Tchimpounga’s Chimpanzees Get Into the Holiday Spirit!
Everyone seems to be getting into the holiday spirit as we get closer and closer to the new year, and Tchimpounga’s chimpanzees are no exception! Young chimpanzees absolutely love fresh fruit and bottles of milk, so staff at our Tchimpounga sanctuary in the Republic of Congo decided to have a bit of holiday fun and […]
Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods Through Coffee in Tanzania
The Jane Goodall Institute’s Gombe Masito-Ugalla program (GMU), paves the way for Tanzanian business owners and entrepreneurs to improve their livelihoods. The GMU program provides education on ways to improve the production process of farmers, whether they grow crops, care for livestock, embrace agroforestry or manage beehives. One particular program which the GMU program is […]
Notes From the Road: Jane’s Trip to Abu Dhabi
Early Spring 2015 Got to London a day early to do an interview for the BBC in their very far away studio. Took for ever to get there. And was a somewhat bizarre set up – big empty space, with a little chair for me in a pool of light, and blue background. Nice people […]
Introducing Jane Goodall’s Good for All News
We are excited to announce our new blog featuring stories of hope from Jane and the team! Jane Goodall’s Good for All News shares the stories of the many positive advances being made in the world for protecting wildlife — especially chimpanzees — and how every individual can do their part to make a difference […]
SDG Series Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
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
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
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 […]
John Shabani, Integrative Approach to Conservation in the DRC
Presentation from John Shabani in which he discusses his work in the DRC through an integrated approach to conservation of Great Apes through Education.
SDG Series Goal 4: Access to Education
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
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 […]
