Mapping Hope and Action
Add your own story to Jane Goodall Institute’s Tapestry of Hope There’s no doubt about it—our planet is in crisis. From climate change to biodiversity loss, there’s a lot to be concerned about. But that’s not the whole story. If you only look at the negative headlines, you’ll miss inspiring reasons for hope. Community-led initiatives […]
Get to Know Tchimpoungas Newest Chimpanzees
Four new rescues from Angola get a second chance at Africa’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary. We’re all smiles at Tchimpounga these days! The Jane Goodall Institute’s renowned 🔗 Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of the Congo just welcomed four new additions to our sanctuary from Angola. These four new chimpanzees are part of a […]
Tchimpounga Welcomes Eight Chimpanzees from Angola
A multi-year collaborative rescue effort pays off. Eight chimpanzees have a new home at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of the Congo (RoC) thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Angolan and Congolese governments, along with JGI RoC and our partner 🔗 Wild at Life. In Congo, JGI’s prevention and education efforts have […]
Science and Technology Are Fundamental to JGI’s Conservation Efforts: Highlights from 2022
“We can only achieve our true human potential when head and heart are in harmony”—this has always been Dr. Jane Goodall’s approach to using science for conservation. The way that Jane and The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) tell stories is meant to connect to the hearts of our audiences, but we need scientific data to […]
Reflections on the 2023 United Nations International Day of Peace
I am a UN Messenger of Peace and it is not easy to think what message I should share this year. Because right now the world is so very far from being peaceful. Yet so many millions of people hate war and dream of living in peace. Mothers protest when their husbands or sons are forced to fight. And weep when they return wounded or in body bags. […]
Roots & Shoots USA Awards 261 Grants to Support Impactful Projects
Through Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots—youth action program of the Jane Goodall Institute—young people everywhere are empowered to see themselves as changemakers in their communities. Members of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots USA use the 🔗 4-Step Formula to create projects that tackle issues they are most passionate about, from equity and inclusion to animal […]
Gombe Research Highlights of 2022
On July 14, 1960, Dr. Jane Goodall—at the time, just Jane Goodall—stepped foot in what is now Gombe, Tanzania to begin her groundbreaking research into wild chimpanzee behavior. Today, research continues as part of the longest-running wild chimpanzee study in the world. Individual and group behavior at Gombe are closely tracked among two chimpanzee communities: […]
Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Youth Program Sustainability Supported by Toyota
Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots youth program, created by Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), and UN Messenger of Peace will be supported by a new initiative and partnership in alignment with Toyota Motor North America’s sustainability goals. Since 1991, Roots & Shoots, a core program of the Jane Goodall Institute, […]
Community Forest Monitors Embrace Gender Equity in Tanzania and Uganda
Deforestation is a major threat that is driving both the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. It also threatens millions of people who depend upon vital natural resources and ecosystem services. As the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) works to ensure a sustainable and equitable future for our planet and all life on it, we are focusing […]
Keeping Jane’s Green Hope Growing with Key Partners
Dr. Jane Goodall has always had a special relationship with trees, from the beech tree growing in the yard of her 🔗 childhood home to 🔗 the tree that survived 9/11. After seeing the depletion of forests around Gombe, Tanzania—where she had begun her research into wild chimpanzees years before—Jane knew she had to act. […]
