In this webinar, the Jane Goodall Institute’s Vice President of Conservation Science, Dr. Lilian Pintea, discusses his decade of experience at Gombe Stream National Park and in Tanzania. Dr. Pintea, who specializes in using mapping tools and satellite imagery to track changes in chimpanzee habitat, speaks with JGI’s Shawn Sweeney in this Q&A on Dr. […]

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Top Five Views from New Gombe Street View with Google Maps

April 01, 2026 — For the last five decades Dr. Jane Goodall, JGI’s researchers and staff have been bringing us into the world of the chimpanzees of Gombe through their scientific exploration, ongoing behavioral research and perhaps most importantly, through the individual life stories of the chimpanzees that live there. These stories from Gombe have been a part of […]

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JGI’s Innovations at the 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress Published Online

April 01, 2026 — In November 2014, the Jane Goodall Institute participated at the IUCN World Parks Congress in Australia with the support of JGI Global and especially Polly Cevallos, a member of JGI’s global board. Congress materials have just been made available online and JGI’s presentations are outlined below. Described as the “landmark forum on protected areas,” experts […]

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JGI and Partners Move to the Next Stage to Develop an Unprecedented Chimpanzee Habitat Monitoring System

April 01, 2026 — In 2012, JGI set the ambitious 30-year goal of protecting with partners chimpanzees in countries that currently cover 85 percent of chimpanzees and their habitats in Africa. One of chimpanzees’ greatest threats is the loss of their habitat. As human populations expand, so too do their need for resources, which in turn threatens forests and […]

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