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Restoring African Forests – Ten Countries Make Bold Commitment

December 11, 2015 — As negotiations continued this week at COP21 in Paris, ten African nations announced the African Forest Restoration Initiative (AFR100), a plan to restore 100 million hectares of land in the next 15 years. AFR100 will implement plans, programs, and forums to decrease deforestation and desertification and increase land use productivity. AFR100 not only ensures a better future for […]

NIH Announces End to Chimpanzee Research Program

November 23, 2015 — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has retired the last federally-owned chimpanzees from a life as research subjects. In 2013, the NIH retired over 300 of its chimpanzees but kept 50 chimpanzees “in reserve” for future research needs. This decision came after a study commissioned by the NIH on the necessity of using chimpanzees for […]

SDG Series Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

November 16, 2015 — 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 […]

SDG Series Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

November 16, 2015 — Our sustainable livelihood programs that promote the UN’s Goal 8 also work towards Goal 12, to “ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.” Through land-use planning, the promotion of innovative sustainable livelihoods and environmental education programs, JGI works towards the UN goal of achieving sustainable use and management of natural resources for all and the environmental […]

SDG Series Goal 15: Life on Land

November 16, 2015 — Goal 15 of the UN SDGs is to sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. These have been goals at JGI ever since the fateful conference Dr. Jane Goodall attended in 1986 where she learned that chimpanzees, great apes and many other vital species in African rainforests would be lost […]

SDG Series Goal 4: Access to Education

November 16, 2015 — Goal 4 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. This goal supports one of the Jane Goodall Institute’s core values, which is to promote change through knowledge and understanding with education and advocacy. Further, Goal 4 aims to […]

SDG Series Goal 5: Gender Equality

November 16, 2015 — Given that JGI’s founder, Dr. Jane Goodall, is a pioneering woman in her field and an inspirational role model to girls all around the world, it’s a no-brainer to include the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women in our mission and programming. Our efforts fall perfectly in line with Goal 5 of the […]

SDG Series Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

November 16, 2015 — Water is the most vital substance on our planet. It flows from rivers to oceans, irrigating farmland along the way, brings oxygen into the gills of fish, nourishes all living things and becomes breathable oxygen in the cells of plants.The water cycle determines the abundance of crops from year to year, the devastation of mudslides […]

Community Collaboration: 3 Things We Can Do to Help The Refugees in Crisis

November 16, 2015 — Roots & Shoots Intern, Dominique Raboin, considers taking action to help the refugee crisis. Although the mainstream media has turned their attention away from the displaced refugees in Europe, thousands of men, women and childrencontinue to leave their homes on a dangerous journey in hope of seeking asylum in a safer place. The year 2014 […]

JGI and the new Sustainable Development Goals

November 16, 2015 — On September 21, Dr. Jane Goodall spoke before a hushed room at the United Nations in honor of the annual International Day of Peace. In her speech, Dr. Goodall, a UN Messenger for Peace for the past 13 years, spoke on the environment’s role in making every day an international day of peace: “Until there […]

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Restoring African Forests – Ten Countries Make Bold Commitment

NIH Announces End to Chimpanzee Research Program

SDG Series Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

SDG Series Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

SDG Series Goal 15: Life on Land

SDG Series Goal 4: Access to Education

SDG Series Goal 5: Gender Equality

SDG Series Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Community Collaboration: 3 Things We Can Do to Help The Refugees in Crisis

JGI and the new Sustainable Development Goals