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. […]
Roots & Shoots Launches Basecamps in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Tampa
If you’ve kept an eye on our Roots & Shoots social media channels, you may have seen the term “Roots & Shoots basecamp” popping up recently. We’ve been cooking up this exciting new effort for a while now, and we’re excited to share some more information with all of you! Wait, what’s Roots & Shoots? […]
Care for the Soil, Care for All
Social Science campaign empowers communities through composting and aims to reduce deforestation. Sophia Moris of Isubangala village in Tanzania began farming at a young age in 1993. Over time, she experienced a loss of soil fertility which led to poor productivity. Struggling economically, she resorted to clearing nearby forests to establish new farmland. Lucy Elias […]
Jane Goodall Remembers Roger Payne
I shall never forget the first time I heard the ‘Songs of the Humpback Whales.’ The haunting sounds made such an impression that even now, as I write, I seem to hear the songs in the air around me. Roger Payne’s fascination for whales began in 1967 when he went to Bermuda to record their […]
Black Changemakers & Environmentalists Building a Better Future for All
Across the United States and around the world, human existence is tightly bound to the ecosystems upon which we all rely. As we face the injustices and inequities that harm human communities – and disproportionately negatively impact people of color – we recognize the ways in which our relationship with the natural world is at […]
Notes From the Field: Anna Rathmann, JGI USA Executive Director in Gombe
There are special places in this world that have changed the course of history. Places that defined an era, a belief, or an understanding; ultimately such places shape the trajectory of our own understanding. Amid the steep mountainsides, within a dense forest in western Tanzania, is such a place: Gombe National Park. It was there […]
Neema & Wamelo : Women Making it Happen for Conservation & Communities
The JGI Landscape Conservation in Western Tanzania (LCWT) initiative funded by USAID that uses our Tacare approach of community-led conservation has had a tremendous impact on Neema Elias, a 33-year-old mother of three. In 2018, when LCWT began working in Katumba Settlement, Neema joined a COCOBA—a community conservation banking group supported by JGI. She immediately […]
Inspiring Youth Project: Plant-Based Potluck
The beginning of the year is a chance to reset, define what you want to accomplish, who you want to be, and how you want to make a difference. As some use January as the catalyst for self-change – with campaigns like #Veganuary, for example – JGI is taking this approach year-round! This includes our 🔗 […]
Happy Valentine’s Day from Dr. Goodall
This is a Valentine’s Day message to my JGI and R&S family. I am sure some of you know the feeling of wondering, hoping, that on this special day you would receive a gift or a card from someone you care about. It is a day for thinking about those you love. And I think all of […]
Jane’s Letter on Iranian Amnesty
To Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, I am writing to beg for amnesty for the guardians of Iran’s nature and that they may be given the gift of freedom: Taher GhadirianSam RajabiHouman JowkarNiloufar BayaniSepideh KashaniAmirhossein KhaleghiMorad Tahbaz All the above are people who have done much for Iran’s future. Yours Sincerely,Jane Goodall Ph.D., DBEFounder – the […]
