Mapping Hope In Action
The Tapestry of Hope is a global platform showcasing community and youth-led conservation projects that protect people, animals, and the environment. Explore inspiration stories, share your impact, and join a growing movement restoring nature and supporting sustainable livelihoods.
Hope Matters
The planet faces urgent environmental challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss. Yet around the world, people are taking action every day. By recognizing and sharing these stories of hope, we can inspire a wider participation, strengthen collective impact and build a healthier and more sustainable future for all.
Dr. Jane Goodall Invites You to Join the Tapestry of Hope
Previously recorded by Dr. Goodall.
Mapping Hope In Action
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 are making a difference every day, all around the world. Young people are taking action in their schools and neighborhoods. Scientists are developing innovative technologies to build a sustainable future. Nature is proving that, with a little help and protection, it can regenerate. There are so many stories to inspire positive action. That’s why we’ve reimagined the Tapestry of Hope, an interactive mapping tool that shines a light on individual stories of positive change for a healthy planet.
First launched in 2015, this improved version now features the ability for people around the world to submit their own stories. Developed and maintained by the Conservation Science team at the Jane Goodall Institute USA in partnership with JGI Global and JGI chapters and offices across the world, the Tapestry of Hope is a digital 3D interactive globe powered by Esri’s geospatial technologies that virtually connects communities to share their experiences and the positive changes they are making.
- Click the pin in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada to learn how students from Na’tsa’maht Indigenous Education Culture Club are restoring their local landscape! By learning about native plant species and their cultural significance and applying their learnings to their own native plant garden, this group is supporting native biodiversity and strengthening their relationship to the land and each other.
- Meanwhile, in France, different Roots & Shoots groups came together towards a common goal: cleaning a nearby beach of human litter! By working together, they were able to clear and organize far more litter than they would have alone. Plus, they got to learn about the local wildlife they were saving by removing dangerous waste from their habitat!
- Spin the globe around to Uganda, where a group of women are working intently to keep girls in school! As they hit puberty, many girls are pressured to drop out of school because of the stigmatization around menstruation. Reusable pads like the ones being made here help ensure that girls can continue their education!
- Stories from the United Arab Emirates include the rescue, foster, and feeding of stray cats! Thanks to the dedication of members of the Abu Dhabi Homeschoolers Association in caring for these animals in their community, a few have even found forever homes.
- And these stories are just the beginning!
Photo credits: Brenda Mirembe, Eric Guzzetta, Shawn Sweeney
